Karl Benz, a German mechanical engineer, designed and built the first practical car (three wheeled) powered by an internal-combustion engine, in 1885. He is often known as the inventor of the modern car.
During the next year, he conducted a public demonstration. Benz was the first to offer his vehicle for sale in 1887.
One of the most important landmarks in engine design came from Nicolaus Otto who in 1876 invented an effective gas motor engine.
In 1913, the Ford Model T, created by the Ford Motor Company, became the first automobile to be mass-produced on a moving assembly line. This was the car that launched the era of popular motoring and in 1920 it became the first car to sell a million.
The first motor car in Europe was produced by the company Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau.
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