AM General

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AM General is an American heavy vehicle manufacturer best known for developing the military Humvee and its civilian counterpart, the Hummer.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf company
vehicle manufacturer
abbreviation AMG
acquiredBy KPS Capital Partners
Rheinmetall AG
collaboratedWith General Motors
country United States
dateFounded 1971
designedFor off-road mobility
developed High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
foundedBy American Motors Corporation
Kaiser Jeep
hasCustomer United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
foreign militaries
hasFacility Mishawaka Assembly Plant
headquartersLocation Mishawaka, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
industry automotive industry
defense industry
knownFor developing the civilian Hummer H1
developing the military Humvee
licensedBrand Hummer
locationCity South Bend
locationCountry United States
locationState Indiana
notableProduct Hummer H1
Humvee
M151 MUTT
M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck
M939 series 5-ton 6x6 truck
RATTLR electric delivery van
origin spun off from American Motors Corporation
parentCompany American Motors Corporation
KPS Capital Partners
L3Harris Technologies
MacAndrews & Forbes
predecessor Jeep Corporation
Kaiser Jeep
productType commercial vehicles
light tactical vehicles
military trucks
role defense contractor
specializesIn heavy-duty off-road vehicles
military vehicle design
vehicle assembly for government contracts
supplies tactical vehicles to the U.S. military

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hummer
Humvee
M1026
M1151
M998
manufacturer
M1044
hasManufacturer

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