Fundamentals of Automotive Engineering
True or False: Henry Ford was famous for inventing the moving assembly line for mass production - correct
answerFalse
What lead to the large increase in imported vehicle sales in the 1970s - correct answerThe gas crisis ( oil
shortage)
Name two reasons solid roofs were implemented on automobiles - correct answerSafety and Comfort
When (what era) and why were North American automakers able to surpass European manufacturer's
production? - correct answerPost World War II, most of Europe was destroyed during World War 2
Mass production manufacturing techniques were replaced by: - correct answerLean Manufacturing
Many automotive manufacturers closed in the 1930s due to - correct answerThe Great Depression
AFR Stands for: - correct answerAir Fuel Ratio
4 first manufacturers: - correct answerPope Electrics, Duryea, Stanley Steamers, Winton
What were techniques to adapt automobiles to the masses? - correct answerFord increased wages = middle
class = market for cars
True or False: Henry Ford was famous for inventing the moving assembly line for mass production - correct
answerFalse
What lead to the large increase in imported vehicle sales in the 1970s - correct answerThe gas crisis ( oil
shortage)
Name two reasons solid roofs were implemented on automobiles - correct answerSafety and Comfort
When (what era) and why were North American automakers able to surpass European manufacturer's
production? - correct answerPost World War II, most of Europe was destroyed during World War 2
Mass production manufacturing techniques were replaced by: - correct answerLean Manufacturing
Many automotive manufacturers closed in the 1930s due to - correct answerThe Great Depression
AFR Stands for: - correct answerAir Fuel Ratio
4 first manufacturers: - correct answerPope Electrics, Duryea, Stanley Steamers, Winton
What were techniques to adapt automobiles to the masses? - correct answerFord increased wages = middle
class = market for cars
