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U.S. Light Vehicle Production by Manufacturer

Manufacturer19851990199519981999Cars American Motors111,1380000AutoAlliance0184,428149,562167,268165,143BMW0011,87754,80248,394Chrysler Corp. 1,266,070726,753574,184433,631431,827Ford N.A…

computer-aided manufacturing

(Encyclopedia) computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), a form of automation where computers communicate work instructions directly to the manufacturing machinery. The technology evolved from the…

Dublin, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Dublin. 1 Uninc. town (2020 pop. 72,589), Alameda co., W Calif., a growing suburb in the San Francisco–Oakland area. There is light…

Seymour

(Encyclopedia) Seymour. 1 Town (1990 pop. 14,288), New Haven co., SW Conn., on the Naugatuck River; settled c.1678, inc. 1850. The town's manufacturing industries decline since the mid-1900s, but…

Rust Belt

(Encyclopedia) Rust Belt or Rustbelt, economic region in the NE quadrant of the United States, focused on the Midwestern (see Midwest) states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, as well as…

Grove City

(Encyclopedia) Grove City. <1> Village (2020 pop. 41,252), Franklin co., central Ohio. It has some manufacturing. A Thoroughbred track is there.…

Takamine, Jokichi

(Encyclopedia) Takamine, JokichiTakamine, Jokichijōˈkēchē täkäˈmĭnāˌ [key], 1854–1922, Japanese chemist. He served (1881–84) as chemist in the employ of the Japanese government and (1887) organized a…

Murray, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Murray. 1 City (1990 pop. 14,439), seat of Calloway co., SW Ky., near the Tenn. line; inc. 1844. There is light manufacturing. Tobacco and grain are grown, livestock and poultry are…