It was based on the 1903 Moyea automobile for which the Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company had built the chassis.

The Alden Sampson was introduced as a touring car, luxury priced at $3,750, equivalent to $127,167 in 2023.

A new factory was constructed in 1911 in Detroit, Michigan and U S Motors decided to add cars to the Sampson truck production.

[2][1] The Sampson was manufactured in Detroit on Oakland Blvd, in a brand new city-block-long factory.

In 1912, the United States Motor Company collapsed into bankruptcy and Sampson production ended.