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The new corporation would be called the American Motors Corporation. An earlier corporation with the same name, co-founded by Louis Chevrolet, had existed in Plainfield, New Jersey, from 1916 through 1922 before merging into the Bessemer–American Motors Corporation.
Roy Dikeman Chapin Sr. (February 23, 1880 – February 16, 1936) was an American industrialist and a co-founder of Hudson Motor Company, the predecessor of American Motors Corporation. He also served as the United States secretary of commerce from August 8, 1932, to March 3, 1933, during the final months of the administration of President ...
Founded in 1899 as 'Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company' and acquired by General Motors in 1908. Cadillac: Founded as Henry Ford Company in 1901, renamed to Cadillac following Henry Ford's departure in 1902. Acquired by General Motors in 1909. Chevrolet: Founded in 1911 and acquired by General Motors in 1918. GMC: Founded in 1900 as the Grabowsky ...
Nash Motors was founded in 1916 by former General Motors president Charles W. Nash, who acquired the Thomas B. Jeffery Company. [3] Jeffery's best-known automobile was the Rambler whose mass production from a plant in Kenosha began in 1902. The 1917 Nash Model 671 was the first vehicle produced to bear the name of the new company's founder. [4]
Abraham Edward Barit [1] (August 30, 1890 – July 14, 1974) was an American industrialist who served as the president and CEO of the Hudson Motor Car Company from 1936 to 1954 when Hudson merged with Nash Motors to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). Barit served on the board of AMC following the merger of the two automakers.
Evans is credited with turning the company around from the strategy of matching the Big Three American automakers (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler) nearly model for model that was promoted by Roy Abernethy. American Motors struggled during 1966, a year considered "the biggest auto boom in history," and was counting on its redesigned 1967 ...
Joseph E. Cappy (born May 13, 1934) is an American business executive who was the final president and chief executive officer of American Motors Corporation and the first president and CEO of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group.
Roy Abernethy (September 29, 1906 – February 28, 1977) was an American automobile industry executive, and CEO of American Motors Corporation (AMC) from February 1962 to January 1967. Before AMC, Abernethy had been with Packard Motors and Willys-Overland. Abernethy replaced George W. Romney, who resigned from AMC to become Governor of Michigan.