Hudson Motor Car Company
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Hudson Motor Car Company was an early 20th-century American automobile manufacturer best known for its innovative car designs and as one of the key predecessors to American Motors Corporation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile manufacturer
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defunct company ⓘ |
| brand | Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1954 ⓘ |
| employed |
assembly line workers
ⓘ
automotive engineers ⓘ |
| engineTypeUsed |
inline-eight engine
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inline-six engine ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Joseph L. Hudson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roy D. Chapin Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRacingInvolvement | stock car racing ⓘ |
| hadSubsidiaryOrBrand | Essex Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1909 ⓘ |
| industry | automotive industry ⓘ |
| innovation |
low center-of-gravity car design
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monobuilt body-and-frame construction ⓘ step-down chassis design ⓘ |
| keyPredecessorOf | American Motors Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | North American automobile market ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Nash-Kelvinator Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
NASCAR stock car racing success in early 1950s
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affordable Essex line expanding low-priced car market ⓘ performance of Hudson Hornet in racing ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Hudson Commodore
NERFINISHED
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Hudson Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Pacemaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Super Six NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Terraplane NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson Wasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Big Three challengers in U.S. auto industry ⓘ |
| peakPopularity |
1920s
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early 1950s ⓘ |
| product |
automobile
ⓘ
truck ⓘ |
| reasonForDemise | inability to fund all-new postwar body tooling ⓘ |
| reasonForMerger | need to achieve greater economies of scale ⓘ |
| soldThrough | dealer network ⓘ |
| successor | American Motors Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ |
| usedManufacturingMethod | mass production ⓘ |
| vehicleLayoutUsed | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
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