Associated Motor Industries

Not related to Associated Motor Industries Sdn Bhd of Malaysia or the fictional National Motors Corporation.

Associated Motor Industries of Dayton, Ohio was founded in 1922. It was a merger of a number of existing automobile, truck, and parts manufacturers with the intention of standardising production and obtaining economies of scale. The company was renamed the National Motors Corporation in 1923. By 1924 it had ceased production.

Merged Companies

The companies initially involved were:

Company Directors

The company officers were:

Initial intention

At its commencement that company stated that it intended to reduce prices without reducing wages, provide $35 million in dealers fiannce funding, employ 20,000 skilled mechanics, continue manufacturing all existing makes in greater numbers, and freight free anywhere east of the Rocky Mountains.[1]

References

  1. $80,000,000 merger of auto companies, New York Times, 2 July 1922
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