Category:American Motors Corporation dealerships in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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American Motors Corporation (AMC) was an American automobile company formed by the 1954 merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history. Within a year, George W. Romney, future governor of Michigan, took over, reorganizing the company and focusing AMC's future on a new small car line. By the end of 1957 the legacy Nash and Hudson brands were completely phased out.

Divisions of AMC were as follows:

  • Hudson (1909–1957)
Hudsons were integrated into the Rambler Division in 1957 with the phaseout of the Hudson marquee
  • Nash (1917–1957)
  • Rambler (1900–1914; 1950–1969)
The original Ramblers of the early 20th Century were sold in Philadelphia. The Lawfer Automobile Dealership in Allentown was used as an agency in Allentown and a few cars were driven up from Philadelphia to buyers in Allentown. Rambler was originally Nash-Rambler, then Rambler became a separate division in 1957 of American Motors with the phaseout of the Nash marquee.
  • Jeep (1970-1987)
Originally Willys Jeeps, became Kaiser-Jeep, purchased by AMC in 1970.

The Rambler Marquee was phased out in 1969, and beginning in the 1970 model year, American Motors cars were simply sold as "AMC". Jeep remained a separate division and marquee. AMC vehicles in 1970 were:

  • AMC Gremlin
  • AMC Hornet
  • AMC Rebel (became Matador in 1971)
  • AMC Ambassador
  • AMC AMX
  • AMC Javelin

In 1983 the French automaker Renault bought a controlling interest of AMC stock and began to market Renault in the United States under the AMC marquee. The Renault-American Motors Corporation became Chrysler Jeep/Eagle division (1987–1998) when Chrysler purchaced a majority of Renault-AMC stock.

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