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| With access to raw materials such as steel and hardwoods, a good market, and excellent transportation in and out of the city by way of river and railroad, St. Louis had all of the key elements to support a growing auto industry. St. Louis was an ideal location for the auto industry to grow and prosper, and many big companies were taking notice. Of today’s “big three,” the Ford Motor Company was the first on the scene in St. Louis in 1907. They opened their first manufacturing plant here in 1914. Chevrolet made an early appearance in St. Louis as well, by way of the Gardner family, in 1915. General Motors bought out Chevrolet (and the Gardner family) and moved the Chevy plant to a new St. Louis location in 1920. Chrysler was last on the scene, arriving in St. Louis in 1959.
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