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Car Culture & Suburban Sprawl: Why Americans Can’t Have Nice Things

The Financial Confessions

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The Importance of Car Culture in America

The first automobile was invented in Germany and France over in the late 1800s. Thanks to Henry Ford, where he basically innovated these mass production techniques that became standard. After 1920, you're not seeing quite as big a growth in car ownership because of resources being diverted for military uses.

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