American Expedition Vehicles

American Expedition Vehicles

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Automotive industry
Founded	1997
Founder	Dave Harriton
Headquarters	Missoula, Montana^[1]
Area served	North America & Caribbean Region
Key people	Dave Harriton (President), Michael Chetcuti (Owner), Michael Collins (Owner)
Products	Pickup trucks, Aftermarket accessories, stamped steel off-road bumpers, off-road suspension systems, engine conversions, wheels, knives, T-shirts
Website	aev-conversions.com

American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) was founded in 1997 in Montana, United States, and is a manufacturer of off-road and overland vehicle parts and accessories, as well as turnkey off-road vehicle packages, primarily based on Jeep Wranglers,^[2]^[3] but since 2015 also on Ram Pickups.^[4] Michael Chetcuti and business partner, Michael Collins, bought into the 15-year-old business in 2006 as partners with founder Dave Harriton.^[5]

All AEV parts are designed and tested in Missoula, Montana, where the company's R&D facilities are located. In 2007, AEV expanded near Detroit, Michigan by establishing a corporate office, vehicle build facility, and warehouse in Commerce Township and Wixom, Michigan.^[1]^[4] Today, over 90% of their products are manufactured within 200 miles of Detroit.^[3]^[6]

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.^[7] The AEV Brute Double Cab DC250 and DC350 went into production in 2013,^[8]^[9] later augmented with a Filson Edition. Production of the JK-based Brute was retired after four years in 2017.^[10]

Ram Pickup based

AEV Prospector
AEV Prospector XL

References

^ ^a ^b "Offices". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ "Jeep Wrangler AEV Hemi Conversion". 20 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Company".
^ ^a ^b "Company History". Archived from the original on 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
^ "High gear, low volume". 13 July 2012.
^ "The AEV Brute Double Cab is the Jeep Pickup You Always Wanted". 23 October 2013.
^ "AEV Reveals Four-Door Jeep Brute Double Cab". Complex Networks.
^ "Quick Spin: American Expedition Vehicles Brute Double Cab". Fox News. 10 October 2016.
^ "AEV Jeep Brute Double Cab Hemi First Drive - Motor Trend". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31.
^ "American Expedition Vehicles - Brute Double Cab". Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-23.