Every year the automotive industry rolls out their latest and greatest vehicles and concept cars at auto shows around the globe in a bid to capture consumers' interest.
Automotive innovation is a wondrous thing. Car companies, inventors and others have been demonstrating big thinking for years, and we have the evidence to prove it.
Enjoy this brief history of automobile innovations -- and transportation types that are nearly automobiles.
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About the Author
Jill Jusko
Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates IndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.
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