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  2. Vehicle identification number - Wikipedia

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    VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...

  3. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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    A typical 12 V, 40 Ah lead-acid car battery. An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle.. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle.

  4. Timeline of North American automobiles - Wikipedia

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    (No civilian vehicles were made this year) 1944. Willys-Overland CJ-1 (1944) ... Renault Le Car (1983-1985) (Canada only) Shelby Charger (1983-1987) 1984

  5. Automotive industry in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Among the 17 vehicles assembled in Canada, [needs update] excluding assembly costs, the amount of Canadian parts content in the average vehicle assembled in Canada was $4,105 in 2016 or 17.2% of the overall parts content, according to a study by DesRosiers. [3] The number has fluctuated between 25.6% and as low as 13% in recent years. [3]

  6. History of the battery - Wikipedia

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    This was known as the trough battery. [4] Volta himself invented a variant that consisted of a chain of cups filled with a salt solution, linked together by metallic arcs dipped into the liquid. This was known as the Crown of Cups. These arcs were made of two different metals (e.g., zinc and copper) soldered together.

  7. What is a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)? - AOL

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    Identify a stolen car: A VIN check conducted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau can reveal whether the car has been reported stolen previously. When shopping for a used vehicle, this step is ...

  8. List of Canadian inventions, innovations, and discoveries

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    Canada Dry Ginger Ale – a dry ginger ale invented by John J. McLaughlin in 1904 under the name of "Pale Ginger Ale", before it was patented in 1907 under "Canada Dry Ginger Ale". [ 3 ] Canola Oil – developed from natural rapeseed (a plant from the turnip family) by National Research Council Canada (NRCC) personnel in the 1970s, containing a ...

  9. General Motors Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 1907, the "McLaughlin Motor Car Company" was founded in Ontario by Samuel McLaughlin. [5] The first year saw the sale of 154 McLaughlin cars. [6]McLaughlin and William C. Durant, respectively the biggest carriage builders in Canada and the United States, contracted for Durant's Buick to supply McLaughlin with power trains for 15 years.