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  Maxwell automobile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maxwell was the only profitable company of the combine named United States Motor Company formed in 1910.
For a time, Maxwell was considered one of the three top automobile firms in America (though the phrase the Big Three was not used) along with Buick and of course Ford Motor Company.
Maxwell Motors was re-incorporated in West Virginia with Walter Chrysler as the chairman.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maxwell_automobile   (416 words)

  
 Maxwell & Chalmers
Walter Flanders purchased the Maxwell assets, calling the new, reorganized company Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. He continued to build the popular line of Maxwell cars, which were at that time ranked fifth in sales in N.A.C.C. ratings.
Maxwell Motor Co. was some $43,000,000 in debt, and out of a total production of 34,169 cars, had 26,000 cars unsold for 1920.
A new Maxwell Motor Corporation is incorporated in West Virginia, and Walter P. Chrysler becomes chairman of the board with W.R. Wilson as president.
www.moparstyle.net /history/maxwell.htm   (1077 words)

  
 Maxwell Motor Cars
For many Maxwells, the ultimate “collectable” might be one of the 100,000 or so automobiles which carried the family name early in the last century.
Maxwells were among the earliest motor cars on American roads, creations of Jonathan Dixon Maxwell (1864-1928), a native of Howard County, Indiana.
Maxwell automobiles were considered to be among the best racing machines of the era and won trophies to back up that reputation.
www.clanmaxwellusa.com /maxcars.htm   (558 words)

  
 The Maxwells, Perfectly Simple, Simply Perfect
The Maxwell assets were then purchased by Walter Flanders, who reorganized the company as the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc., and continued to produce the popular Maxwell cars.
In 1920, Maxwell Motor Co., owing some $43 million, was on the verge of bankruptcy.
The Maxwell is perhaps most famous and best remembered as the vehicle driven by the late comedian Jack Benny on his radio and television programs decades after the Maxwell ceased production.
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 James Clerk Maxwell
Jonathan Dixon Maxwell was born in Howard County Indiana in 1864 the son of Joseph and Nancy Maxwell.
The company continued to build the Chalmers car and an improved Maxwell car, advertised as the "Good Maxwell." In 1924 the Chalmers marque became Chrysler with the introduction of a totally new car, the Chrysler Six which was designed by three new engineers, Carl Breer, Owen Skelton, and Fred Zeder.
An expert organizer and administrator, Maxwell was a charter member of the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses (1893), forerunner of the National League for Nursing, and the Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (1897), forerunner of the American Nurses Association.
www.maxwellsociety.com /Biography/1920century.htm   (2626 words)

  
 Excite -
The move comes at a time when the CAW was pushing the company to take action to counter the rumors that the plant was shutting down due to decreased consumer interest in the vans and wagons that the plant manufactures.
The company "is based on the concept of steady improvement" and reinforces that with its emphasis on education, requiring employees to take extensive training on company time.
Insiders at the company formerly called Chrysler boast, "we have one of the lowest employee turnover rates in corporate America." That "the company pays extremely well and its benefits are second to none" is another reason for employee loyalty.
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 South Carolina Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney SC Car Crash Lawyer Aiken Motorcycle Accident Law Firm 18-Wheeler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ronnie Maxwell has over 25 years experience in this area and maintains a broad network of legal, medical and financial professionals who are able to determine the true extent of injuries, plan for long-term healthcare and determine the actual amount you'll require, rather than what an insurance company is willing to give.
Ronnie Maxwell is an experienced trial attorney who has appeared at all levels of the state and Federal courts on behalf of his clients.
Maxwell can also assist with claims and legal action on behalf of clients negligently injured or killed in the state of Georgia.
www.maxwelllawfirm.com /PracticeAreas/Motor_Vehicle_Accidents.asp   (560 words)

  
 Centennial Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
June 2004 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company, maker of the Maxwell automobiles which were so popular early in the 20th century.
To celebrate the occasion, a group of antique Maxwell car owners has scheduled a Centennial Tour to be held where the old Maxwells were built, in New Castle, Ind., from June 20-25, 2004.
The Maxwell Registry of Automobiles has been gathering information on remaining Maxwells for more than 20 years, and its members have organized this special event to bring together as many of those special automobiles as possible.
www.clanmaxwellusa.com /centenni.htm   (188 words)

  
 Maxwell Technologies News Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Maxwell is eligible for more than $3 million in matching funds for the module development program from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the FreedomCAR initiative that DOE and USCAR established in 2002 to promote new technologies to reduce passenger vehicles’ dependence on petroleum.
Richard Balanson, Maxwell’s president and chief executive officer, said that the company views this auto industry-sponsored module development program as an opportunity to further accelerate acceptance of ultracapacitors as a standard building block for energy storage and power delivery solutions for the transportation industry.
These estimates and projections and the company’s business prospects in general are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the fact that the company has a history of losses, may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability, and may not be able to obtain sufficient capital to meet customer demand or other corporate needs.
www.maxwell.com /news/release.asp?PRID=157   (899 words)

