Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors

by Charles K. Hyde

Explores the business history of three major independent American automakers--Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motors Company--that faced fierce competition from the "Big Three."

With roots extending back to the first decade of the twentieth century, Nash Motor Company and the Hudson Motor Car Company managed to compete and even prosper as independent producers until they merged in 1954 to form the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814334466
• ISBN13: 9780814334461
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.2"