Norway became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars.
Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
Elon Musk revealed Tesla's first electric cyber truck with shatterproof windows.
Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to lift a ban on women driving cars.
A ban on diesel cars was called for in France.
A 100-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Texas killed two people and injured 120 more.
General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Morgan Freeman's car flipped over several times on the highway in Mississippi.
Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an Indy car race.
Volkswagen stopped production of the old VW Beetle.
Tesla Motors was incorporated in Palo Alto, California, US.
A strike began at a General Motors parts factory.
A car bomb explodes below the World Trade Center in New York.
Michael Schumacher Makes His Formula One Debut.
Mike Tyson received his second speeding ticket while drag racing his Lamborghini in Albany, New York.
The American Motors Corporation, best known for creating the Jeep, was bought out by Chrysler.
The iconic DeLorean sports car began production in Northern Ireland.
The world's longest traffic jam from Lyon to Paris, France, extended a lengthy 104 miles (167 km).
US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that police can't stop cars just to check the driver and their registration.
Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
When 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike, nine people were killed.
Ford Mustang went on sale for the first time.
France's President Charles de Gaulle Survives an Assassination Attempt.
Illinois became the first US state to make it compulsory by law to wear a seatbelt.
More than 80 people die in the Le Mans car race disaster.
The first Chevrolet Corvette was manufactured in the US.
The Chevrolet Corvette sports car was presented for the first time at GM Motorama Auto Show in New York.
Ferrari secured its first Grand Prix victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
Volkswagen's iconic Type 2 Kombi first began production.
Honda Motor Company is founded by Soichiro Honda.
Swedish company Saab, previously known for making aircraft, produced their first automobile.
Car engineer Henry Ford died at the age of 83.
Shareholders of The Swallow Sidecar Company agreed to change its company name to Jaguar Cars Limited.
Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
Industrialist Henry Ford's method to construct auto bodies from plastic was patented.
California's first freeway, Arroyo Seco Parkway, officially opened to traffic.
The German automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen, was founded.
Adolf Hitler announced the construction of the Volkswagen Beetle.
Howard Hughes designed and built the world's fastest plane called the H-1 racer, then, on this day, flew it at a new world speed record at 352 miles per hour in Santa Fe, California.
Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world record speed exceeding 300 mph on the Bonneville Flats, Utah, US.
Oklahoma City, USA, installed the world's first parking meter.
Driving tests were introduced in the UK for the first time.
Porsche was officially added to the commercial register in Germany.
The last Ford Model T motor car was ceremoniously rolled off the assembly line.
The Sunbeam 1000 HP broke the land speed record at the Daytona Beach race track in Florida.
Henry Ford changed employees' working schedules to 8-hour days, 5 days a week.
Mercedes and Benz merged to form the brand name Mercedes-Benz.
The Ford Motor Company manufactured its ten millionth car.
The first-ever Le Mans endurance race began.
General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
