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The Last Independent Automaker
The Betrayal
Season 1
Episode 106
Despite award-winning new products, American Motors Corporation struggles to make a profit, frustrating its partnership with French automaker Renault. Rumors swirl as the French secretly negotiate to sell AMC to Chrysler Corporation. A terrorist assassination in France sparks a chain of events that leaves thousands of American workers betrayed. Yet, AMC lives on.
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American Motors aligns with a French company to build a nw fuel-efficient car.
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American Motors launches a quirky new car to fight imports and takes a gamble on Jeep.
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American Motors changes its public image and turns to sportier "muscle cars."
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The American Motors Corporation is created as a merger between two independent car companies.