Re: [DMCForum] Re: New poll for DMCForum

[Andrei Cular <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes AMC was the parent company however they started AMG just for 
military vehicals in 1971.  The humvee was never built under the AMC 
name.  Probably at some time AMC and AMG worked out of the same offices 
but as far as the govt. was concirned they were two independantly run 
companies.


Andrei

therealdmcvegas wrote:

>Same website, different story:
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>http://www.amgeneral.com/corporate_history.php/amSid/e63db049895f141b3
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>AMC was the parent company to AMG.
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>-Robert
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>>Sorry it is AMG not AMC
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>http://www.amgeneral.com/vehicles.php/amSid/a8db6122650d23419dd69c2d5d
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>>>Hummer invented by American Motors Company, to replace the Jeep in 
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>>>AMC makes own dedicated military division, AM General. Not 
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