The Autocar Company is an American specialist manufacturer of severe-duty, Class 7 and Class 8 vocational trucks, with its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. It was started in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October 1897 as a manufacturer of early Brass Era automobiles, and it has built trucks since 1899. Its last cars of its own manufacture were produced in 1911, after which it continued as a maker of severe-duty trucks. White Motor Corporation took the company over in 1953, Volvo Trucks of Sweden took over White Motors in 1981 with Autocar continuing as a separate division, and GVW Group, LLC acquired Autocar in 2001 and revived it as an independent company.
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Started in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October 1897 as a manufacturer of early Brass Era automobiles, and trucks from 1899, Autocar is the oldest surviving motor vehicle brand in the Western Hemisphere.
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Private subsidiary of GVW Group, LLC
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The Autocar Company is an American specialist manufacturer of severe-duty, Class 7 and Class 8 vocational trucks, with its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama.
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The Autocar Company is an American specialist manufacturer of severe-duty, Class 7 and Class 8 vocational trucks, with its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama.
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