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1.AM General

ABOUT US:-

AM General is an American heavy vehicle and contract automotive manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. It is best known for the civilian Hummer and the military Humvee that are assembled in Mishawaka, Indiana. For a relatively brief period, 1974–1979, the company also manufactured transit buses, making more than 5,400.AM General traces its roots to the Standard Wheel Company of Terre Haute, Indiana, which expanded in 1903 to include the Overland Automotive Division. In 1908, John North Willys purchased the Overland company, then based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and renamed it Willys-Overland Motors. In the 1940s, it collaborated with Ford and developed a vehicle to US Army specifications and later mass-produced “America’s first four-wheel drive one-fourth-ton tactical utility truck”—the Jeep of World War II fame. In 1953, Kaiser Motors purchased Willys-Overland, changing its name to first to Kaiser-Willys Motor Company and Kaiser-Jeep Corporation in 1963. In 1970 it was purchased by American Motors Corporation.

PRODUCT:-

HMMWV/Hummer H2, M35, and 5-ton trucks, Humvee C-Series, Mercedes-Benz R-Class

Articulated buses, Trolleybuses

ADDRESS:- South Bend, Indiana, U.S

Web:-www.amgeneral.com

2.American Austin

ABOUT US:-

The American Austin Car Company was an American automobile manufacturing corporation. The company was founded in 1929, and produced motorcars licensed from the British Austin Motor Company from 1930 through 1934, when it filed for bankruptcy.

American Austin Car Company was founded in 1929, in Butler, Pennsylvania, in premises that had belonged to the Standard Steel Car Company. Their intention was to assemble and sell in the United States a version of the Austin 7 car, called American Austin. After some initial success the Great Depression set in, and sales fell off to the point that production was suspended. In 1934 the company filed for bankruptcy.

PRODUCT:-

Vehicle

ADDRESS:- Headquarters: Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

3.BAE Systems

ABOUT US:-

BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company. Its headquarters are in London and Farnborough in the United Kingdom with operations worldwide. The company is the largest defence contractor in Europe[5] and among the world’s largest defence companies; it was ranked as the third-largest based on applicable 2017 revenues. Its largest operations are in the United Kingdom and United States, where its BAE Systems Inc. subsidiary is one of the six largest suppliers to the US Department of Defense. Other major markets include Australia, India, and Saudi Arabia, which account for about 20% of BAE’s overall sales.[8] It is the biggest manufacturer in Britain. The company was formed on 30 November 1999 by the £7.7 billion purchase and merger of Marconi Electronic Systems (MES)—the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc (GEC)—by British Aerospace, an aircraft, munitions and naval systems manufacturer.

PRODUCT:-

Civil and military aerospace

Defence electronics

Naval vessels

Munitions

Land warfare systems

ADDRESS:-

2941 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia,

 22042, United States of America

Phone:- +1 571 461 6000

Web:- baesystems.com

4.Volvo VN

ABOUT US:-

The Volvo VN (also known as the Volvo VNL) is a heavy duty truck produced by the Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo Trucks. Initially developed in North America, it was introduced in 1996 as the second generation Volvo Class 8 tractor. For the 2004 model year the third generation model was introduced with a revised hood, headlamps, fairings and interior, the VN was officially renamed as the VNL. Other models included the VNM (until 2017) and the VNR (from 2017).

PRODUCT:-

Volvo

ADDRESS:-

New River Valley, Dublin, Virginia, United States

Phone: +46 31 66 60 00

Fax: +46 31 51 04 65

Web:- https://www.volvotrucks.com

5.Ford Motor Company

ABOUT US:-

The Ford Motor Company, commonly known as Ford, is an American multinational automaker that has its main headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in Jiangling Motors. It also has joint-ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), Turkey (Ford Otosan), and Russia (Ford Sollers). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.

PRODUCT:-

Automobiles

Luxury vehicles

Commercial vehicles

Automotive parts

Pickup trucks

SUVs

ADDRESS:- Dearborn, Michigan, U.S

Web:- ford.com

6.Federal Motor company

ABOUT US:-

The Federal Motor Truck Company was an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company was founded in 1910 as Bailey Motor Truck by Martin L. Pulcher, who would later found the Oakland Motor Car Company, which launched the Pontiac GM companion brand, in 1926. The last Federal vehicle made for the US marketplace was made in 1959.

Company catalogs from 1929/1930 and 1946 are held in the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.

PRODUCT:-

G-692, 7½-ton, 6×6, military wrecker

Fruehauf

ADDRESS:- Southfield, Michigan, United States

7.Freightliner Trucks

ABOUT US:-

Freightliner Trucks is an American truck manufacturer. Founded in 1929 as the truck-manufacturing division of Consolidated Freightways (from which it derives its name), the company was established in 1942 as Freightliner Corporation. Owned by Daimler AG since 1981, Freightliner is a part of Daimler subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (along with Western Star, Detroit Diesel, and Thomas Built Buses).Freightliner produces a range of vans, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks; under its Freightliner Custom Chassis subsidiary, the company produces bare chassis and cutaway chassis for multiple types of vehicles. The company popularized the use of cabover (COE) semitractors, with the Freightliner Argosy later becoming the final example of the type sold in North America.

PRODUCT:-

Commercial Vehicles, Luxury vehicles

ADDRESS:- Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Web:-freightliner.com

8.Crane Carrier Company

ABOUT US:-

Crane Carrier Company (often abbreviated CCC) is a manufacturer that specializes in construction truck and garbage truck chassis. Located in New Philadelphia, Ohio, it was established by Robert Zeligson in 1946, along with the affiliated Zeligson Trucks. The primary design of CCC’s trucks are Cab-Beside-Engine (CBE) or half-cabs, most notably the Century II Unimixer. Half-cabs have the advantage of being able to carry the booms of cranes, hence the name of the company.

PRODUCT:-

cranes, trucks, wheeled loader

ADDRESS:- New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States

Web:-http://www.cranecarrier.com

9.Knox Automobile Company

ABOUT US:-

The Knox Automobile Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, between 1900 and 1914. Knox also built trucks and farm tractors until 1924. The Knox Automobile Company was established in 1900 and built 15 cars their first year.[1]

The 1904 Knox was a runabout model. The angle iron-framed car weighed 1850 lb (839 kg) and used side springs. It could seat 2 passengers.

PRODUCT:-

automobiles

trucks

tractors

ADDRESS:- Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

10.Nikola Corporation

ABOUT US:-

Nikola Corporation is an American company that has presented a number of zero-emission vehicle concepts since 2016. The company has stated on several occasions that it intends to take some of its concept vehicles into production in the future. Nikola Corporation is based in Phoenix, Arizona.The company is named after Nikola Tesla but is not related to the inventor. As of September 2020, the company is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice over securities fraud allegations.

PRODUCT:-

Nikola One, Nikola Two, Nikola Tre, Nikola Badger

ADDRESS:- Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Web:-nikolamotor.com

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