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AM General also acquired Department of Defense contracts for medium and heavy trucks, including the M151 series, [30] 2 1/2 ton M35 series, and 5 ton M809 series in the 1970s, then the M939 series in the 1980s. In 2005, AM General was contracted to take over militarization, sales, and marketing of LSSV vehicles. [31] [6]
Meyers was succeeded as chairman by former American Motors president W. Paul Tippett Jr. [124] At the time, Tippett was a member of American Motors management for only three years [122] but had overseen almost all vehicle-making operations during his time as president. [125] Jose Dedeurwaerder, a Renault manager, replaced Tippet as president.
Volvo Trucks (Swedish: Volvo Lastvagnar) is a truck manufacturing division of Volvo based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Trucks was a separate company within Volvo. The Volvo Group was reorganised on 1 January 2012 and as a part of the process, Volvo Trucks ceased to be a separate company and was instead incorporated into Volvo Group Trucks along ...
In 1984 PACCAR posted record sales in its history of $2.25 billion. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] In the mid-1980s, PACCAR share of Class 8 trucks dropped to about 18% owing to aggressive competition from Freightliner Trucks , which is a subsidiary of Daimler AG and the merged operations of Volvo White and General.
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
Renault Véhicules Industriels (which included Mack Trucks, but not Renault's stake in Irisbus) was sold to Volvo during January 2001, and Volvo renamed it Renault Trucks in 2002. Renault became AB Volvo's biggest shareholder, with a 19.9% stake (in shares and voting rights) as part of the deal. [28] Renault increased its shareholding to 21.7% ...
A variety of General Motors EV’s line up to take people around a track during the 2025 Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place in Detroit on Friday, Jan.10, 2025.
1984 in motoring deals with developments in the automotive industry throughout 1984 by various automobile manufacturers, grouped by country. The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells motor vehicles , and is one of the Earth's most important economic sectors by revenue.