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"Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States wagon and automobile
manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. Originally, the company was a producer of industrial mining wagons, founded in 1852
and incorporated in 1868 under the name of the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. While Studebaker entered the
automotive business in 1902 with electric vehicles and 1904 with gasoline vehicles, it partnered with other builders of gasoline-powered
vehicles until 1911. In 1913, Studebaker introduced the first gasoline-powered automobiles under its own "Studebaker"
brand name.
Acquired in 1954 by Packard Motors Company of Detroit, Michigan, Studebaker was a division of the Studebaker Packard Corporation from 1957 to 1962. In 1962, it reverted to its previous name, the Studebaker Corporation. While the company left the automobile business in 1966, Studebaker survived as an independent closed investment firm until 1967 when it merged with Worthington to become Studebaker-Worthington Corp. Studebaker experimented with powered vehicles as early as 1897, choosing electric over gasoline engines. While it attempted to manufacture its own electric vehicles from 1902 to 1912, the company entered into a distribution agreement with two manufacturers of gasoline powered vehicles: Garford of Elyria, Ohio, and the Everett-Metzger-Flanders (E-M-F) Company of Detroit.
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Under the agreement with Studebaker, Garford would receive completed chassis and drivetrains from Ohio and then mate them with Studebaker built bodies, which were sold under the Studebaker-Garford brand name and at a premium price. Eventually, even the Garford built engines began to carry the Studebaker name. However, Garford also built a limited number of cars under its own name, and by 1907 attempted to increase production at the expense of Studebaker. Once the Studebakers discovered what was going on with their partner, John Moehler Studebaker enforced a primacy clause, forcing Garford back onto the scheduled production quotas. The decision to drop the Garford was made and the final product rolled off the assembly line by 1911, leaving Garford to try it alone until it was acquired by John North Willys in 1913."
This information found: Wikipedia Encylopedia
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