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| Setting the Stage for Car Production A drastic increase in the standard price of crude oil was set at the OPEC meeting in June 1979, triggering a second oil crisis. This in turn hastened the world’s attention toward energy conservation, nowhere more so than in the United States, where the car market had for years been dominated by large cars. The U.S. had suddenly found that fuel-efficient cars could be attractive, practical, and fun. It was an enticing new concept. Read more ... |
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| HAM’s first Accord left the production line on November 1, 1980 . On the right is Kiyoshi Kawashima, proclaiming that the Japanese car-production facility built on American soil had rolled out its first vehicle. The car is now exhibited at the Henry Ford Museum, in Dearborn, Michigan. |
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