automobile

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Previous oil-price surges have sent automobile markets into tailspins: Sales dropped 44.7 percent the year after the 1973 oil shock and more than 40 percent after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“It is the opinion of the Ford Motor Company that automobile exhaust gases are dissipated in the atmosphere quickly and do not present an air pollution problem.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

At one end, a small but growing cohort of educated and skilled women is entering salaried roles in IT, automobile manufacturing and business services.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

That includes a 14.5% slump in return trips from the U.S. to 1.5 million, including a near 13% drop in visits by automobile and almost 18% decline in air travel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

So what if I can speak firsthand about the Spanish flu, the advent of the automobile, world wars, cold wars, guerrilla wars, and Sputnik—that’s all ancient history now.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen