Hudson Motor Car Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
gptkbp:defunct 1954
gptkbp:fate merged
gptkbp:founded 1909
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Joseph_L._Hudson
gptkb:Roy_D._Chapin
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hudson Motor Car Company
gptkbp:industry automotive
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:A.E._Barit
gptkb:Joseph_L._Hudson
gptkb:Roy_D._Chapin
gptkbp:logo Hudson triangle logo
gptkbp:market gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
export markets
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:American_Motors_Corporation
gptkbp:notable_dealership Hudson Essex Terraplane dealership
gptkbp:notable_racing_driver gptkb:Herb_Thomas
gptkb:Tim_Flock
gptkb:Marshall_Teague
gptkb:Dick_Rathmann
gptkbp:notableAchievement NASCAR racing success
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Frank_Spring
gptkbp:notableEvent introduction of the Hudson Hornet in 1951
merger with Nash-Kelvinator in 1954
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Monobilt_body_construction
gptkb:Twin_H-Power_engine
low center of gravity design
gptkbp:notableInvention step-down chassis design
gptkbp:notableModel 1916 (Super Six introduced)
1932 (Terraplane introduced)
1948 (step-down design introduced)
1951 (Hornet introduced)
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Hudson_Terraplane
gptkb:Hudson_Hornet
gptkb:Hudson_Super_Six
gptkb:Hudson_Commodore
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 10,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:American_Motors_Corporation
gptkbp:productType trucks
passenger cars
utility vehicles
gptkbp:slogan “Step Down Ride”
gptkbp:successor gptkb:American_Motors_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Terraplane
gptkb:American_Motors_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6