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Q: In what year was the first automobile imported to and used in Myanmar?

A: 1905

Q: Which 1936 minivan resembled an Art Deco beetle on wheels?

A: Stout Scarab

Q: Which Mercedes-Benz model is considered the world's first Super Sport Saloon?

A: Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3

Q: What was the first standard production Rolls-Royce model to feature a fully motorized, anti-theft retractable Spirit of Ecstasy statue?

A: Rolls-Royce Phantom

Q: Who was the first woman to work as an automotive designer?

A: Helene Rother

Q: Was the Ford Transit the first van produced by Ford?

A: No

Q: What was the first Daihatsu concept car to feature a 24-valve engine?

A: Daihatsu TA-X 80

Q: What was the first automobile in history whose name was officially chosen through a public vote on the internet?

A: Alfa Romeo MiTo

Q: Which MG model was India's first BaaS electric car?

A: MG Windsor

Q: What was the first mass-production automobile heavily influenced by the Art Deco movement and the Streamline Moderne style?

A: Chrysler Airflow

Q: What was Suzuki's first entry into the mid-size D-segment category called?

A: Suzuki Kizashi

Q: Which low-volume American manufacturer has named its new factory "Area 21"?

A: Czinger

Q: What was the first French EV hot hatch called?

A: Alpine A290

Q: Which brand launched South America's first mirrorless coach?

A: MarcoPolo

Q: Which famous driver was the first champion to earn serious money?

A: Jackie Stewart

Q: Did Mercedes-Benz build Germany's first car equipped with a V12 engine?

A: No

Q: What was the last new Opel model to appear before the outbreak of the Second World War?

A: Opel Kapitan

Q: What was the first Lexus built outside Japan?

A: Lexus RX 330

Q: What was Citroen's first model designed entirely on a computer?

A: Citroen BX

Q: Which 1983 concept car was the first Buick to feature a laser key opening system?

A: Buick Questor