Editing AM General (section)

=== 2004–present ===
In August 2004, it was announced that [[Ronald Perelman]]'s [[MacAndrews & Forbes]] company would form a joint venture with AM General's then-owner, Renco Group, to give Perelman 70% ownership. The deal reportedly cost close to US$1 billion.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Andrew Ross |last1=Sorkin |first2=Danny |last2=Hakim |title=Perelman Seeks Controlling Stake in Maker of Hummer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/business/perelman-seeks-controlling-stake-in-maker-of-hummer.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=10 August 2004 |access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>

In 2008, AM General and the [[MV-1|Vehicle Production Group]] (VPG), of [[Troy, Michigan]], announced that contracts had been signed for AM General to begin producing purpose-built taxi-cabs in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standardtaxi.com/documents/Issue_11.htm |title=VPG Partners with AM General to Build the Standard Taxi! |publisher=Vehicle Production Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815041910/http://www.standardtaxi.com/documents/Issue_11.htm |archive-date=August 15, 2008 |access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref> Production began in October 2011. The first vehicle off the line was presented to Marc Buoniconti, a former linebacker for [[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina|The Citadel]] who was partially paralyzed in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/06/2011-vpg-autos-mv-1-quick-spin-review/ |date=6 October 2011 |title=2011 VPG Autos MV-1 |first=Steven J. |last=Ewing |website=autoblog.com |access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>

In May 2010, [[Azure Dynamics]] announced it had chosen AM General to assemble its electric drivetrain for [[Ford Transit Connect]] vehicles for the North American market at its Livonia, Michigan, factory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100518/BUSINESS01/100518048/1210/AM-General-to-assemble-electric-Transit-Connect |first=Brent |last=Snavely |title=AM General to assemble electric Transit Connect |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>

In September 2013, AM General reached an agreement to purchase the [[United States Department of Energy]]'s secured loan to the [[Vehicle Production Group]] (VPG). Prior to this, AM General acted as the sole vehicle assembler for VPG. As a result of this transaction, AM General created a wholly owned company, Mobility Ventures LLC, to operate the Mobility Vehicle-1 (MV-1) business and receive all VPG assets.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.amgeneral.com/corporate/news/amg-announces-agreement-for-vehicle-production-group |title=AM General Announces Agreement Leading To Ownership And Control Of The Vehicle Production Group |date=5 September 2013 |publisher=AM General |access-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070847/http://www.amgeneral.com/corporate/news/amg-announces-agreement-for-vehicle-production-group |archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, production of the [[Mercedes-Benz R-Class]] began at the Mishawaka assembly plant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/01/27/mercedes-benz-am-general/22413627/ |title=Mercedes-Benz moves R-Class output to AM General |first=Greg |last=Gardner |agency=Detroit Free Press |date=27 January 2015 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> Without this deal, "the German automaker would likely have had to shut down production of the vehicle, currently only sold in China."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20150811/OEM01/150819973/mercedes-r-class-production-launched-at-am-general |title=Mercedes R class production launched at AM General |date=11 August 2015 |first=Nora |last=Naughton |newspaper=Automotive News |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> Production ended in October 2017.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

In July 2020, investment company [[KPS Capital Partners]] acquired AM General from its previous owner, [[MacAndrews & Forbes]].<ref name=kps1/><ref name=pw1>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kps-capital-partners-adquirira-am-general-llc-852949524.html KPS Capital Partners adquirirá AM General LLC] on PR Newswire, 22 Jul 2020</ref>

AM General submitted a prototype to become the [[United States Postal Service]]'s [[Next Generation Delivery Vehicle]], but their entry was not chosen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jalopnik.com/here-are-all-the-mail-trucks-that-didn-t-get-selected-1846349662 |title=Here Are All The Mail Trucks That Didn't Get Selected |last=Rodríguez |first=José Jr. |date=25 February 2021 |website=[[Jalopnik]] |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref>