Studebaker automobile company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Studebaker_automobile_company
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
defunct company
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1967
gptkbp:entered_automobile_production 1902 (electric), 1904 (gasoline)
gptkbp:founded 1852
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Clement_Studebaker
gptkb:Henry_Studebaker
gptkbp:headquarters_location South Bend, Indiana, United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Studebaker automobile company
gptkbp:industry automotive
gptkbp:last_car_produced March 1966, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
gptkbp:logo wheel with S in the center
gptkbp:market gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Packard_Motor_Car_Company
1954
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Studebaker_National_Museum
gptkbp:notable_executive gptkb:James_J._Nance
gptkb:Paul_G._Hoffman
gptkb:Albert_R._Erskine
gptkb:Harold_S._Vance
Sherwood Egbert
gptkbp:notableAdvertisers "The car that is different"
gptkbp:notableBuilding Studebaker Building, South Bend
gptkbp:notableCompetitor gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkb:General_Motors
gptkb:Chrysler
gptkb:American_Motors_Corporation
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Raymond_Loewy
gptkbp:notableEvent World War II military production
closure of South Bend plant in 1963
introduction of the Avanti in 1962
gptkbp:notableInvention early adoption of streamlined car design
first mass-produced electric car in the US
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Studebaker_Avanti
gptkb:Studebaker_Champion
gptkb:Studebaker_Commander
gptkb:Studebaker_Hawk
gptkb:Studebaker_Lark
gptkbp:original_business wagon manufacturer
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Studebaker-Packard_Corporation
gptkbp:product automobiles
trucks
wagons
gptkbp:slogan "Always give more than you promise"
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol S
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Studebaker-Packard_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Studebaker_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7