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