The automatic transmission was based on technology first developed in the early 1900s by German manufacturers of marine engines. The first automatic transmission for automobiles was developed by General Motors in 1938. The 1940 Oldsmobile featured GM's new automatic transmission called "Hydra-Matic" drive. Automatic transmission was a common feature on most American cars by 1948.
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