Motor facts & stats

Question 1

Which country manufactured the most cars in 2020, at about 20 million vehicles?

Accepted Answer

China (about 20 million). China has been the world's largest car-producing country for over a decade.

Question 2

Who is credited with patenting the first modern practical automobile, in 1886?

Accepted Answer

Carl Benz. Carl Benz's 1886 patent for a motor car is widely regarded as the birth of the modern automobile.

Question 3

The Ford Model T, the first mass-affordable car, went into production in what year?

Accepted Answer

1908. The Model T made car ownership affordable for ordinary Americans for the first time, staying in production until 1927.

Question 4

Roughly what share of world oil production do cars alone consume?

Accepted Answer

almost a quarter (~25%). Cars are one of the single biggest consumers of the world's oil, alongside trucks, planes and industry.

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