At the start of the 20th century, Michigan began to create a new industry: automobile manufacturing. These pages present an online minitour of the Michigan Historical Museum's Factory Gallery. It features Michigan's early automobile industry.

To find out about Michigan's first successful auto manufacturer and a man nicknamed "Good Roads Earle," take the Horse to Horseless Carriage turnoff.

To discover why the auto industry was a good fit for Michigan, head for Why Michigan?

The new industry needed a large workforce. Find out where they came from by following the road to A Growing Workforce.

Take this road to see how Ford revolutionized auto production using the Assembly Line.

Although a lot of companies tried to make cars, most went out of business or merged with others. Turn onto this road to discover the leading auto pioneers: Putting America on Wheels.

With cars sharing the roads with carriages, Michigan began to register its motor vehicles in 1905. With registration came the license plate. Check out License Plates.