Griffin Motor Group

**The History Behind The Griffin Manufacturing and Motor Group**

The Griffin Manufacturing and Motor Group was initially founded in 1887 by Winston P. Sunderland, in what became Detroit Michigan. Winston was focused on making a mass-producible vehicle, starting with a tiny, 3-cylinder diesel engine and stuffing it into a small horse-carriage, connecting the front wheels to the engine via a steel driveshaft that was made at his already-successful steel mill and smithy shop, Sunderland Steel and Aluminum. He eventually put together a massive demonstration for his new "Superior Luxury Automobile", as he called it, throwing in Superior to increase the connection to his home state of Michigan and to trump all other luxury manufacturers. This demonstration ended in over 1 million orders of the chassis and bodies from various coach builders. Sunderland didn't like that, so he converted his steel foundry into a body-making factory, emblazoning the front grill of each new motor carriage with his favorite mythical animal, the Griffin. However, he kept the best secrets to himself, including custom heavy-frame coaches for work at his steel foundry, guiding trains and pulling and pushing around various carts full of metal. A reporter writing a new story on this massive success saw these carts and asked Winston if he planned to sell them. This was in 1900, and the Workman pickup truck series is still going strong over 100 years later, becoming the best selling pickup truck around the world. When both World Wars broke out, the Griffin Automotive Company converted its factories for building tanks, heavy bombers, and military trucks. Sunderland was very politically active, becoming one of the first companies to adopt worker's union protocols for union laborers, but allowing hired workers in other divisions to stay away from labor unions. They also are very forward about their efforts, being one of the first companies to actively seek out women for higher management positions, and diligently hiring people based on background checks. Griffin Manufacturing and Motor Group likes to think forward, and as of December 2019, they have patented over 1000 new technologies to put in their vehicles.

## Griffin Motor Group

### Products

Conventional vehicles, fleet vehicles, racing vehicles, conventional and electric powerplants

### Headquarters

- The Sunderland Building, or "the Silver Bar", Detroit Michigan- Heavy Truck Division, Houston Texas- Chimera Project, Los Angeles, California- Argus Division, Nashville Tennessee and Edinburgh, Scotland- Europe HQ, Berlin, Germany- Asia HQ, Osaka, Japan- Oceania HQ, Sydney, Australia- Central and South America HQ, Mexico City

### Key people

- Carson H. Sunderland: Current CEO and President- Tony Jackson, Manager of the Argus Divison and Heavy Truck Division- Chelsea Dayliss, Manager of the Chimera Project- Carlos Rodriguez, President of Central and South America Division- Henrich Schmidt, President of European Division- Rodney Ji, President of Asia Division- Colin Rockwell, President of Oceania Division

### Divisions

7 divisions: 3 conventional manufacturers, 1 coachbuilder, 1 skunkworks, 2 engine manufacturers.

**Griffin Now: The Science Behind America's Oldest Car Company**

Griffin is indisputably America's oldest and largest car company in terms of size and volume. They have divisions all over the world to connect the continents together in their network of vehicle markets, for smooth, effective transition of markets. The main HQ, as many fondly call it, is the "Silver Bar", in Detroit, a massive skyscraper looming over the Detroit streets. There are also numerous other headquarter buildings around the world for various divisions, such as in Berlin, the Europe HQ establishes Griffin's presence in the Europe and Africa markets In Osaka, Japan, Griffin establishes a presence in the Asian markets, etc. But most importantly, Griffin's main manufacturing plants are in the U.S. for everything from Heavy-duty linehaulers such as the Heywood Hauler, and it's successor, the hybrid-electric Heywood Lightning, to small passenger cars such as the Albatross and fleet-ready Albatross PPV.

Griffin Motor Group Model List

**Griffin's Technological Achievements**

**Cruise Control Package:** Now, this may not sound like much, but "Cruise Control" is the codename for the self-autonomy package designed for SLA and SLA Coachbuilt vehicles. It incorporates level 5 autonomous features, along with over 300 hidden cameras, sensors, and other technology, seamlessly into the vehicle's framework, allowing said vehicles to effortlessly make lane changes, turns, recognize obstacles, and more.

**Active Intelligent Function:** The Active Intelligent Function menu in all GMMG vehicles, or AIF menu, allows a person to change settings individually on their vehicle for optimum driver engagement, such as turning off the active HUD, changing the suspension setting so that it suits the terrain, etc. There are also up to 9 preset modes that all AIF equipped vehicles come with: road, dirt, sand, snow, steep terrain, heavy-duty, eco, sport, and sport+.

**Power Pack:** The power pack is available for all Griffin vehicles and includes an ECU reflash, a freer-flowing exhaust, and many more parts that actively work to increase power measures in the engine while remaining ecologically friendly.

**Platinum Package**: This is a specialty package for all vehicles in the GMMG lineup that upgrades your vehicle to the highest standard of driving possible, with advanced driver technology to keep you and your passengers safe, Hand made leather seating with an advanced luxury Head-up OLED display, and more. It also frees up your engine's capabilities, recalibrates the suspension, transmission, and driving wheels for the most involved, but comfortable driving experience possible. Only vehicles of higher trim levels form each brand can be modified. This package is special order, direct from subsidiary brand SLA Coachbuilt.