The Willys Jeep was introduced into Allied Military service during WW2Â and was used in all theatres of war. After an initial run of 1500 vehicles, the Willys Jeep went into mass production at the beginning of 1941 and reached a total output of 640,000 units out of which 277,000 pieces were produced by Ford under a licensing agreement, its modern equivalent is still used today.
In 1940, after World War II had broken out, the US general staff ordered various factories to design a light multi-purpose vehicle with all-wheel drive. The American Bantam Company, Willys Overland, and Ford Motor Co. competed with each other. Willys prototype was chosen, which, after an initial run of 1500 vehicles, went into mass production at the beginning of 1941 and reached a total output of 640.000 units out of which 277.000 pieces were produced by Ford under a licensing agreement. This shows that the Jeep was the most widely produced light vehicle of the war industry during World War II.
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