Studebaker–Packard Corporation

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The Studebaker-Packard Corporation was an American firm that began with the Studebaker family's blacksmith and wagon shop, founded in 1852. The company grew to become the world's largest producer of horse-drawn vehicles and a significant player in automobile manufacturing. They built their first electric cars in 1902 and gasoline-powered cars by 1904. In 1954, the Studebaker Corporation merged with the Packard Motor Car Company. However, the combined company ceased production in the United States in 1964 and in Canada two years later.1234

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automotive industry
The industry in the United States
A merger of Studebaker and Packard in 1954 was less successful. The new company stopped production in the United States in 1964 and in Canada two years later.
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A merger of Studebaker and Packard in 1954 was less successful. The new company stopped production in the United States in 1964 and in Canada two years later.
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Paul G. Hoffman
…of the company’s successor, the Studebaker–Packard Corporation, in 1954. From 1948 to 1950 Hoffman headed the U.S. Economic Cooperation Administration, which, with the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, directed the post-World War II European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan). During 1951–53 he was president of the Ford Foundation. A U.S. delegate…
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…of the company’s successor, the Studebaker–Packard Corporation, in 1954. From 1948 to 1950 Hoffman headed the U.S. Economic Cooperation Administration, which, with the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, directed the post-World War II European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan). During 1951–53 he was president of the Ford Foundation. A U.S. delegate…
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