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• British Leyland
  ...Leyland Models}}The '''British Leyland Motor Corporation''' (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968. Ultimately it ...ed in 1968 by the merger of [[British Motor Holdings]] (BMH) and [[Leyland Motor Corporation]] (LMC), encouraged by the Wilson Labour Government (1964&ndash
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• Fisher Body
  ...e capacity to produce 100,000 cars per year and customers included: [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], Krit, Chalmers, [[Cadillac]], and [[Studebaker]]. Part of t ...lac]], Chalmers, Chandler, [[Chevrolet]], Churchfield, Elmore, EMF, [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Herreshoff]], Hudson, Krit, [[Oldsmobile]], [[Packard]],
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• Great Wall Motors
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Great Wall Motor Company Limited''' ('''GWM''', in Chinese: 长城汽车) is a Chinese [[aut ...ame=green>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68F0V820100916 Great Wall Motor in green car push in 2011] reuters.com, TThu Sep 16, 2010 3:32am EDT</ref>
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• Standard Motor Company
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Standard Motor Company''' was founded in Coventry, England in 1903 by [[Reginald Walter Ma ...founder of the Triumph Motor Cycle Company which later became the Triumph Motor Company. In 1914 Standard became a public company.
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• Morris Marina
  ...manufactured by the [[Morris (car)|Morris]] division of [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British Leyland]] throughout the 1970s, a period of great turbu Mention any minor facelifts or major changes made to the [[automobile|vehicle]] here.
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• Daimler AG
  ...February 2007, close a major assembly plant and reduce production at other plants in order to restore profitability by 2008.<ref> [http://www.caranddriver.co ...le [[Volkswagen]], the [[Renault]]-[[Nissan]] auto alliance, and [[Hyundai Motor Company]] had said that they weren't interested in buying the company.
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• Passenger vehicles in the United States
  ''Department of Transportation's definition of a ''passenger vehicle'', to mean a car or truck, used for passengers, excluding buses and trains. ...] and [[Chrysler]], which are commonly referred to as the "Big Three." The motor car has become an integral part of American life, with vehicles outnumberin
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• Automotive industry
  ..., more than 70 million motor vehicles, including [[car]]s and [[commercial vehicle]]s were produced worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2007-2008
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• General Motors Company
  ...ancing and insurance. GM's [[OnStar]] subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. ...mlerChrysler AG and BMW AG of Germany and Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan, and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including
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• Holden
  ...d a new company in 1919, Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd (HMBB). Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd made bodies to suit a number of chassis imported from dif ...alia's own car". The Holden 48/215, introduced in 1948, was a medium-sized vehicle fitted with a 132 in³ (2.15 L) engine, and based on a design proposed for
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• Ford Model A (1927-1931)
  ...'''Ford Model A''' (1927–1931) was the second huge success for the [[Ford Motor Company]], after its predecessor, the [[Ford Model T|Model T]]. First produ Mention any minor facelifts or major changes made to the [[automobile|vehicle]] here.
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• Effects of the automobile on societies
  ...hine shops to make identical parts that were then put together at assembly plants. Because of this, replacement parts could easily be sent to car owners. Thi [[Ransom E. Olds]] took the first step towards assembly line production when he had the framework of each automobile pushed on a wo
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• Pontiac
  ...y decided to merge together in November 1908 under the name of the Oakland Motor Car Company. The operations of both companies were joined together in Ponti ...terested in performance or handling and was seeking good value and a roomy vehicle in a step up from the entry-level [[Chevrolet|Chevrolet]]. This fit well wi
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• New Flyer Industries
  ...71.</ref> "trackless trolleys", as trolleybuses are known there. The first vehicle was delivered in June 2007, and the remaining 37 were received by SEPTA dur * '''DE''': [[hybrid electric vehicle|Hybrid-electric]] diesel-fueled bus
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• AMC
  ...1954 by the merger of the [[Nash-Kelvinator Corporation]] and the [[Hudson Motor Car Company]]. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. his In January 1954, [[Nash-Kelvinator Corporation]] acquired the [[Hudson Motor Car Company]] (in what was called a merger) to form '''American Motors'''.
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• Gas turbine
  ...might have one moving part: the shaft/compressor/turbine/alternative-rotor assembly (see image above), not counting the fuel system. However, the required prec ...truction. Industrial gas turbines range in size from truck-mounted mobile plants to enormous, complex systems. They can be particularly efficient—up to 60
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• Packard
  ...Newberry]]. On October 2, 1902, Ohio Automobile Company became '''Packard Motor Car Company''', with James as president. Packard moved its automobile opera ...on that would hurt Packard and its reputation was installation of a second assembly line and the costs associated with it. Prior to the war, Packard's single l
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• Internal Combustion Engine
  ...]] that transmits reciprocating force through a specially designed bearing assembly to turn a crank mechanism. Intake, compression, power, and exhaust all occu ...) is any machine that produces mechanical power. Traditionally, [[electric motor]]s are not referred to as "engines," but combustion engines are often refer
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• Diesel Vehicles
  A diesel vehicle is an automobile or other vehicle that uses a diesel engine for propulsion. The [[Diesel engine]] is a type o ...ded valves which will open and close at a specific fuel pressure. The pump assembly consists of a pump which pressurizes the fuel, and a disc-shaped valve whic
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