Company type | Subsidiary |
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Founded | 1931Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | in
Founder | Walter C. Marmon Arthur W. Herrington |
Headquarters | , United States |
Products | Axles, transfer cases, military vehicles, tanks, trucks and trolley buses |
Parent | Berkshire Hathaway |
Website | marmon-herrington |
The Marmon–Herrington Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer of axles and transfer cases for trucks and other vehicles.[1] Earlier, the company built military vehicles and some tanks during World War II, and until the late 1950s or early 1960s was a manufacturer of trucks and trolley buses. Marmon–Herrington had a partnership with Ford Motor Company, producing trucks and other commercial vehicles, such as buses. The company may be best known for its all-wheel-drive conversions to other truck maker's units, especially to Ford truck models.[2] Founded in 1931, Marmon–Herrington was based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a plant in Windsor, Ontario, and remained in Indianapolis until 1963. It is now based in Louisville, Kentucky.