Lycoia Motors
| Lycoia Motor Company | |
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| Founded | 1905 |
| Location |  United States
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| Models | 23 - See Models |
| Associated brands | Lenard Helsing Aura (Defunct) Secura |
| Factory teams | Power Steering Incorporated Terra International Motorsports Accelerator Motorsports |
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Lycoia Motors (NYSE: LYCM), was founded in 1905 as part of the boom of cheaper automobiles built by assembly line. The original founder, William Lycoia, the great grandson of Japanese Immigrants, was an entrepreneur who saw the benefit of hiring many people to work on assembly lines to mass produce items of value. The items he chose were cars. The first model was named the Quail. The corporate headquarters are in Decatur, IL. Lycoia Motors International is corporate designation the for Lycoia and it's two subsidiary brands of Aura and Secura in markets outside the US and Canada.
It currently owns 40% of the stock in Helsing, a racing development and small scale manufacturer. It will be providing engines for all Helsing chassis in racing series.
History[edit | edit source]
1905 - 2010[edit | edit source]
During the first decades of the company, Lycoia mass-produced vehicles and sold them where the majority of the working class could afford them. During the first World War, the company made ambulance vans for the Allied forces. During the 1920's, the vehicle line expanded from the Quail to include the Rancher, which was the first small truck the company produced. During the Great Depression, the company nearly went bankrupt but had split off its assets to other companies. It regaining them during World War II, where it produced parts for tanks and aircraft during the war for the Allies. The 50's were a hard time for the company after other car companies were more noticed for being "fresh" when it came to designing their cars. This was the era when they took a chance and funded a small race team out of Indianapolis, Indiana. During Lycoia's tenure in racing leagues, the company's brand was more noticed than before but it wasn't as recognized as the main "American brands". Lycoia expanded their reach to several racing series across the globe, the highest before the TM Master Cup was a European Touring Car series. Teams using Lycoia have found moderate success in whatever series they were involved in.
2011 - Now[edit | edit source]
Lycoia is currently engaged with several TM sponsored or controlled series, along with several other organizations spanning the United States and the world. The manufacturer made its debut in the 2011 Round of Indianapolis, surprising many in the series by running in the top five before tire problems forced the car driven by Greg Woodard to pit twice and fall back to 28th. The 2011 Round of Decatur saw the Striker SS being driven for the first time by Teller Motors and the Brute also made another appearance. Both cars didn't handle very well on the track, though the Striker SS had better handling than the Brute. A gaffe made by Terra International Motorsports team owner Gerald Lamb cost the team and the manufacturer a shot in the upcoming 2012 Round of New York. There are rumors that the team may be moving elsewhere for their factory team, although the latest incident only made the move more profound.
Lycoia Motors announced as the 2012 season wound down that they and Power Steering Incorporated struck a deal to become their chassis supplier after Tonare and PSI had a major falling out over hothead Anthony Griffith. 2013 saw issues of inconsistency but Kurt Plissken won his first race in five years at the 2013 Round of Sweden and Greg Woodard won his first TM Master Cup race at the 2013 Round of Wales... among major controversy. The two organizations are planning to continue work together going into the 2014 TM Master Cup Season.
2012 also saw the acquisition of Lycoia by major American manufacturer Lenard Motor Company which agreed to interfere only when on financially damaging
The Striker SS was revived as a redesigned sedan known as the Initiate, it will be released in the 2015 model year. Lycoia has developed it's first electric/gas hybrid named the Independence.
