Lozier Motor Corporation - Motor Products Corporation - Chrysler (Detroit, Michigan)

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Lozier Motor Company 1910 - 1915

The Lozier Motor Company was established in 1905 in Plattsburg, New York, by Harry Lozier, manufacturer of bicycles and marine engines. After carefully studying a number of European manufactured automobiles, the company brought out one of the most expensive cars in the U.S. With limited production facilities in Plattsburg, Lozier was convinced by a group of Detroit investors to relocate to Detroit.

A two story factory designed by Albert Kahn was erected on Mack Avenue in 1910. Annual production peaked in 1912 at 600 cars. Facing competition from less costly Packard and Cadillac, sales of the $3,200-$7,750 Lozier fell to 200 by 1915 and the company experienced serious financial difficulties. The company moved to the former Warren Motor Company plant at Holden and Lincoln Streets in 1915, where they produced cars until 1918 when production ceased.


Motor Products Corporation 1916 - 1950s

Organized in 1916, Motor Products Corporation manufactured automobile parts including metal molding,trim and stampings. A factory was also established in Windsor, Ontario to serve the Canadian market. The company ceased business shortly after the closure of independent auto manufacturers Hudson and Packard.


Chrysler

Following the demise of Motor Products Corporation, Chrysler acquired the property and constructed an overpass to connect the plant to its Mack Avenue Stamping Plant. The stamping plant closed in 1979 and the buildings were demolished in 1990 to make way for Chrysler's new Mack Avenue plant.