Autocar Company produces specialized trucks, mainly for the waste transport industry. It started her activity in 1899 in Pennsylvania as a manufacturer of cars Brass Era.
In turn, this company was acquired by Volvo Trucks in 1980 together with Autocar. In 2001, Autocar was sold to Grand Vehicle Works Holdings, which continued to use this brand as a name for its truck line.
Initially, the company was called the Pittsburgh Motor Vehicle Company and was based in Pittsburgh. However, she soon changed her name to Autocar and moved to Addmor.
In 1907 the company decided to concentrate its efforts on commercial transport, and today the brand Autocar is known precisely as a truck manufacturer.
The firm took 85th place in the ranking of US corporations by the value of contracts with the military. Civilian production was resumed in 1944, and sales increased significantly.
It replaced the "Blue Streak" engines with its own "Mustang". The production of gasoline trucks ended in 1965.