Expansions, Conflicts and Locations[edit | edit source]
Due to the success of the Brute and Interceptor in various racing series. Several plants are being built around the World, primarily in the USA and Canada. Due to company policy, no other plants will be shut down to 'balance' costs or workload. The demand for vehicles from Lycoia has skyrocketed ever since the brand got enough screen time in ARLA and the TM Master Cup Series. Because of the sudden demand for new vehicles, plants are being built in several states, including South Carolina. The NLRB and the UAW have put in a cease and desist order for Lycoia to stop building a plant near the city of Columbia, South Carolina. The reasoning and the Mainstream Media's interpretation of the situation is because the company wants to get revenge on the unions for a strike it pulled years ago in Washington State. The company has repeatedly stated that this is not the case and that they were not shutting down plants in non-right to work states. The company has a strict policy of not forcing it's employees into a union of any kind, instead, allowing the workers choose between electing their own representation (without the dues, the representative(s) then get a slight pay raise for the extra workload). Or going with a union, which comes with the dues, among other things. Lycoia Motors is a right to work company, regardless of which state it's located in. This has gotten it into trouble with the Federal Government in the last year or so. It was also raided by the Department of Justice for 'improper importation of goods'. Except, the company had all the correct paperwork and the country which the goods (wood dash paneling for the higher end vehicles) came from backed up the company and the paperwork. The DoJ told the company if they wanted to manufacturer certain vehicles, they could open a plant in Mexico. The company refused to pull the same move Saar Motor Company did, stating it was focused on remaining loyal to it's customer base and workers.
American and Canadian Locations[edit | edit source]
United States
- Alabama - Factories located near Birmingham, Decatur, Gasden, Mobile and Montgomery.
- Alaska - Factory located near Anchorage.
- Illinois - Former Corporate, now the Midwest Regional Branch/Factories located near Aurora, Bloomington, Carbondale, Decatur, Freeport, Galesburg, Mount Vernon and Quincy.
- Maine - Northeast Regional Branch/Factories located near Augusta, Lewiston and Portland.
- Michigan - Corporate (Located at Lenard's Corporate Headquarters)/Factories located near Grand Rapids, Houghton and Port Huron.
- North Dakota - North Central Regional Branch/Factories located near Bismark, Fargo and Minot.
- South Carolina - Southeast Regional Branch/Factories located near Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg.
- Texas - South Central Regional Branch/Factories located near Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Beaumont, Dallas (Lancaster and Plano), El Paso, Fort Stockton, Houston (Katy), Laredo and Midland/Odessa.
- Tennessee - Factories located near Chattanooga, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, Murfreesboro and Nashville.
- Utah - West Central Regional Branch/Factories located near Logan, Ogden, Provo, St. George and Wendover.
- Washington - Northwest Regional Branch/Factories near Seattle and Spokane.
- Wyoming - Factories located near Casper and Evanston.
Canada
- Alberta - Factories located near Calgary and Edmonton.
- British Columbia - Factory located near Vancouver.
- Manitoba - Factory located near Winnipeg.
- Ontario - Canadian Branch/Factories located near Chatam-Kent, Hamilton, Kingston and Oshawa
- Saskatchewan - Factories located near Regina and Saskatoon.
Other Locations[edit | edit source]
- Asia - Japan (Secura Branch) and South Korea
- Central America/Caribbean - Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama.
- Europe - England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain and Sweden.
- Oceania - Australia and New Zeland.
- South America - Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
Models[edit | edit source]
- H - Hybrid Option Available
- AFS(*) - Alternative Fuel System Option Available
- NG - Natural Gas
- E - Ethanol
- BD - Biodiesel
- D - Diesel
- EL - Electric
Drivetrains[edit | edit source]
- FWD - Front Wheel Drive
- RWD - Rear Wheel Drive
- AWD - All Wheel Drive
- 4WD - Four Wheel Drive
Cars[edit | edit source]
- Infiltrator - Two door muscle car. AFS(NG) RWD AWD
- Illusion - Two or four door hatchback. H/AFS(NG)(D) FWD AWD
- Initiative - Electric Coupe EL FWD AWD
- Islander - Sport sedan H/AFS(NG) RWD AWD
- Imp - Economic sedan. AFS(NG)(D) FWD AWD
- Illusive - Four door family sedan. H/AFS(NG)(D) FWD AWD
- Interceptor - Four door performance sedan. H/AFS(NG)(D) RWD AWD
- Impulse - Four door mid-luxury sedan. H/AFS(NG)(D) FWD AWD
- Invader - Four door luxury sedan. H/AFS(NG)(D) FWD AWD (Replaced the Illuminate after the 2019 Model Year)
- Impact - Four door saloon sedan. H/AFS(NG)(D) FWD AWD
- Independence - Plug in Electric/Gas Hybrid Sedan. FWD AWD (Electric variant to be introduced in 2024)
- Inferno - High performance supercar. H RWD AWD
Stock Car Racing Only Variants[edit | edit source]
- Inquisitor - Used in the upcoming season of TMMC as a spec chassis for Independent Trophy teams.