  
 Chrysler
The Plymouth Motor Company, and DeSoto Motor Corporation were formed in May of that year.
While the company still saw losses for 1981, the lights at the end of the financial trouble tunnel were the headlights of the newly introduced K-Cars, the Plymouth Reliant, and Dodge Aries.
A joint venture company was formed with Mitsubishi Motors to form Diamond Star Motors in 1985, with a plant to open in Normal IL in 1988.
www.moparstyle.net /history/chrysler.htm   (3825 words)

  
 ev online - rae article
The Electric Vehicle Company began its operations on the assumption that the electric automobile was going to be the dominant type; when this became demonstrably a bad guess, the company tried to compensate by using the Selden patent to collect royalties from the manufacturers of gasoline automobiles.
Shortly afterward the Electric Vehicle Company was reorganized as a holding company for the projected operating concerns in the various cities, and in 1900 the relationship of parent and subsidiary was reversed when the Electric Vehicle Company took control of the Columbia organization.
Nor was the company in a position to benefit from the continuing expansion of the automobile industry, since the licensees promptly took advantage of its troubles to beat down the royalty rate.
sloan.stanford.edu /EVonline/rae.htm   (4681 words)

  
 Chrysler Resources & Information - chrysler employee pricing
The company was formed by Walter Percy Chrysler on June 6, 1925, with the remaining assets of Maxwell Motor Company.
In the 1930s, the company introduced a radical series of cars called the Airflow models, featuring advanced streamlined bodies which were among the first to be designed according to scientific aerodynamic principles.
The company was formed by Walter Percy Chrysler on June 6, 1964 1925, with the remaining assets of Maxwell Motor Company.
www.bizhisto.com /chrysler.htm   (3841 words)

  
 The Walkerville-Chrysler Connection
The company's roots extend back to 1916, when the Maxwell Motor Company of Canada built a new passenger car plant on Tecumseh Road East.
Maxwell was challenged by the Chalmers Motor Company of Canada which also began car production that year.
In 1928, the company bought 70 acres of farm land in Walkerville for the passenger car assembly plant that went up that year.
www.walkervilletimes.com /chrysler.htm   (608 words)

  
 United States Motor Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Motor Company (USMC) was organized by Benjamin Briscoe in 1910 as a selling company, to represent various manufacturers.
The USMC assets were purchased by Walter Flanders, who reorganized the company as the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. This was the only surviving member of the group.
In the early 1920's this company was reorganized and became Chrysler.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Motor_Company   (419 words)

  
 Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Tarrytown, NY Maxwell was a significant manufacture of automobiles in America in the early 20th-century.
The Maxwell cars earned a solid reputation through solid performances in many early reliability tours.
In 1909 a Maxwell was driven from New York City to San Francisco, an almost unheard of event prior to that time.
www.remarkablecars.com.cob-web.org:8888 /main/maxwell/maxwell.html   (80 words)

  
 New Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Maxwell is an automobile that was built from 1905 to 1925.
Jack was offered a Maxwell, but he declined, preferring the imagination that everyone had as to what the car might look like.
We are trying to compile those figures, but in the period of about 1909 to 1912 Maxwell was among the big four along with Ford, Buick and Reo.
www.henrycountyin.org /maxwell/faq.htm   (353 words)

  
 Walter P. Chrysler
When Chrysler joined Buick Motors, they were turning out only 45 cars a day; through his guidance and his plan for reorganizing the company, eight years later they were producing 600 a day.
At that time, they were several million dollars in debt; within seven years, mostly through his guidance, the company was 88 million dollars in the fl.
Chrysler began his own company June 6, 1925, and it was soon successful enough to absorb Maxwell Motors and became the third largest automaker in the United States.
www.kshs.org /portraits/chrysler_walter.htm   (403 words)

  
 Universal Winding Company
Although built for the Atlantic Rubber Shoe Company, this vast three story brick building was soon acquired after its construction by the Maxwell Briscoe Motor Company, which moved here from Pawtucket; their well known car, the Maxwell, was produced here for less than five years.
At its peak the company employed 1,200 to 1,500 workers and was said to be the largest firm in the world exclusively devoted to building winding machinery.
During the early years of World War two, Universal Winding Company, along with many other Rhode Island Industries, including the Taft Peirce Manufacturing Company in Woonsocket, devoted some of their employees and machinery to the war effort.
www.geocities.com /rilydia/universal.html   (442 words)

  
 DaimlerChrysler AG - Beginning at Buick, Dodging the Depression, Iacocca to the Rescue
By the end of the 1970s, the company was in real trouble and made headlines when it had to ask for loans from the federal government to help get back on track.
By the end of the decade, however, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.
In 2000, Eaton left the company and was replaced by German executive Dieter Zetsche, who became president and CEO of the Chrysler Group.
www.referenceforbusiness.com /businesses/A-F/DaimlerChrysler-AG.html   (2439 words)

