Packard offers power brakes. Over 2 million cars are sold with automatic transmissions. Cadillac and Oldsmobile offer Electric-Eye headlight dimmers. Crosley goes out of business. The Chevrolet Corvette debuts with a wraparound windshield but no side windows.
Motels now outnumber hotels - two to one.
Cadillac offer wrap-around Panoramic windshields on all production models. The two-seater Ford Thunderbird debuts. Imperial separates from the Chrysler brand and is offered as a separate nameplate. Kaiser ceases production. It's a record sales year - 7,915,000 cars are sold in 1955.