- Intimidator - Created as a joint PSI-Lycoia venture as a dedicated chassis, heavily based on the refreshed Infiltrator.
SUVs/Crossovers[edit | edit source]
- Merit - Compact Crossover H FWD AWD
- Masquerade - Luxury Mid-size Crossover H FWD AWD
- Matador - Mid-size Crossover H FWD AWD
- Marauder - Small SUV H FWD AWD
- Maelstrom - Luxury Mid-size SUV H FWD AWD
- Mediator - Mid-size SUV H FWD 4WD
- Minuteman - Large SUV, modeled after the HUMVEE. AFS(E) 4WD
Pickup Trucks and Commercial Vehicles[edit | edit source]
- Rebound - Small pickup AFS(NG)(E)(BD) FWD 4WD
- Ravager - Standard pickup AFS(NG)(E)(BD) FWD 4WD (Replaced the Rebel)
- Renegade - Super duty pickup AFS(NG)(E)(BD) FWD 4WD
- Revolt - Baja racing truck AFS(NG)(E)(BD) RWD 4WD
- Revolution - Delivery van AFS(NG)(BD) FWD AWD
- Resolution - Flatbed/Tow Truck AFS(NG)(BD) FWD AWD
- Revolver - Heavy duty delivery van AFS(NG)(BD) FWD AWD
Stock Truck Racing Only Variants[edit | edit source]
- Rhino - Used in a variety of racing series, namely the FARC Truck series
Prototype/Development/Concept[edit | edit source]
- None at the current time
Law Enforcement Models[edit | edit source]
- Investigator PPV - Dedicated Police Pursuit Vehicle modeled after the Invader sedan. AWD
- Marshal PUV - Dedicated Police Utility Vehicle modeled after the Mediator SUV 4WD
2019 Motorsports Teams and Drivers[edit | edit source]
TM Master Cup[edit | edit source]
- Power Steering, Inc.- Kurt Plissken, Greg Woodard, Woody Watts (Lycoia Intimidator)
- David Hetzel Racing Enterprises- Keegan Mallory (Lycoia Inquisitor)
FARC Lowe Dollar Series[edit | edit source]
- Power Surge America- Rip Tyler, Skeeter Farnsworth (Lycoia Interceptor)
- Accelerator Motorsports- Kelly Splison, Mary Jane Bakerman (Lycoia Interceptor)
- Gravity Racing, Inc.- Hunter Blaize (Lycoia Interceptor)
- Big Mac Racing- Meghan Gallagher (Lycoia Interceptor)
- David Hetzel Racing Enterprises- Todd Stater, Shaun Griswald, Tim Burkhalter, Keegan Mallory, Tina Tjorner (Lycoia Interceptor)
- Tannerhill Motorsports- Kaitlyn Tannerhill (Lycoia Interceptor)
Dash Cup Pirelli Stocks Series[edit | edit source]
- Terra International Motorsports- Ashley Ambercroft, Sakura Motoko (Lycoia Interceptor/Impulse)
AmeriCar AC-3[edit | edit source]
- C9 Development- Jacob Josephs (Lycoia Impulse)
- Dwight Johnson Motorsports- Ashley Richardson, TBA (Lycoia Impulse)