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 * 1879 &mdash; George B. Selden files a sweeping patent on the automobile.
 * 1899 &mdash; Olds Motor Works is formed from Olds Motor Vehicle and Olds Gasoline Engine Works.
 * 1997 &mdash; Chrysler Corporation and BMW agree to build the Tritec engine plant in Brazil.
 * 2003 &mdash; General Motors' Oklahoma City Assembly plant is destroyed by a tornado. It was reopened just 53 days later after a frantic reconstruction.