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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.
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.
Shahan went to AMC in 1968, driving a Super Stock 390 cu in (6,400 cc) AMX (which was also run sometimes in Pro Stock), while also serving as spokesman off-track. [10] In addition, she was paid a salary and a given personal car. [5] This also enabled her to remain closer to home. [4] The AMX also returned her to a stick shift. [4]
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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.
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 ...
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.
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.