American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) was founded in 1997 in

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

, United States, and is a manufacturer of off-road and overland

vehicle A vehicle (from la, vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters for disabled people), railed vehicles (trains, trams), ...

parts and accessories, as well as

turnkey A turnkey, a turnkey project, or a turnkey operation (also spelled turn-key) is a type of project that is constructed so that it can be sold to any buyer as a completed product. This is contrasted with build to order, where the constructor builds ...

off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle, sometimes referred to as an overland or adventure vehicle, is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface. It is generally characterized by having large tires with de ...

packages, primarily based on

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s, but since 2015 also on

Ram Pickup The Ram pickup (marketed as the Dodge Ram until 2010) is a full-size pickup truck manufactured by Stellantis North America (formerly Chrysler Group LLC and FCA US LLC) and marketed from 2010 onwards under the Ram Trucks brand. The current f ...

s. Michael Chetcuti and business partner, Michael Collins, bought into the 15-year-old business in 2006 as partners with founder Dave Harriton. All AEV parts are designed and tested in

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, where the company's R&D facilities are located. In 2007, AEV expanded near

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by establishing a corporate office, vehicle build facility, and warehouse in Commerce Township and

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. Today, over 90% of their products are manufactured within 200 miles of Detroit.

Automotive models

Jeep Wrangler JK based

* AEV Wrangler JK200/JK250/JK350 * AEV Filson Edition Wrangler In 2011 AEV presented their first concept for an extended, double cab pickup, based on the Wrangler Unlimited. The

AEV Brute AEV Brute is the first American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) Brute was built in 2004. History The first American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) Brute was built in 2004 after the company was founded in 1997. More information on the history of AEV can be ...

Double Cab DC250 and DC350 went into production in 2013, later augmented with a Filson Edition. Production of the JK-based Brute was retired after four years in 2017.

Ram Pickup based

* AEV Prospector * AEV Prospector XL

References

External links

* {{Automotive industry in the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Montana

Automotive models

Jeep Wrangler JK based

Ram Pickup based

See also

References

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