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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 Motors.
Aug 5, 2001 · By Autoweek Published: 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...
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...
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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 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, who...
Jan 8, 2021 · When he became CEO of American Motors in 1967, he proceeded to take the automaker in very different directions than his much more cautious predecessors. Roy D. Chapin Jr. discards AMC’s penny-pinching ways. AMC’s organizational DNA primarily grew out of the Nash Motor Company.
Distinguished Service Citation Award 1968. Elected Chairman of American Motors Corporation in 1967 after serving as Assistant Treasurer and as a Director. Introduced a series of compact and subcompact cars including the Gremlin, Hornet, Javelin and Pacer. Acquired the Jeep Corporation for AMC and was instrumental in the collaboration of ...
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