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The Last Independent Automaker

The Last Independent Automaker

At half the size of its Big Three competitors, American Motors Corporation had to innovate throughout its 30 year history to survive. AMC factories provided new opportunities and a pathway to the middle class for thousands of minorities, women and immigrants. However, the perfect storm of economics, mismanagement, and betrayal would eventually bring everything crashing down.

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