At the time the main companies in the automobile industry were General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. These companies were known as the "Big Three". The car industry began to plummet in the late 1920's early 1930's. In 1929 the automobile industry set a record of over 5 million cars sold. Due to the market crash sales began to drop. In 1930 sales dropped by 2 million and in 1932 sales dropped by 4 million. At the time the main companies in the automobile industry was General Motors, Ford, Chrysler.These companies were known as the "Big Three". After 1932 car sales began to slowly revert itself.
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