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| Industry | Automobile |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 11, 1916 |
| Defunct | February 23, 1954 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Nash-Kelvinator American Motors Corporation |
| Headquarters | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
Key people | Charles W. Nash, Nils Erik Wahlberg |
| Products | Vehicles |
Nash Motors Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin from 1916 until 1937. From 1937 through 1954, Nash Motors was the automotive division of Nash-Kelvinator. As sales of smaller firms declined after 1950 in the wake of the domestic Big Three automakers’ (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler) advantages in production, distribution, and revenue, Nash merged with Hudson Motors to form American Motors Corporation (AMC).[1] Nash automobile production continued from 1954 through 1957 under AMC.
Innovations by Nash included the introduction of an automobile heating and ventilation system in 1938 that is still used today, unibody construction in 1941, seat belts in 1950, a U.S.-built compact car in 1950, and an early muscle car in 1957.[2]
- ^ Perschbacher, Gerald (11 January 2021). "Merger Mania: Nash and Hudson form AMC". Old Cars Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Foster, Patrick R. (2004). AMC cars, 1954-1987: an illustrated history. Iconografix. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-58388-112-5.