Automative Industry and Computers Management Information How
Current essay is a discussion of the role and impact of computer on manufacturing and sales of autos. To better understand how and why the automotive industry is where it is today, a brief historical background of the automotive industry is offered. The development of the automobile can be tracked back to 1769 when Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built the first vehicle, (Olsen 2002). Cugnot is recognized by the British Automobile Club and the Automobile Club de France as being the first producer of a car. The United States on the other hand recognizes inventor, Oliver Evans, from Philadelphia, who in 1805 invented the automobile when he patented the first steam-powered vehicle. The idea was short lived when his attempt to find financial backers for his company, Experiment Co., failed.