Not related to Associated Motor Industries Sdn Bhd of Malaysia or the fictional National Motors Corporation.
Associated Motor Industries of Dayton, Ohio, was founded in 1922.
It was a merger of a number of existing automobile, truck, and parts manufacturers with the intention of standardising production and obtaining economies of scale.
The company was renamed the National Motors Corporation in 1923.
The companies initially involved were: The company officers were: At its commencement, the company stated that it intended to reduce prices without reducing wages, provide $35 million in dealers’ finance funding, employ 20 000 skilled mechanics, continue manufacturing all existing makes in greater numbers, and freight free anywhere east of the Rocky Mountains.