Automobile Industry Emergence in Detroit (1890–1930)

1. Ransom Olds founds Olds Motor Vehicle Company

   Aug 21, 1897Labels: Ransom Olds, Olds Motor, Lansing Michigan

   • Britannica
   • Ransom Olds

2. Olds Motor Works relocates operations to Detroit

   Jan 1, 1899Labels: Olds Motor, Detroit Michigan, Manufacturing relocation

   • Ransom Olds
   • Oldsmobile

3. Detroit hosts early auto exhibits at Light Guard Armory

   Jan 1, 1899Labels: Light Guard, William Metzger, Detroit Michigan

   • DHS Encyclopedia
   • NAIAS

4. Olds Motor Works factory fire accelerates Curved Dash focus

   Mar 9, 1901Labels: Olds Motor, Curved Dash, Factory fire

   • Ransom Olds
   • Oldsmobile

5. Cadillac Automobile Company launches in Detroit

   Aug 27, 1902Labels: Cadillac, Henry M, Detroit Michigan

   • DHS Cadillac

6. Packard opens major Detroit factory on East Grand Boulevard

   Oct 1, 1903Labels: Packard, East Grand, Albert Kahn

   • PackardClub
   • Historic Detroit

7. Ford builds the Piquette Avenue Plant in Milwaukee Junction

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: Ford Motor, Piquette Avenue, Milwaukee Junction

   • Piquette Plant
   • Piquette Wiki

8. Detroit Automobile Dealers Association holds a dedicated auto show

   Dec 1, 1907Labels: Detroit Automobile, Auto Show, Detroit Michigan

   • DHS Encyclopedia
   • NAIAS

9. General Motors incorporates, accelerating industry consolidation

   Sep 16, 1908Labels: General Motors, William C, Holding company

   • GM Heritage
   • HISTORY

10. Ford introduces the Model T for mass-market buyers

    Oct 1, 1908Labels: Ford Model, Ford Motor, Mass market

    • Ford Timeline
    • Piquette Plant

11. Model T production shifts from Piquette to Highland Park

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: Highland Park, Model T, Ford Motor

    • Ford Highland Park
    • Piquette Plant

12. Dodge Brothers open major parts plant near Detroit

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: Dodge Brothers, Hamtramck Plant, Auto parts

    • Britannica

13. Continental Motor Company begins Detroit-area operations

    Jul 1, 1912Labels: Continental Motor, Engine maker, Detroit area

    • Historic Detroit

14. Ford’s moving assembly line transforms Detroit auto production

    Oct 7, 1913Labels: Moving assembly, Highland Park, Ford Motor

    • HISTORY
    • Ford Highland Park

15. Dodge launches first production automobile, expanding Detroit’s majors

    Nov 14, 1914Labels: Dodge, Dodge automobile, Supplier-to-maker

    • Britannica

16. Model T production ends, closing Detroit’s first mass-car era

    May 1, 1927Labels: Model T, Ford Motor, Production end

    • Ford Timeline
    • HISTORY