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. 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. In 1916, a production number of 5,000 vehicles was reached.
Products In 1913, six different models were produced.
In 1916 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.
Year Production figures Wheel base Load capacity Serial number (1901) Vehicle Equipment Company 56 (1903) Vehicle Equipment Company 303 1907↓ 1170 1908↓ 1909 ↓ 1910↓ 1897 19111,000 2131, 2252 1912~ 1,000 2873 1913 ~ 1,000 3545 1914~ 1,000 3840 1915 ~ 1,000 1916 2261 mm 0,45 to 2642 mm 0,9 to 2858 mm 2 to 3366 mm 3,5 to 3594 mm 5 to 1917 1918 1919 1920
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