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AMC (automobile)
American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history. American Motors' most similar competitors were those automakers that held similar annual sales levels, such as Studebaker, Packard, Kaiser Motors, and Willys-Overland. Their largest competitors were the Big Three—Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. American Motors' production line included small cars—the Rambler American, which began as the Nash Rambler in 1950, AMC Hornet, Hornet, AMC Gremlin, Gremlin, and AMC Pacer, Pacer; intermediate car, intermediate and full-size car, full-sized cars, including the AMC Ambassador, Ambassador, Rambler Classic, AMC Rebel, Rebel, and AMC Matador, Matador; muscle cars, including the AMC Marlin, Marlin, AMC AMX, AMX, and AMC Javelin, Javelin; and early fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeep-Eagle
Jeep-Eagle was the name of the automobile sales division created by the Chrysler, Chrysler Corporation after the United States dollar, US$2 billion takeover of American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1987. The division marketed a variety of vehicles until 1997. The division focused on the commercialisation of Jeep and Eagle (automobile), Eagle brands of vehicles. History The Jeep-Eagle Division consisted mostly of what was left of American Motors after its acquisition by Chrysler. The first group vice president was Joseph E. Cappy, who previously held the post of AMC president and chief executive officer. The new organization was responsible for continuing the promotion, sales, and product engineering for Jeep and the remaining AMC vehicles, most notably the AMC Eagle, Eagle model. It was a method to absorb nearly 1,200 American Motors dealers into Chrysler's distribution system and have them "meet stronger quality standards". The new division gave Chrysler three dealer organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
