The Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company was established in 1920 by John D. Hertz and was associated with the Yellow Cab Company which Hertz also owned.
The Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company was established in 1920 by John D. Hertz and was associated with the Yellow Cab Company which Hertz also owned. [1]
From 1921 the company manufactured Passenger Cars and Light Trucks and by 1923 its earning were $4,005,365. [1] Hertz established the Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company as subsidiary of the Yellow Cab Company in that year. [2]
The company was sold to General Motors in 1925. [1]
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