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1879 — George B. Selden files a sweeping patent on the automobile.
1899 — Olds Motor Works is formed from Olds Motor Vehicle and Olds Gasoline Engine Works.
1997 — Chrysler Corporation and BMW agree to built the Tritec engine plant in Brazil.
2003 — General Motors' Oklahoma City Assembly plant is destroyed by a tornado. It was reopened just 53 days later after a frantic reconstruction.
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