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42 relations: Automotive industry, Automotive industry in the United States, Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, Chevrolet Citation, Chevrolet Monza, Chrysler B platform, Chrysler C platform, Chrysler K platform, Chrysler M platform, Chrysler R platform, Corporate average fuel economy, Dodge Aspen, Dodge Magnum, Engine downsizing, Ford Elite, Ford Fairmont, Ford Falcon (North America), Ford Fox platform, Ford LTD II, Ford Mustang (second generation), Ford Panther platform, Ford Pinto, Ford Taurus (first generation), Ford Tempo, Ford Thunderbird (eighth generation), Ford Thunderbird (seventh generation), Ford Torino, GM B platform, GM C platform (1936), GM H platform (1971), GM J platform, GM Zeta platform, Holden, Lee Iacocca, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln Continental Mark V, Lincoln Continental Mark VI, Lincoln Continental Mark VII, Mercury Sable, Plymouth Reliant, University of Bath, 1973 oil crisis.
Automotive industry
The automotive industry is a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles, some of them are called automakers.
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Automotive industry in the United States
The automotive industry in the United States began in the 1890s and, as a result of the size of the domestic market and the use of mass production, rapidly evolved into the largest in the world.
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Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
The Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham is a luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from 1977 through 1986.
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Chevrolet Citation
The Chevrolet Citation is a range of compact automobiles that was marketed by Chevrolet from the 1980 to 1985 model years.
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Chevrolet Monza
The Chevrolet Monza is a subcompact, four-passenger automobile produced by Chevrolet for the 1975–1980 model years.
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Chrysler B platform
The B platform or B-body was the name of Chrysler's midsize rear-wheel drive passenger car platform from 1962 through 1979, and the name of a later, unrelated front-wheel drive platform used by the Eagle Premier / Dodge Monaco from 1988 through 1992.
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Chrysler C platform
Chrysler's C platform was the basis for rear wheel drive full-size cars from 1965 to 1978.
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Chrysler K platform
The K-car platform was a key automotive design platform introduced by Chrysler Corporation in the early 1980s—featuring a transverse engine, front-wheel drive, independent front and semi-independent rear suspension configuration—a stark departure from the company's previous reliance on solid axle, rear-drive configurations.
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Chrysler M platform
The M-Bodies were Chrysler Corporation's successor to the F-body Aspen/Volare.
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Chrysler R platform
The Chrysler R platform was introduced for the 1979 model year as an attempt to compete with General Motors' downsized standard line (introduced 1977) and the new Ford Panther series.
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Corporate average fuel economy
The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are regulations in the United States, first enacted by the United States Congress in 1975, after the 1973–74 Arab Oil Embargo, to improve the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks (trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles) produced for sale in the United States.
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Dodge Aspen
The Dodge Aspen, which was produced during the 1976 to the 1980 model years, was a compact car, along with its then-concurrent Plymouth branded counterpart, the Volaré (in Spanish, it means "I will fly away" or "I will blow away"; volare is also Italian for "to fly"), which was launched as a four-door wagon, a four-door sedan and a two-door coupe.
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Dodge Magnum
The Dodge Magnum is a nameplate used by several Dodge vehicles, prominently as a large coupe marketed from 1978 to 1979 in the United States as well as a rear-wheel drive station wagon introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year and produced until the end of the 2008 model year and assembled at Brampton Assembly Plant, near Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Engine downsizing
Engine downsizing is the use of a smaller engine in a vehicle that provides the power of a larger engine, through the use of recent technologies.
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Ford Elite
The Ford Elite is a personal luxury car produced by Ford for the North American market from mid-1974 to 1976, with the name Ford Gran Torino Elite used in the first year.
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Ford Fairmont
The Ford Fairmont is a compact car which was produced by Ford for the North American market in the 1978 to 1983 model years.
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Ford Falcon (North America)
The Ford Falcon was an automobile which was produced by the Ford from 1960 to 1970 across three generations.
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Ford Fox platform
The Ford Fox platform is an platform used by Ford Motor Company in North America for various compact and mid-size vehicles for the Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln divisions.
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Ford LTD II
The Ford LTD II is an automobile that was marketed and produced by Ford Motor Company between 1977 and 1979 in the United States and Canada.
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Ford Mustang (second generation)
The second-generation Ford Mustang, marketed as the Ford Mustang II, is a pony car that was manufactured by Ford from 1973 until 1978.
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Ford Panther platform
The Ford Panther platform is an automobile platform that was used by Ford Motor Company for full-size, rear-wheel drive sedans from 1978 to 2011.
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Ford Pinto
The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company in North America, sold from the 1971 to the 1980 model years.
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Ford Taurus (first generation)
The first-generation Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable are automobiles that were produced by Ford as the first of six generations of the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable Introduced in December 1985 as a 1986 model, the front-wheel drive Taurus was a very influential design that is credited with saving Ford from bankruptcy, bringing many innovations to the marketplace and starting the trend towards aerodynamic design for the American automakers in the North American market.
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Ford Tempo
The Ford Tempo and its twin, the Mercury Topaz, are compact cars that were produced by Ford for model years 1984 to 1994.
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Ford Thunderbird (eighth generation)
The eighth generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury coupe built by Ford from the 1980 to the 1982 model years.
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Ford Thunderbird (seventh generation)
The seventh generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car built by Ford from the 1977 to the 1979 model years.
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Ford Torino
The Ford Torino is an automobile that was produced by Ford for the North American market between 1968 and 1976.
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GM B platform
The GM B platform (also known as GM B body), was General Motors' full-size rear-wheel drive automobile platform from 1926-1996.
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GM C platform (1936)
The GM C Platform (1936) was a rear wheel drive (RWD) automobile platform used by General motors for its full-sized cars from 1936 through 1984.
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GM H platform (1971)
The General Motors H platform or H-body is an automobile platform designation used for the 1971–1980 model year rear wheel drive line of subcompact cars.
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GM J platform
The General Motors J platform, or J-body, is an automobile platform that was used by General Motors from 1981 to 2005.
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GM Zeta platform
Zeta was the original name for General Motors' full-size rear-wheel drive automobile platform developed by GM's Australian subsidiary company Holden and was most recently referred to as the "Global RWD Architecture".
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Holden
Holden, formally known as General Motors Holden, is an Australian automobile importer and a former automobile manufacturer with its headquarters in Port Melbourne, Victoria.
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Lee Iacocca
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American automobile executive best known for spearheading the development of Ford Mustang and Pinto cars, while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s.
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Lincoln Continental
The Lincoln Continental is a series of luxury cars produced by Lincoln, a division of the American automaker Ford Motor Company.
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Lincoln Continental Mark V
The Continental Mark V is a personal luxury coupe that was marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company from the 1977 to 1979 model years in North America.
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Lincoln Continental Mark VI
The Continental Mark VI is a full-size luxury car that was produced by Ford Motor Company and marketed by its Lincoln division from 1980 to 1983.
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Lincoln Continental Mark VII
The Continental Mark VII, later changed to Lincoln Mark VII, is a rear wheel drive luxury coupe that was produced by Lincoln.
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Mercury Sable
The Mercury Sable is a range of automobiles that were marketed by the Mercury brand of Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2005 and from 2008 to 2009.
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Plymouth Reliant
The Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries were introduced for model year 1981 as the first "K-cars" manufactured and marketed by the Chrysler Corporation.
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University of Bath
The University of Bath is a public university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom.
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1973 oil crisis
The 1973 oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downsize_(automobile)