  
 WPC Club - Early Chrysler Corporate History
The Maxwell assets were then purchased by Walter Flanders, who reorganized the company as the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc., and continued to build the popular Maxwell cars, sales of which ranked 5th in N.A.C.C. ratings.
The Maxwell facilities included plants at Newcastle, Dayton and Highland Park, the latter consisting of a small, two story brick office building on Oakland Avenue and three factory buildings that had been built in 1909.
The Fargo Motor Corp. was also organized to handle national fleet business and the following year Chrysler Motors Parts Corp was formed to merchandise parts for all of the Corporation's lines.
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 If You Can Drive A Car, You Can Thank Brother Walter P. Chrysler, 32°
By 1912, he was employed at Buick Motor Company, and within four years this hard-working man was its president.
Brother Chrysler was largely instrumental in seeing the Buick Motor Company become part of the General Motors Corporation.
His legacy is continued by the company he started and by the other companies that strive for Chrysler quality and dependability.
www.srmason-sj.org /council/journal/feb99/MARPLES.HTM   (819 words)

  
 jeep information- tivial stuff. - MJR
The American Bantam Car Company was responsible for most of the design of the first military GPW, later refered to as a Jeep.
Founded In England in 1921, the Bantam Car Company was one of the first to produce small, simple and economical cars.
Chrysler was built on the remnants of the Maxwell and Chalmers car companies and absorbed the Dodge Brothers venture after their deaths.
www.myjeeprocks.com /forums/showthread.php?t=293   (1151 words)

  
 The Chrysler Files
The company acquired a controlling interest in T.J. Richards and Sons, a highly successful Adelaide based body building company which had been the main competitor for Holden's body builders since 1922.
The company was entirely owned by Australians until June 1951 when Chrysler Corporation bought a controlling interest and Changed the name to Chrysler Australia Ltd. A vigorous expansion plan followed, and inspired by the success of Holden, Chrysler Australia aimed at producing a range of cars and light commercial vehicles with 90 percent local content.
While this plan was being implemented, the company continued assembling and partly manufacturing a range of six cylinder and eight cylinder Royal and Dodge Phoenix vehicles, based on U.S. designs.
www.fortunecity.com /silverstone/chrysler/426/chrysleroz.html   (1452 words)

  
 This Week In Automotive History
In 1919, Chrysler resigned from General Motors to take control of the Maxwell Motor Company, which became the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.
The Cadillac Company, named after eighteenth century French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, founder of the city of Detroit, was established.
Henry Leland, a former mechanic and precision machinist, founded the company that would come to be known as the maker of America's luxury car.
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 Chrysler Corporation
The company was formed by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, with the merger of Willys-Overland and Maxwell Motor Company.
In 1928 Chrysler founded the De Soto brand at the medium-high end and the Plymouth brand at the low end, and purchased the Dodge Brothers automobile company; all of this in order to set up a full range of brands similar to that of the General Motors corporation.
The Simca division of the company was more successful, but in the end the various problems were overwhelming, and amid huge debts and losses, Chrysler Europe collapsed in 1977, and was offloaded to Peugeot the following year.
www.knowledgefun.com /book/c/ch/chrysler_corporation.html   (398 words)

  
 Leading the Way: Famous Kansans
Within a year after his departure from General Motors Chrysler returned to the automobile business and took on the ailing Maxwell Motor Car Company.
When Walter Chrysler finally retired, his company was one of the three top automobile companies in the country.
Olive Ann focused her efforts on the financial side of the company while her husband designed the aircraft.
www.kshs.org /exhibits/famous/famous7.htm   (496 words)

  
 The Maxwell Messenger
Jim Moe suggests it is probably a D like he owns, but the wheel color seems wrong (It would be red, which would look dark on the orthographic film stocks of the time).
This website is designed as a resource for those interested in the Maxwell automobiles manfactured by the Maxwell Briscoe Motor Company and its successors.
N.B.: The Maxwell Messenger site is not responsible for the accuracy, honesty, legitimacy, reality, truth, justice, or American wayness of any items advertised or any advertiser soliciting a sale.
www.maxwell-messenger.info   (434 words)

  
 Chronological history of Chrysler Corporation, Dodge, and Plymouth - 1912-1919
The company holds on to the Stoddard plant in Dayton, OH, and uses it for assembly of the Maxwell 35.
The former Flanders plant in Detroit is used for assembly of the Maxwell Six.
Charles W. Nash resigns as president of Buick Motor Company and General Motors Company and is succeeded as president of Buick Motor Company by Walter P. Chrysler.
www.allpar.com /history/chron2.html   (690 words)

  
 Kansas Business Hall of Fame: Profile Detail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
America's heritage is full of "rags to riches" stories about men and women who started with humble beginnings, but through hard work and perserverance, became enormously successful in their careers.
Realizing that automobiles could be vastly improved, he resigned from his position with American Locomotive and started to work with the Buick Motor Company in 1911.
Chrysler began his own company in 1924, and it was soon successful enough to absorb Maxwell Motors and became the third largest auto maker in the United States.
www.emporia.edu /business/kbhfhistdetail.php?k_id=6   (403 words)

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