<P> A car ( or automobile ) is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation . Most definitions of car say they run primarily on roads , seat one to eight people , have four tires , and mainly transport people rather than goods . Cars came into global use during the 20th century , and developed economies depend on them . The year 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz built his Benz Patent - Motorwagen . Cars became widely available in the early 20th century . One of the first cars that were accessible to the masses was the 1908 Model T , an American car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company . Cars were rapidly adopted in the US , where they replaced animal - drawn carriages and carts , but took much longer to be accepted in Western Europe and other parts of the world . </P>
<P> A car ( or automobile ) is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation . Most definitions of car say they run primarily on roads , seat one to eight people , have four tires , and mainly transport people rather than goods . Cars came into global use during the 20th century , and developed economies depend on them . The year 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz built his Benz Patent - Motorwagen . Cars became widely available in the early 20th century . One of the first cars that were accessible to the masses was the 1908 Model T , an American car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company . Cars were rapidly adopted in the US , where they replaced animal - drawn carriages and carts , but took much longer to be accepted in Western Europe and other parts of the world . </P>
which was the first car in the world
which was the first car in the world
Benz Patent - Motorwagen
Benz Patent - Motorwagen