Title: Why American Motors Failed: The Full Story | TheThings
Headings: Why American Motors Failed: The Full Story
Why American Motors Failed: The Full Story
13 Compact Cars At The Wrong Time
12 1965 AMC Marlin Problems
11 Foreign Competition
10 Inefficient Manufacturing
9 AMX Did Not Sell
8 Renault Partnership
7 Poor Reliability Perception
6 Jeep Ownership
5 AMC Pacer Expenses
4 Design Issues
3 Lack of Partnerships
2 Ford and GM Competition
1 Lackluster Advertising
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Content: While General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler managed to make it through the ‘70s. There were many small things, over time, that led to the eventual death spiral and demise of the company. In fact, their products, with some exceptions, were as good as any of the Big Three models. In general, American Motors made a lot of the same mistakes as other automakers, but the timing was such that it magnified the effect of the error. Eventually, American Motors did not have the resources to recover from their missteps, like the other car companies. There was also a general failure of imagination at the highest levels, when it was most needed. So if many of the automakers made the same mistakes, why did one of them go under while the others did not? Here is the full story why American Motors failed. 13 Compact Cars At The Wrong Time
Via ClassicCars
When the Nash and Hudson companies merged to create American Motors in 1954, it quickly became known as the small car company. In fact, their President George Romney often ridiculed the Big Three for making large "gas guzzlers".