Title: 14 Defunct Car Brands and Why they Failed
Headings: Defunct Car Brands
Defunct Car Brands
Studebaker (1852-1966)
Oldsmobile (1897-2004)
Packard (1899-1958)
Pontiac (1926-2010)
DeSoto (1928-1961)
Plymouth (1928-2001)
Mercury (1938-2011)
Tucker (1944-1950)
Kaiser-Frazer (1945-1951)
American Motors Corporation (AMC) (1954-1988)
Edsel (1957-1959)
DeLorean (1975-1982)
Saturn (1985-2010)
Hummer (1992-2010)
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Written by Carly Hallman
Every once in a while, a car brand, for one reason or another, will fail. One year they might be at the height of production and popularity and the next they could be in a downward spiral. Below are 14 defunct car brands and an explanation as to why they failed. It might seem like some brands were doing very well – but read below for more stories about what happened next. Would you like to share this infographic on your page? Copy this embed code: <a href=" https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/planes-trains-and-automobiles/defunct-car-brands/ "><img src="https://www.titlemax.com/media/defunct-car-brands-and-how-they-fell.png" alt="14 Defunct Car Brands and How They Failed – TitleMax.com – Infographic" title="14 Defunct Car Brands and How They Failed – TitleMax.com – Infographic"></a><br><a href="http://www.titlemax.com" alt="TitleMax.com" title="TitleMax.com">Created by TitleMax.com</a>
Studebaker (1852-1966)
A family of German descent, the Studebakers, were originally blacksmiths who started a carriage and wagon business. They marketed their first automobile in 1912 and built a reputation for providing a reliable, quality product. Despite managerial trouble, they managed to survive the Great Depression and produced innovative car designs throughout the 1940s that would influence other producers for decades. Price wars between GM and Ford nearly destroyed Studebaker in 1953.