American Austin Car Company is a US car manufacturer, which began its work in 1929 with the goal of manufacturing vehicles licensed by the Austin Motor Company . American Austin's operations were carried out between 1930 and 1934, after which it declared itself bankrupt.
| American austin car company | |
|---|---|
| Type of | car company |
| Base | 1929 |
| Abolished | |
| Location |  USA |
| Key figures | Roy Evans |
| Industry | production |
| Products | cars |
The reorganization of the company occurred in 1935, when it received the name " American Bantam ". The period from 1937 to 1940, the company was actively engaged in the production of auto products, among which was the prototype of the famous Jeep.
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History
The American Austin Car Company began operations in 1929 , in the state of Pennsylvania (Butler). Leasing production facilities from the Standart Steel Car Company, she assembled Austin 7 (American Austin) cars with a view to their further sale in America.
The main goal of Austin car designers was to occupy the niche of compact transport in the American market. The exterior of the presented model resembled a small Chevrolet , which has horizontal grilles on the sides of the case. Technical characteristics of the car: fuel consumption - 6 liters per 100 km, maximum speed - 80 km / h with an engine with a volume of 747 cm³. The price of these cars was slightly lower than that of the popular at that time Ford V8 and amounted to $ 445.
The great depression led to the fact that consumers switched to the secondary market of cheap cars, because of which the demand for American Austin products fell sharply, and sales collapsed, despite the fact that 8 thousand cars were sold in the first year of production.
After the production was stopped in 1932 , it was restarted in 1934 , but after a while it stopped again. Over the entire period of the company’s activity, 20 thousand cars were produced.
See also
- American bantam