Kaiser Jeep Corporation

Kaiser Jeep was created from the merger of Kaiser Motors and Willys-Overland Company in 1953. In 1955 the company phased out all Kaiser and Willys passenger cars and became focused on Jeep Products. In 1963 the company consolidated all business units under the name Kaiser Jeep Corporation. In 1964 the company purchased the Studebaker "General Products Division".

Following this consolidation, American Motors Corporation (AMC) began negotiations for purchase of the company, and the deal was finalized in 1970. Kaiser Jeep became Jeep Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of AMC. In 1971, AMC spun off its General Products Division of Jeep as a wholly owned subsidiary and renamed it AM General Corporation. AMC ceased operating as an independent manufacturer in 1982 when a controlling interest was bought by Renault.

Products

Kaiser Jeep produced a wide variety of vehicles for the US military. Some of these are listed below:

• Willys MB 1¼-ton jeep (Production: 359,489 (1941-1945))
• M35 Series 2½-ton 6x6
• M38 1¼-ton jeep (Willys MC) (Production: 61,423 (1949–1952))
• M38A1 (Willys MD) (Production: 101,488 (80,290 domestic/21,198 foreign) (1952-1971))
• M39 Series 5-ton 6x6
• M606 (CJ-3B) (Production: ? that portion of 155,494 CJ-3Bs produced (1953–1968))
• M170 (Production: 6500 (1954–1964)
• Kaiser Jeep M715 1¼-ton 4x4 truck (Production: 30,500–33,000 (1967–1969))

Gallery

Willys MB

M35

M38 / Willys MC

M38A1 / Willys MD

M39 Series

M606 / CJ-3B

M170

M715