User:Dennis Brown/Articles/American automobile industry in the 1970s
Intro
New models
General Motors
[edit]Chevrolet
[edit]Cadillac
[edit]Oldsmobile
[edit]Pontiac
[edit]Buick
[edit]Ford
[edit]Ford
[edit]Lincoln
[edit]Mercury
[edit]Chrysler
[edit]Chrysler
[edit]Plymouth
[edit]Dodge
[edit]Imports
[edit]Pressure from imports increased during the 1970s, as sales of imports went from 1% in 1955, to 10% by 1960 and by 1069, accounted for 15% of all auto sold. By the end of the 1970s, imports were up to x% of total sales
Datsun (now Nissan) B210
Honda CVCC
End of an era
[edit]The Clean Air Act was first past in 1963, but it wasn't until 1970 that updates to this had a major impact on car manufacturers
Emissions, etc
[edit]Unleaded gas
[edit]Oil crisis
[edit]Labor unions
[edit]A new car culture
[edit](keep it short, its an industry article...) Dukes of Hazzard, Mad Max, Starsky and Hutch
Smokey and the Bandit was a very successful movie with a car taking center stage. The movie probably sold more Pontiac Trans Ams than Pontiacs advertising, as sales of the car skyrocketed from x to y after release.
See also
[edit]- American automobile industry in the 1950s
- American automobile industry in the 1960s
- 1950s American automobile culture