The Automotive Industry in the United States began in the 1890s and, as a result of the size of the domestic market and the use of mass-production, rapidly evolved into the largest in the world. However, the United States was overtaken as the largest automobile producer by Japan in the 1980s, and subsequently by China in 2008.
The automotive industry in the United Kingdom is now best known for premium and sports car marques.
This list is limited to unmodified production cars which meet the eligibility criteria below. All entries must be able to be verified from reliable sources.
Best selling automobiles are those passenger cars and light trucks which, since the introduction of the Benz Patent Motorwagen in 1886, can lay claim to being the highest selling vehicles in the markets they compete in.
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A coachbuilder is a manufacturer of bodies for automobiles and a manufacturer of complete horse-drawn vehicles.
Automobiles are frequently judged in their industry by many superlatives: the smallest, largest, fastest, lightest, best-selling, and so on. They vary greatly in size, engine displacement, power, price, and many other traits.
