In 1916, roughly 55% of all cars in the world were Ford Model Ts—a market share record that has never been broken. Surprising Modern Stats
Approximately 90% of drivers admit to singing while they are behind the wheel.
Every year, an estimated $60 billion in necessary car maintenance goes unperformed by owners.
The average car is composed of approximately 30,000 individual parts .
Most American car horns are standardized to honk in the key of F .
A typical vehicle spends 95% of its lifetime parked and only 5% actually driving on the road.
The 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen is widely considered the first modern automobile. Bertha Benz famously took it on the first long-distance road trip (60 miles) in 1888 to prove its practicality.
Long before gas engines, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built a steam-powered, self-propelled tricycle in 1769 that weighed 8,000 pounds and was intended to haul cannons.