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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]
General Motors looks to expand the plant's facilities and influence in the North American and Global Auto industries, [20] and as of 2021, was the company's largest plant in North America. [1] In January 2019, General Motors said it has invested $2 billion into the complex since 2010. [21]
Vowels not used in the 123-ABC, ABC-123 serial formats. I, O and Q not used in the A12-34B, 1A2-3B4 and 12A-B34 formats. [3] In spring 2020, some plates were manufactured at the Wynne License Plate Plant in Texas using a darker shade of green after a tornado damaged Tennessee's license plate manufacturing facility. [5] February 2011 – April 2016
Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Michael Moore, in his directorial debut.Moore portrays the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's action of closing several auto plants in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, reducing GM's employees in that area from 80,000 in 1978 to about 50,000 in 1992.
In 1910, Marathon Motor Works was created to produce the Marathon automobile, named out of the enthusiasm for things Greek which had grown out of the 1904 Olympics. [1] [2] 1909 saw a two-model lineup, roadster and touring car, powered by 35 HP 4-cylinder engines. Both were open bodies (tops were optional) and sold for about $1,500.
The Tri-Cities region was formerly a single Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); due to the U.S. Census Bureau's revised definitions of urban areas in the early 2000s, it is now a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with two metropolitan components: Johnson City and Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA.
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).