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Roy Dikeman Chapin Jr. (September 21, 1915 – August 5, 2001) was the chairman and chief executive officer of American Motors Corporation (AMC). Chapin's father, Roy D. Chapin Sr., was one of the co-founders of the Hudson Motor Car Company; Hudson later merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation in 1954 to form American Motors.
However, "AMC used cars, as far back as 1967, had the advantage of good warranty coverage … so most owners were conscious of low-cost car maintenance … AMC units became some of the very best buys on the used car market" by 1975. [59] The 1977 Gremlin had redesigned headlights, grille, rear hatch, and fascia.
Shahan began racing in the 1950s. She and her husband (who served as flagman {starter} for the Visalia drag strip on weekends [4]) owned and raced two Chevrolets, one a 1955, later a daily-driven 1956 with a (then-new) 265 cu in (4,340 cc) small-block V8. [4] Both raced, at first; Shahan (like Muldowney) proved the better driver. [4]
In 1962, Meyers was appointed director of purchasing for American Motors Corporation in Detroit, where he assumed a succession of executive roles. [2] In charge of product development, Meyers introduced AMC's innovative "AMC Buyer Protection Plan" that included the industry's first 12-month or 12,000-mile (19,000 km) bumper-to-bumper warranty. [9]
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Willys and Kaiser merged in 1953. Mason brought together Nash and the Hudson Motor Car Company to cut costs and strengthen their sales organizations to meet the intense competition from the Big Three. [7] This merger occurred on May 1, 1954 to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). At the same time, he tried to bring Studebaker and Packard ...
AMC, in contrast, has raised roughly $2.2 billion over the past two years, fueled by last year's meme stock frenzy. AMC moved lower on Cineworld's bankruptcy news with shares down about 2% in ...
American Motors Corporation (AMC), looking to expand their product line, had on a couple of occasions entered into negotiations with Kaiser executives with the intent of purchasing the company. The deal was finalized in 1970, and Kaiser Jeep became "Jeep Corporation," a wholly owned subsidiary of AMC.