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TriStar Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that used to compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.The team competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series primarily during the early to mid 1990s, suspending racing operations in 1997 and continuing on as Tri-Star Motors, and later Pro Motor Engines, supplying engines to many NASCAR teams prior to returning to ...
The Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant was announced on October 31, 1980, for the production of Datsun pickup trucks. [5] The company had also considered two locations in Georgia, but ultimately chose the Tennessee site due to its central location within the U.S. automotive market and the ability to transport parts to the site at a lower cost. [6]
Spring Hill Manufacturing is an automotive manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, United States, owned and operated by General Motors.The plant currently assembles the Cadillac Lyriq and Acura ZDX crossover SUVs for the North American market, and also includes powertrain, stamping and molding operations. [1]
The museum was established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in October 2002 by Jeff Lane, [2] beginning with his personal collection of 70–80 vehicles in Nashville's former American Bread Company bakery (1951-1994).
The real Landmaster is powered by a 390-cubic-inch (6.4 L) Ford engine, and uses the rear-ends of two commercial trucks and an Allison automatic truck transmission. It features a fully functional, custom-built "tri-star" wheel arrangement, which could actually help it crawl over boulders. All 12 wheels are driven, but only eight are normally in ...
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [2]
Tuckers Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. It is located at the intersection of Tennessee State Route 141, Linwood Road, and Big Springs Road. The community has one hair salon, one gas station (formerly known as the Linwood BP but recently bought by Marathon), two community softball fields, an ...
The auto industry is a key component of the U.S. economy. Economists used 2007–2008 data to build estimates of what a shutdown would cost in summer 2008, in order to set benchmarks to help policy makers understand the impact of bankruptcies. Such estimates were widely discussed among policy makers in late 2008. [40]