In 1904, Ransom E. Olds left the Olds Motor Works and formed the R.E. Olds Motor Car Company, then quickly changed to REO Motor Car Company to avoid a lawsuit from the Olds Motor Works. The REO Motor Car Company was based Lansing, Michigan and produced automobiles and trucks from 1905 to 1975.

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