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The '''automobile''', or '''car''', was invented in the 19th century by [[Karl Friedrich Benz]], a [[Germany|German]] engineer. But it was [[Henry Ford]], an [[American]], who made the automobile popular by mass-producing it on the world's first moving automotive [[assembly line]] in [[Detroit]], which became the "Automobile Capital of the World" in the 1950s.

The '''automobile''', or '''car''', was invented in the 19th century by [[Karl Friedrich Benz]], a [[Germany|German]] engineer. But it was [[Henry Ford]], an [[American]], who made the automobile popular by mass-producing it on the world's first moving automotive [[assembly line]] in [[Detroit]], which became the "Automobile Capital of the World" in the 1950s.

The term "car" covers a wide variety of vehicles from "micro-city" cars to full sized body on frame pickup trucks.  They have become a status symbol for people and are widely customizable.  They most commonly use internal combustion engines.  Cars use roads in order to transport travelers from one place to another (compare [[train]]s).  

The term "car" covers a wide variety of vehicles from "micro-city" cars to full sized body on frame pickup trucks.  They have become a status symbol for people and are widely [[Car color popularity|customizable]].  They most commonly use internal combustion engines.  Cars use roads in order to transport travelers from one place to another (compare [[train]]s).  

Automobile racing is quite popular world wide, with several variations including:

Automobile racing is quite popular world wide, with several variations including: