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• La Forza
  ...arketed as a [[luxury SUV]] similar to the [[Land Rover Range Rover]]. The vehicle was refreshed in 1998 with a "new" design to include more modern amenities, [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States]]
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• Dadi Auto
  ...uto''' or '''Baoding Dadi''' is an [[automobile]] manufacturer. Formerly a military automobile maker, Baoding Dadi assembled their first civil pick-up in 1988. [[List of automobile manufacturers#China|Chinese auto makers]]
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• Izhevsk Mechanical Works
  ...the largest corporations in its field. It primarily makes Russian arms and military weaponry. Izhmash also produces other goods, such as motorcycles and [[auto [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Russia]]
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• Asia Motors, Ltd
  ...p#History|jeeps]] (a small look-alike called the [[ROCSTA|Rocsta]]), motor vehicle components, to include engines, and buses and mini-buses. [[Kia]] owned 28. [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of South Korea]]
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• Changfeng
  ...was affiliated with the People's Liberation Army at one time, constructing military trucks, but today operates in the fledgling Chinese automobile industry. T ...ling licensed [[Mitsubishi]] compact [[pickup truck]]s and [[sport utility vehicle]]s, but the company reportedly plans to design trucks of its own as well.
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• Nuffield Organisation
  During World War II Nuffield was engaged in military production. Among their activities was production of the [[Liberty L-12]] e Commercial vehicles in the Morris range were produced for military use - such as the [[Morris C8]]
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• Nagant
  ...t Russian service rifle, adopted in 1891. This introduction to the Tsar's military administration led to the adoption, in 1895, of the Nagant M1895 revolver a [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Belgium]]
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• Hanomag
  ...Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG) is a German producer of tractors, trucks and military vehicles. Hanomag first achieved international fame when it produced a num During the war the car plant made military vehicle engines, a military version of their heavy tractor reanmed the SS-100, and half track troop car
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• Delage
  ...d War I in 1914 when the new factory in nearby Courbevoie was converted to military production. [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France]]
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• Państwowe Zakłady Inżynieryjne
  ...I arms industry holding and the main Polish manufacturer of vehicles, both military and civilian. [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Poland]]
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• Delaunay-Belleville
  ...s the Delaunay-Belleville had lost its prestige and converted to truck and military vehicles production. [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France]]
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• Dongfeng Motor Corporation
  ...countries with poor human rights records, noted that Dongfeng had supplied military trucks to the governments of Myanmar (Burma) and Sudan. [http://web.amnesty *[[List of automobile manufacturers#China|List of Chinese automakers]]
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• Commer
  ...the outbreak of First World War the factory turned to the manufacture of military vehicles for the British Army and by 1919 over 3000 had been made. [[Category:Bus manufacturers]]
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• Leyland
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Leyland Motors Limited''' was a British vehicle manufacturer of [[lorry|lorries]] and [[bus]]es. It gave its name to the Br ...mpany''' in the town of Leyland in North West England. The company's first vehicle was a 1.5-ton-capacity steam powered van. The Lancashire Steam Motor Compan
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• Ariès
  ...ainly for the purpose of supplying the French army; the works built mainly military trucks during World War I, as well as [[Hispano-Suiza]] aero engines. [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France]]
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• Marmon
  ...e Marmon Car Company joined forces with Arthur (Colonel) Herrington, an ex-military engineer involved in the design of all-wheel drive vehicles. ...largest trucks ever built at the time. In addition to large commercial and military vehicles, company leaders recognized a growing market for moderately priced
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• Siam di Tella
  ...subsidiaries of U.S. and European automakers led to the shutdown of Siam's vehicle line, in 1966; in all, around 28,000 units had been produced between 1962 a ...of cash, Siam gradually made the Argentine government its partner. Another military coup in 1976 and the free trade and deregulatory policies enacted by the la
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• Kissel Motor Car Company
  ...eir Hartford plant. During World War I the company produced trucks for the military and prospered after the war but with stiff competition and the Great Depres [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States]]
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• Rīgas Autobusu Fabrika
  ...was planned to produce passenger, freight and specialized versions of the vehicle. The first batch of 1-ton vans was produced in 1962 and was based on modern ...set about designing a new model. The original plan was to build a new RAF vehicle to be called the “Roksana”, designed with help from the British consult
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• Hotchkiss et Cie
  ...man occupation and during the war the company was engaged in the repair of military vehicles. Control of the company passed to [[Peugeot]] in 1942. With liber ...e Hotchkiss-Brandt, who were again taken over in 1966 by Thomson-Houston. Military vehicles were made until 1967 and trucks until 1971.
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• Stutz Motor Company
  *** Gazelle - military SUV with mounted [[machine gun]] [[Category:Car manufacturers]]
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• Drive by wire
  ...ts, coolers and vacuum servos and master cylinders are eliminated from the vehicle. Safety can be improved by providing computer controlled intervention of vehicle controls with systems such as [[Electronic Stability Control]] (ESC), [[ada
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• Pegaso
  ...line being 8x4 rigids, 6x4 semi-trailer tractors, 6x6 off-road dumpers and military armoured vehicles, a five-axle 10x4 special conversion for the Dutch market ...l engine and single-tyre rear axle, making it a very light yet full-length vehicle.
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• Alvis Cars
  ...ited Kingdom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased. ...t they were full of technical innovations. Independent front [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] and the world's first all-[[synchromesh]] gearbox came in 193
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• GAZ
  ...marketing tack, attempting to position the 1960's era design as a "retro" vehicle, while the Stratus-based products may also be sold under the Volga brand. * [[GAZ-66]] 4x4 military truck (1964-1998)
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• Isotta-Fraschini
  ...s, and rail traction engines, but also providing a wide range of civil and military engineering products and services. [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy]]
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• Daimler Motor Company
  ...'Daimler'' is used by two completely separate groups of [[automobile|car]] manufacturers. The history of both companies can be traced back to the German engineer [[ ...ove a Daimler into the yard of the British Parliament, the first motorized vehicle to be driven there. Every British monarch from Edward VII to the current Qu
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• Iveco
  ...e'''hicle '''Co'''rporation, an alliance among European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as [[Fiat]] (including [[Officine Meccaniche|OM]] and [[Lancia|Lancia Today the company is a significant player in the medium-duty commercial vehicle and [[engine]] markets, and is near the top for sales of passenger transpor
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• Jensen
  ...ey built exclusive customised bodies for standard cars produced by several manufacturers of the day including [[Morris]], [[Singer]], [[Standard Motor Company|Stand ...d War II Jensen concentrated on the war effort and produced components for military vehicles including the turrets for tanks, and on the production of speciali
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• General Motors Canada
  ...a fixture on Highway 401 and usually displays an enormous picture of a new vehicle on the outside of its huge atrium. ...[[Electro-Motive Diesel]] (locomotive division) and [[General Dynamics]] (military vehicles)
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• Bristol
  ...vre as Munich had been declared part of the American Zone and the American Military had just issued orders for the BMW plant to be dismantled and crated up for [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
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• Off-road vehicle
  ...or gravel surface.<ref Name="New_Brunswick">{{cite web | title = Off-Road Vehicle Act | work = New Brunswick Acts and regulations | publisher = Attorney G ...ert Racing]], and [[Rockcrawling]]. The three largest types of All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) / Motorcycle competitions are Motocross, Enduro, and also Desert Raci
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• Scania AB
  Many examples of Scania, Vabis and Scania-Vabis commercial and military vehicles can be seen at the Marcus Wallenberg-hallen (the Scania Museum) in [[Category:Bus manufacturers]]
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• Ariel (vehicle)
  {{List of Ariel (vehicle) Models}}:''This article is about the Ariel motorcycle and motor car compan The first Ariel vehicle was a Tricycle that used a 2.25 hp [[De Dion]] engine mounted at the rear.
