Which 1967 car was the first production automobile to use electronic fuel injection?

The 1967 Volkswagen Type 3 was the first production automobile to use electronic fuel injection.

For the 1968 model year, Volkswagen equipped the Type 3 with Bosch electronic fuel injection in several markets, and the system is widely identified with the model’s injection-equipped version. The engine remained Volkswagen’s rear-mounted, air-cooled flat-four, but fuel delivery was controlled electronically rather than by a conventional carburetor.

Electronic injection could meter fuel more precisely across changing temperatures and engine conditions. It also helped Volkswagen meet increasingly demanding emissions and drivability expectations. Bosch’s system became known as D-Jetronic, an early landmark in the transition toward electronically managed engines.

This milestone is easy to mix up with mechanical fuel injection. Earlier production cars, including the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, used mechanical systems. Chrysler also introduced an electronic fuel-injection option in 1957, but it was not a successful production system in the same lasting sense; its cars were recalled and converted to carburetors.