The King Motor Car Company produced their first V-8 engine autos in 1915. This was about 3 months after Cadillac came out with a V-8. The Cadillac V-8 only lasted for a partial year until 1917, dut to it burning too much oil. The King continued to produce the V-8 and in 1915 produced about 4,000, in 1916 they produced about 6,000. They called it the first "Popular Priced V-8"