Motor Vehicles in the 1950s

     After World War II, the American economy flourished. Part of the economy was the automobile business which saw a happy incline in a consumer market. During the 1950s the big three (not Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) which included General Motors, Chrysler, and Chevrolet, took their business to the American people. The wide range of new technology was also brought the to the American market. Terms such as mass production and muscle cars became a things of the future.

     During the year 1950, an estimated number of 7,212,469 of automobiles were sold (cars and trucks). At the end of the decade (1960), an estimated number of 8,341,759 of automobile were sold. The high of the decade was during the year 1955 where an estimated number of 9,672,956 of automobiles were sold. From all of these numbers, Chevrolet was the highest selling car. Because the 1950s was a consumer society and time period, the advertisements displayed by Chevrolet may have  led to the increased car sales by Chevrolet. In addition, the technology in the car was a huge decision maker for many Americans.

     Some of the technology in the 1950 automobiles included power windows, improved suspension designs, new and improved engines (V8),chassis designs, and new and innovative AC designs. Though many of the designs and innovations were deal breakers, there many failures with car designs. But though failure occurred, the automobile empire soon took over military designs of automobiles and planes.