AMC

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AMC (American Motors Corporation) was a major American automaker known for its innovative, compact, and performance-oriented cars that competed in various racing series and the broader automotive market from the 1950s through the 1980s.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
AMC canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile manufacturer ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ
acquired Kaiser Jeep Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Kaiser Jeep
acquiredBy Chrysler Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler
acquisitionDate 1970 ⓘ
acquisitionDateByChrysler 1987 ⓘ
brand AMC ⓘ
Jeep ⓘ
Rambler ⓘ
competedWith Chrysler Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Chrysler

Ford Motor Company ⓘ
General Motors ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
fate absorbed into Chrysler ⓘ
financialDifficultyPeriod 1970s ⓘ
formationMethod corporate merger ⓘ
foundedBy George W. Mason ⓘ
Hudson Motor Car Company ⓘ
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation ⓘ
fullName American Motors Corporation ⓘ
headquartersLocation Detroit metropolitan area ⓘ
Southfield, Michigan ⓘ
linked to: Southfield
inception 1954 ⓘ
industry automotive industry ⓘ
introducedFeature early mass-market compact cars in the U.S. ⓘ
one of the first mass-produced crossover-like 4x4 passenger cars (AMC Eagle) ⓘ
knownFor compact car innovation ⓘ
participation in motorsports ⓘ
performance-oriented models ⓘ
unconventional styling ⓘ
marketPosition largest U.S. independent automaker of its time ⓘ
mergedFrom Hudson Motor Car Company ⓘ
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation ⓘ
motorsportParticipation NASCAR ⓘ
Trans-Am Series ⓘ
drag racing ⓘ
notableModel AMC AMX ⓘ
AMC Eagle ⓘ
AMC Gremlin ⓘ
AMC Hornet ⓘ
AMC Javelin ⓘ
AMC Matador ⓘ
linked to: AMC Matador coupe

AMC Pacer ⓘ
AMC Rambler ⓘ
Jeep CJ ⓘ
Jeep Wagoneer ⓘ
parentCompanyOf Jeep ⓘ
partialAcquisitionBy Renault ⓘ
peakEra 1960s ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ
primaryProducts compact cars ⓘ
mid-size cars ⓘ
passenger cars ⓘ
sport utility vehicles ⓘ
shortName AMC ⓘ
strategicPartner Renault ⓘ
successor Chrysler Jeep division ⓘ
linked to: Jeep-Eagle Division

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Motors Corporation → shortName → AMC ⓘ
subject linked to: AMC
American Motors Corporation → brand → AMC ⓘ
subject linked to: AMC