Audi, a German car manufacturer, was established in 1909 by by August Horch and his business partners. In 1910, the company released their first car - the Audi Type A, which established their presence in the German car market. Until the late 1920s, they produced upgraded versions of their original Type A vehicles with notable design changes.
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The history of car manufacturing in America will never be complete without mentioning one of its oldest brands - Cadillac. Established by Henry Leland and his financial backers in 1902, the company was named after Detroit's founder: Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. Cadillac unveiled its first vehicle, the Model A, in 1903. In 1905, the company merged with Leland & Faulconer Manufacturing Company, which played a key role in preserving the factory to produce Cadillacs.
In 1903, Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan, with a total of $28,000 in cash from twelve investors. The company's first vehicle, the Model A (1903-1904), was introduced shortly after. However, it was the release of the Ford Model T in 1908 that catapulted the company to leadership in the automotive industry.
