General Vehicle Company

General Vehicle Company
FormerlyVehicle Equipment Company
TypeTruck and Car Company
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1907 (1907)
Defunct1920 (1920)
HeadquartersLong Island City, US
ProductsTrucks ; cars
General Vehicle Company (1908)
G.V. gasoline engine model F (1913-1918) [1]
GV 0.5 t delivery van (1914)
GV Bus 20 passengers (1914)
GV Trucks (1915)
GV advertisement (1912)
GV advertisement (1915)
G.V. Electric Trucks advertisement (1915)
GV advertisement (1916)

The General Vehicle Company of Long Island City, was a truck manufacturer.

History

The company was founded in 1907 in Long Island City, in the U.S. state of New York, as the successor to the Vehicle Equipment Company. The first vehicles were electrically powered passenger cars, and from 1908, commercial vehicles were also produced, also equipped with electric motors. The brand name was GV. Starting in 1913, trucks with gasoline engines were built under a license from the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, alongside they still-produced electric vehicles. In 1915, there was a merger with the truck division of the Peerless Motor Car Corporation. Production of GV vehicles continued until 1920. By the end of 1911, 1,000 vehicles had already been produced. The order situation for 1912 was good. [2] In 1914, total production of 4,000 GV electric vehicles was exceeded. The production went to around 900 different customers, with the electric industry forming the main focus with around 25%, or 1,000 vehicles. [3] In 1916, a production number of 5,000 vehicles was reached.

Products

In 1913, six different models were produced.

In 1916 [4]

  • GV Mercedes 6 t, $4.500
  • GV 2t, $2.600
  • GV 3.5 t, $3.250
  • GV 5 t, $3.700


The pre-assigned serial numbers only indicate the maximum possible production quantity.

YearProduction figuresWheel baseLoad capacitySerial number
(1901)Vehicle Equipment Company56 [5]
(1903)Vehicle Equipment Company303 [6]
1907↓1170 [7]
1908↓
1909↓
1910↓1897 [8]
19111,0002131, 2252 [9]
1912~ 1,0002873
1913~ 1,0003545 [10]
1914~ 1,0003840 [11]
1915~ 1,000
1916 [12]2261 mm0,45 to
2642 mm0,9 to
2858 mm2 to
3366 mm3,5 to
3594 mm5 to
1917
1918
1919
1920

References

  1. ↑ "General Vehicle Model F". Motor truck; the national authority of power haulage v. 4 (1913). 1913-10-01. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  2. ↑ "General Vehicle Company booked orders". Power wagon no.86-91 1912. 1912-02-01. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  3. ↑ "General Vehicle Company Thirteen Years of Progress". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1914-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  4. ↑ "General Vehicle Company 1916". The Commercial vehicle v. 15 (1916-1917). 1914-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  5. ↑ "No.56 General Vehicle Company". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1915-10-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  6. ↑ "No.303 General Vehicle Company". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1915-10-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  7. ↑ "No.1170 General Vehicle Company". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1915-10-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  8. ↑ "No.1897 General Vehicle Company". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1915-04-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  9. ↑ "No.2131 General Vehicle Company". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1915-04-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  10. ↑ "No.3545 General Vehicle Company". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1915-04-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  11. ↑ "No.3840 General Vehicle Company". "G.V." central station bulletin v. 1-3 (Jan. 1914-Jan. 1916). 1914-07-01. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  12. ↑ "Specifications General Vehicle Company". Electric vehicles v.8-9(1916). 1916-12-01. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
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