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• Alternative Fuel Vehicles
  ...es are also considered to be a '''flexible-fuel vehicle''' or '''dual-fuel vehicle''' which can alternate between two sources of fuel, such as diesel engined ...cessible fueling stations, close to 3,000 exist. The time needed to fill a vehicle with propane is comparable to that needed for gasoline or diesel fuel. The
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• HUMMER
  ...ummer H1]] was based on the military [[High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle]] (HMMWV, or ''Humvee''). However, the [[Hummer H2]] and the [[Hummer H3]] ...odels, the [[Hummer H2|H2]] and [[Hummer H3|H3]], and renamed the original vehicle to H1. AM General continues to build the H1 and is contracted by GM to prod
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• Franz Josef Popp
  ...in a position to manufacture the engine in the quantities required by the military authorities. While he was serving in Pola, Popp had got to know the [[Rapp ...further expanded its product range and know-how in 1928 by purchasing the vehicle manufacturing factory [[Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach]] (FFE). This was the
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• Graham-Paige
  .... That lead to the brothers building their trucks using engines of various manufacturers. Eventually they settled on [[Dodge Brothers]] engines, and soon the trucks ...and not under the frame. It was an idea the was eventually copied by all manufacturers - Chrysler, for example, in 1957.
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• Diesel-Electric Hybrid
  A diesel-electric hybrid is a vehicle that is powered by both a [[diesel engine]] and an electric motor. Trains h ...tiful torque. Diesel-electric hybrid combine the latest advances in hybrid vehicle technology with the inherent efficiency and reduced emissions of modern cle
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• London To Peking Motor Challenge
  ...Challenge to test out two matching prototypes of a civilian version of the vehicle. Passing the test with ease, and stopping along the way to perform stunts
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• Bedford Vehicles
  ...[General Motors]] (GM), established in 1930; and constructing [[commercial vehicle]]s. Bedford Vehicles was a leading international [[truck]] manufacturer, w ...et" was dropped, and the first "Bedford" was produced in April 1931. This vehicle, a 2&nbsp;ton lorry, was virtually indistinguishable from its LQ Chevrolet
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• Standard Motor Company
  ...Beaverette|Beaverette]] light armoured cars and a lightweight "Jeep" type vehicle. ===Military and Commercial===
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• Hispano-Suiza
  ...chronizer gear. This design would be a feature of all future Hispano-Suiza military engines. [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Spain]]
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• DKW
  {{List of DKW Models}}'''Dampf-Kraft Wagen''' (German: ''steam-powered vehicle'') or '''DKW''' is an historic [[automobile|car]] and motorcycle marque. In ...o bought in large numbers for the German Border Police and various foreign military formations within NATO.
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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 ...nstruction equipment, refrigerators, metal casting companies, road surface manufacturers; in all, nearly 100 different companies. The new corporation was arranged
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• Louis Renault
  ...e. As well as winning the bet, Renault received 13 definite orders for the vehicle. Seeing the commercial potential in his ingenuity, he teamed up with his tw ...with the Legion of Honor after the First World War for the success of his military designs, most famously including the revolutionary Renault FT-17 tank.
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• Fluid coupling
  ...ef designer at the Vulcan Works in Stettin.<ref name="mjn">Light and heavy vehicle technology, Malcolm James Nunney, page 317. (Google books link: [http://boo ...m the engine to the input shaft by the motion of the fluid, propelling the vehicle. In this regard, the behavior of the fluid coupling strongly resembles tha
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• Active suspension
  This technology allows car manufacturers to achieve a higher degree of both [[ride quality]] and [[car handling]] by An onboard computer detects body movement from sensors located throughout the vehicle and, using data calculated by opportune control techniques, controls the ac
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• Jowett
  ...Jowett Cars Ltd. Car making started at the new factory in 1920. The first vehicle was the Seven using an enlarged version of the pre-war flat twin first to 8 ...for motor-generator sets continued alongside aircraft components and other military hardware. The company was bought by property developer [[Charles Clore]] in
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• Amphibious vehicle
  An '''amphibious vehicle''' (or simply '''amphibian'''), is a [[vehicle]] or craft, that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on wate ...ars]], [[bus]]es, [[truck]]s, [[Recreational vehicle|RVs]], and [[military vehicle]]s, all the way to the very largest hovercraft. Classic landing craft are g
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