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Saturn Corporation
former car manufacturing subsidiary of General Motors
Borders Group
international book and music retailer (1971-2011)
General Foods
defunct food company
Cartercar
thumb|Cartercar plant (1915) thumb|Cartercar Model A (1908) thumb|Cartercar (1909) Cartercar was an American automotive manufacturing company established in 1905 in Jackson, Michigan, and founded by Byron J. Carter. After several relocations in other cities, Cartercar was acquired by General Motors in 1909.
Parke-Davis
Parke-Davis is a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Although Parke, Davis & Co. is no longer an independent corporation, it was once America's oldest and largest drug maker, and played an important role in medical history. In 1970 Parke-Davis was acquired by Warner–Lambert, which in turn was acquired by Pfizer in 2000.
Lozier
thumb|250px|1908 Lozier, Model I (i) touring car thumb|Lozier Model H (1908-1910) The Lozier Motor Company was a brass era producer of luxury automobiles in the United States. The company produced automobiles from 1900 to 1918, in Plattsburgh, New York and from 1910, at Detroit, Michigan. ==History== Lozier Motor Company was founded by Henry Abram Lozier, an Indiana-born sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer. After selling his bicycle business, Lozier moved to Plattsburgh to manufacture boat engines. In 1900, he entered the automobile business. At his death in 1903, his son Harry took over t
CBS/Fox Video
American home video entertainment company
Dual-Ghia
Dual-Ghia is a rare, short-lived, automobile make produced in the United States between 1956 and 1958. The idea for a sporty limited production car came from Eugene Casaroll, who controlled specialized vehicle builder Dual-Motors Corporation based in Detroit, Michigan; the name Dual-Ghia is representative of the collaborative efforts between the builder and Carrozzeria Ghia. 117 examples were built.
E-M-F Company
company
Argo
car
WACO Classic Aircraft
American aircraft manufacturer