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| Company type | Automobile Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Founder | Arthur C. Newby |
| Defunct | 1923 |
| Fate | Consolidated |
| Successor | Associated Motor Industries |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana, |
| Products | Automobiles |
Production output | 23,558 (1901-1924) |
The National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana, between 1900 and 1924. One of its presidents, Arthur C. Newby, was also one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[1]
The company first concentrated on electric vehicles but soon began producing gasoline-engined cars. National produced a range of four, six, and twelve-cylinder passenger vehicles, as well as numerous successful racing cars. In 1923, National was merged into Associated Motor Industries, which subsequently went out of business in 1924.
- ^ Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books. p. 109.