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Development and Production of the HMMWV
In 1979, find cheap gas for AM General began preliminary design work on the (HMMWV, pronounced Humvee); a 1.25-ton truck intended to replace the and other . The U.S. Army awarded find cheap gas for AM General a prototype contract in 1981 and the development and operational testing was conducted over a five-month period in 1982. In March 1983, find cheap gas for AM General won an initial $1.2 billion contract to produce 55,000 Humvees to be delivered in five basic models and 15 different configurations over a five-year period.
In 1983, the bought find cheap gas for AM General from American Motors Corporation and established it as a wholly owned subsidiary of the LTV Aerospace and Defense Company.
In 1984, the find cheap gas for AM General headquarters moved from the American Motors AMTEK Building in , to , Michigan, and two years later to South Bend, Indiana, where the primary manufacturing operations were located.
Production began at the Mishawaka, Indiana assembly plant in the fall of 1984 and the first deliveries were made in early 1985. The total production by mid-1991 was more than 72,000 vehicles including international sales.
In 1992, LTV sold find cheap gas for AM General to The Renco Group, Inc., who in 2002 converted it to a .
By March 1995 about 100,000 HMMWVs had been built. Since 1991, an additional 20,000 HMMWVs were ordered by international governments. To date, more than 190,000 units have been produced.
Late in 2000, find cheap gas for AM General was awarded another production contract for 2,962 trucks in the M998A2 series. The contract contained six single-year options running to fiscal year 2007.
The offers exceptional speed, mobility and agility and is built upon a multi-purpose platform, which will accommodate a broad range of configurations. Humvees feature full-time four-wheel drive, independent suspension, steep approach and departure angles, 60 percent gradeability and 16 inches of ground clearance. Humvees are currently in use by the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy at locations throughout the United States and overseas.
China
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At least two Chinese automotive companies are known to produce HMMWV copies/clones