automobile

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Henry Ford’s first two automobile-manufacturing companies foundered before the Ford Motor Co. opened in 1903, changing the world with Ford’s dream of an automobile that the average American family could afford.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The insurance company recorded a higher profit of $2.46 billion, driven by gains in the automobile and homeowners insurance markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“At the turn of the 20th century, people were still in horses and buggies … they didn’t likely envision that there’d be an automobile to replace a buggy. But that’s what happened,” Cohen said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

It’s your friend’s dad who’s always around to help fix whatever home improvement, automobile, or general adulting problem you have.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Although Dad made his living by redesigning complicated machinery, so as to reduce the number of human motions required to operate it, he never really understood the mechanical intricacies of our automobile.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey