Kaiser Motors
Kaiser Motors (formerly Kaiser-Frazer) Corporation made automobiles at Willow Run, Michigan, United States, from 1945 until 1953. In 1953, Kaiser merged with Willys-Overland to form Willys Motors Incorporated, moving its production operations to the Willys plant at Toledo, Ohio, where the company continued to build automobiles under the Kaiser marque including the Kaiser Darrin until 1955. Their South American operations continued to build passenger cars well up into the 1960s. The company changed its name to Kaiser Jeep Corporation in 1963.
| Industry | Automobiles |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Kaiser-Frazer Corporation |
| Founded | July 14, 1945 |
| Founder | Henry J. Kaiser |
| Defunct | August 13, 1953 |
| Fate | Merged with Willys-Overland Motors and re-named it Willys Motors; renamed it again as Kaiser Jeep Corporation |
| Successor | Kaiser Jeep |
| Headquarters | Willow Run, Michigan , United States |
Key people | Henry J. Kaiser, Edgar Kaiser |
Production output | 1945–1953 |
| Owner | Henry J. Kaiser |
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