Studebaker
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Studebaker Corporation, or simply
Studebaker vehicles and manufacturer based in , was a United

States wagon and automobileSouth Bend, Indiana. Originally, the company was a producer of industrial mining wagons, founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 under the name of the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. While Studebaker entered the automotive business in 1902 with electric 1904 with gasoline vehicles, it partnered with other builders of gasoline-powered vehicles until 1911.
1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner
In 1913, Studebaker introduced the first gasoline-powered automobiles under its own “Studebaker”
brand name. Acquired in 1954 by Packard Motors Company of Detroit, Michigan, Studebaker was a division of the Studebaker Packard Corporation from 1957 to 1962.