Who is AM General?
AM General is an American vehicle maker based in South Bend, Indiana. It is best known for the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or HMMWV, widely called the Humvee. Its work has centred on specialised military and commercial vehicles rather than a broad range of everyday passenger cars.
AM General models in the official figures
The two model lines listed here are the DJ-5 Post Office and DJ-8 Post Office, both shown for 1984–1985. They belong to the practical, purpose-built side of the company’s story: postal delivery vehicles designed around the needs of mail carriers, rather than family motoring. The DJ-5 was part of the Jeep Dispatcher lineage, a compact delivery vehicle associated with the US Postal Service.
How the range developed
Across the years shown, the range remains focused on these two Post Office models. The DJ-5 and DJ-8 appear over the same period, with no later model line represented here. That gives this slice of AM General’s history a distinctly work-focused character, alongside the company’s better-known military vehicles.
Markets and electrification
The models appear in United States EPA figures. EPA fuel economy ratings use a different test procedure from European WLTP and NEDC figures and Canada’s 5-cycle ratings, so results should be understood within the market’s own testing system. No electric or hybrid version is listed for these model lines.
Questions and answers
Which AM General models appear here?
The DJ-5 Post Office and DJ-8 Post Office, each shown for 1984–1985.
What is AM General best known for?
It is best known for the military HMMWV, commonly called the Humvee, and for making specialised vehicles.
Where do these AM General figures apply?
They apply to the United States EPA market.
Are electric AM General versions listed?
No electric or hybrid version is shown for the DJ-5 Post Office or DJ-8 Post Office.