American Motors Corporation

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American Motors Corporation was a major American automobile manufacturer best known for producing compact cars and later spawning the AM General division that built military and utility vehicles.

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American Motors Corporation canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile manufacturer
defunct company
acquired Kaiser Jeep
surface form: Kaiser Jeep Corporation
acquiredBy Chrysler
acquisitionDate 1970
competedWith Chrysler
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Studebaker Corporation
surface form: Studebaker-Packard Corporation
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created AM General
dissolved 1987
focus compact car segment
formationMethod corporate merger
foundedBy George W. Mason
Hudson Motor Car Company
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
headquartersLocation Detroit
Michigan
United States of America
surface form: United States
inception 1954
industry automotive industry
keyPerson George W. Romney
Gerald C. Meyers
Roy D. Chapin Jr.
knownFor Jeep
surface form: Jeep vehicles

compact cars
economy cars
legacy influence on compact car design in the United States
mergedFrom Hudson Motor Car Company
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
notableInnovation early focus on fuel-efficient compact cars
first mass-produced U.S. crossover-style 4x4 passenger car (AMC Eagle)
owned Jeep
parentOf AM General
product AMC AMX
AMC Eagle
AMC Gremlin
AMC Hornet
AMC Javelin
AMC Pacer
Jeep
surface form: Jeep CJ

Jeep Cherokee (SJ)
Jeep Wagoneer
Rambler
stockExchangeListing New York Stock Exchange
subsidiary AM General
successor Chrysler
Jeep-Eagle Division
tickerSymbol AMC

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AM General foundedBy American Motors Corporation
AM General parentCompany American Motors Corporation
Chrysler acquired American Motors Corporation
Jeep formerParentCompany American Motors Corporation
Kaiser Jeep successor American Motors Corporation
Kaiser Jeep acquiredBy American Motors Corporation
Eagle (automobile marque) predecessor American Motors Corporation
Jeep Cherokee (S-10 Blazer era) parentCompany American Motors Corporation
subject surface form: Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
George W. Romney employer American Motors Corporation
AMC Javelin manufacturer American Motors Corporation