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Roy Dikeman Chapin Jr. (September 21, 1915 – August 5, 2001) was the chairman and chief executive officer of American Motors Corporation (AMC). Chapin's father, Roy D. Chapin Sr., was one of the co-founders of the Hudson Motor Car Company; Hudson later merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation in 1954 to form American
Aug 5, 2001 · Roy D. Chapin, Jr., former chairman and chief executive officer of American Motors Corporation, died Aug. 5 of heart failure. He was 85 years old. Chapin was instrumental in introducing many...
Chapin's son, Roy D. Chapin Jr., served as chairman and chief executive officer of AMC and led the automaker to the acquisition of Kaiser Jeep Corporation in 1970. Chapin was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1972.
Aug 7, 2001 · Roy D. Chapin Jr., a former chairman and chief executive of the American Motors Corporation who oversaw the company's purchase of the Jeep Corporation in 1970, died on Sunday of heart failure at...
Jan 8, 2021 · The son of Hudson cofounder Roy Chapin is best known for AMC’s purchase of Jeep in 1970. However, during the course of his 10-year tenure, the company also diversified into transit buses, tractors and plastics.
His father, Roy Chapin, Sr., was a key figure in the launch of Olds Motor Works and was a founder of the Hudson Motor Car Company. Although his father never encouraged a career in the automotive industry, Roy Chapin, Jr. went to work as a test driver for Hudson after graduating from Yale.
Aug 8, 2001 · Roy D. Chapin Jr., a former chairman and chief executive officer of American Motors Corp. who oversaw the company’s purchase of the Jeep Corp. in 1970, died Sunday at 85. Mr. Chapin,...
