About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 127. Chapters: Chrysler Building, Jeep, Dodge, American Motors, Overland Automobile, Eagle, History of Chrysler, Imperial, Duesenberg, Nash Motors, Plymouth, Nash-Healey, Indiana State Police Pension Trust v. Chrysler, Chrysler Chapter 11 reorganization, DaimlerChrysler-Mitsubishi alliance, Hudson Motor Car Company, DeSoto, Nash Ambassador, Willys, TorqueFlite, Chrysler Australia, Knight Engine, Street and Racing Technology, Ram Trucks, Diamond-Star Motors, Chrysler Canada, Thomas B. Jeffery Company, Jeep-Eagle, Maxwell automobile, Chrysler Europe, BlueTec, Global Electric Motorcars, Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, Corinthian leather, Envi, Chrysler Proving Grounds, Kaiser Jeep, Kook's Tour, Fargo Trucks, MollerGruppen, Chrysler Financial, Highway Hi-Fi, Chrysler air raid siren, Willys-Knight, Nash 600, Multi-Displacement System, Mopar, R/T, Forward Look, Hurst Hemi Under Glass, Aero Warriors, Chrysler UK, Chrysler UConnect, Chrysler-Plymouth, Electronic Voice Alert, Stearns-Knight, Walter P. Chrysler Museum. Excerpt: American Motors Corporation (AMC) was an American automobile company formed by the 1954 merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history. George W. Mason was the architect of the merger to reap benefits from the strengths of the two firms to battle the much larger "Big Three" automakers (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler). Within a year George W. Romney took over, reorganized the company and focused the future of AMC on a new small car line. By the end of 1957 the original Nash and Hudson brands were completely phased out. The company struggled at first, but sales of the Rambler took off. Its cars were frequent winners in Mobil Economy Runs and Ramblers became America's third most popular car during the early 1960s. In the mid-1...
