| Studebaker Corp. |
In 1852 brothers Henry and Clem Studebaker opened a blacksmith and wagon building shop where they built horse drawn vehicles, and later turned to automobiles. Studebaker experimented with motor vehicles as early as 1897, choosing electric over gasoline powered engines. The company entered into a distribution agreement with Everett-Metzger-Flanders (EMF) Company of Detroit. EMF would manufacture the automobiles and the Studebaker brothers would distribute them through there wagon dealers.
Problems soon arose due to EMF's poor quality and the Studebaker's gained control of the assets and plant facilities in 1910. In 1911 the company re-organized as the Studebaker Corporation. With the goal of producing well built motor vehicles, the company continued on through 1954 when they merged and where bought out by the Packard company and became Studebaker-Packard Corporation which continued on for another 12 years. |
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