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1、AmericanAutomobileCultureCharacteristicsofAmericanCarsisFreedom,Passion,Uninhibited,Bulky,Powerful,highsafetyfactorandComfortable.Americaisknownasanationonwheels.ThebodyofAmericancarislarge.Inavarietyofmodels,SUVandpickupareAmericanfavorites.TherearethreebigAutomobilecorporati
2、onintheUSA.GMCommonlyknownasGMisanAmericanmultinationalautomotivecorporationheadquarteredinDetroit,Michigan.ItfoundedintheSeptember16,1908.ThelogoGMgotfromtwofirstletterofitsEnglishname(GeneralMotors).Cadillac(HongKongtranslation"beautifulenrichment")wasbornin1902intheUnitedSt
3、atesDetroit.Cadillacinautomobileindustrycreatedcountlessfirst,Cadillacisusedastransportprotocol,itrepresentsthegeneralmotorsluxurycarthehighestqualityandimage.ChevroletalsoknownasChevy,isanAmericanbrandofvehicleproducedbyGM.ChevroletwasfoundedbyLouisChevroletonNovember3,1911,a
4、ndlateracquiredbyGeneralMotorsin1918.itscumulativesaleshaveapproached200million,createdaworldrecordswhichitevery7.2secondssoldaChevroletcar，sofar,noonesurpassesit.Buickiscurrentlytheoldeststill-activeAmericanautomotivemake,andamongtheoldestautomobilebrandsintheworld.1908,itacq
5、uiredbyGeneralMotors.Thebasicdesignofthe1904Buickwasoptimallyengineeredevenbytoday'sstandards.Buickswerefirstbuilttoreplicatethelivingroominamovingautomobile,andwerenicknamedthe"movingcouchofAmerica".FordMotorTheFordMotorCompanywasfoundedbyHenryFordinDetroitofUnitedStatesin190
6、3.ThemarkofFordisgetfromtheFordEnglish，andbluebackground.DuetothefounderHenryFordlikessmallanimals,sothedesignerputtheappearancedesignofmarkasasmallwhiterabbit.LincolnisanAmericanluxuryvehiclebrandoftheFordMotorCompany.ThefounderisHenrySyriaandthebrandnamewasfromtheUnitedState
7、sPresidentAbrahamLincoln.BecauseLincolnisoutstanding,elegantandincomparableinacarperformance,thenithasbeenelectedPresidentlimousinebytheWhiteHouse.ItscurrentU.S.lineupincludestwosedanstwocrossoversandoneSUV.Fordplanstoexpandthebrandtosevendifferentmodelsby2015includingsellingt
8、heseinChina'srapidlyexpandingluxurycarmarket.ChryslerGroupLLC
