Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Wixom Performance Build Center (also called PBC) is a 100,000 square feet General Motors high performance engine factory in Wixom, Michigan. History.
Wixom was the most profitable plant in the industry during the 1980s when Cadillac downsized its lineup and lost ground to Lincoln. Due to Lincoln's falling sales, Ford announced on January 23, 2006, it would sell the Wixom plant in 2007 as part of its The Way Forward. Some analysts argued that the plant might not be closed.
Wixom (/ ˈ w ɪ k s ə m / WIK-səm) is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.A northwestern suburb of Detroit, Wixom is located roughly 30 miles (48.3 km) from downtown Detroit.
Wixom Lake was a reservoir in the U.S. state of Michigan from 1925 to 2020. [1] It was named after Frank Wixom, who was instrumental in building the Edenville Dam . [ 2 ] Unusual for its size, Wixom Lake boasts a lighthouse on Musselman Island.
The Lincoln Motor Company was founded in August 1917 by Henry Leland and his son Wilfred. Among the founders of Cadillac, Leland had sold Cadillac to General Motors in 1909; staying on as an executive, he left in 1917 over a dispute with GM President William Durant regarding war production.
Wixom is a surname originating in England. It is a relatively rare last name, with only 1,371 people in the United States possessing the last name. The surname is thought to originate from the town of Wickham, Hampshire in England. [1] Notable people with the name include: Emma Nevada (née Wixom), [2] American operatic soprano
Premier Ltd [4] (formerly known as The Premier Automobiles Limited) [5] was an Indian automotive manufacturer company, based in Mumbai. [6] The company was owned by the Walchand Group and was established by Walchand Hirachand as Premier Automobiles Ltd (PAL) in 1944 with the encouragement and support of Sir. M. Visvesvaraya.
Rosemary Mix Wixom (born 26 December 1948) [1] was the general president of the Primary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2010 to 2016. She was the twelfth general president of the Primary, the organization that is responsible for the instruction of the church's children ages three to eleven.