The Production Industry In The 1930's

In the 1920’s the production industry was on the rise, growing at an exponential rate. Business was booming and there were numerous new inventions to help production move faster and cheaper than ever before. One of the better known of these was the introduction of the assembly line by Henry Ford. The line and it’s simple car design allowed him to build a car so fast and so cheap that none of his competitors prices could even compete. Someone once said he could build a car for everyone. Many industries were just like Ford’s, many adopting his assembly line technique allowing many things like automobiles to be produced fast and cheap thus causing industry to be on the rise. Then in 1929 and into the 1930’s the world went into the Great
Factories were everywhere and were the most important things in the 1930s. Products that we made were exported and used right here at home. These factories made products like steel, textiles, automobiles and mining was also an important part. The US made money on these items and to make money the consumers have to buy things. But with the Great Depression by 1932 an estimated 75% of the US population was in poverty and ⅓ was unemployed. By the 1930’s with the automobile industry, cars just started to include radios, heaters, and new engines (V-8, V-12, and V-16). Sports cars and Luxury cars included: 1932 SS1 Coupe, 1935 Amilcar G36 Pegase Boat Tail Roadster, 1937 Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet, and 1938 Bugatti Type 57. Family cars and Compact/Convertible cars include: 1934 Adler Diplomat, 1936 Mercedes Benz 260D, 1938 Simca 5, and 1931 MG
Luxury cars could cost from $1200-$2500, but due to the depression it was hard to sell these cars. Some of the popular car names of that time period were; Cadillac, Auburn, Ford, Chrysler, Chevy, Dodge, Studebaker, and Packard. Packard was the most expensive of all of these and it was just a luxury car brand. The average life expectancy of cars in the 1930s was 50,000 to 90,000 miles. Cadillac car cost averaged at around $2,030, also a luxury brand. Auburn car cost averaged at around $1,045 more like an upper class family car. Ford was the cheapest and most durable for that time period at $515 more of a family car. Chrysler is a luxury brand and didn’t sell much due to the depression averaging at $2,015. Chevy was a family car averaging at $561 it was a moderately durable car. Dodge was an upper class family car costing $800. Studebaker was another upper class family car averaging at $873 a