Packard

Also known as Packard Motor Car Company

thumb|Packard plant (1903) Packard (formerly the Packard Motor Car Company) was an American luxury automobile company located in Detroit, Michigan. The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last Packards were built in South Bend, Indiana, in 1958.

Key facts

Company.name: Packard
Company.former_names: Packard Motor Car Company
Company.logo: Packard automobile textlogo.png
Company.logo_size: 200
Company.type: Private (1899–1956)
Company.fate: Merged with Studebaker to form Studebaker-Packard in 1954; 'Packard' brand name dropped in 1962
Company.successor: Studebaker-Packard
Company.foundation: 1899
Company.founders: James Ward PackardWilliam Doud PackardGeorge Lewis Weiss
Company.location: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Company.key_people: Henry B. Joy
Company.industry: Automotive
Company.products: Automobiles