Murdovsky Automobile Co., Ltd. (company)

Murdovsky Automotive Co., Ltd. is an American multinational manufacturer of performance luxury vehicles, motorcycles, passenger vehicles, light to mid-weight trucks and other commercial vehicles, headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Afanasy Murdovsky and incorporated on May 13, 1905. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Murdovsky brand while light to mid-weight trucks were also formerly sold under the historic Gorganstien brand as Murdovsky owned a 15% stake in Gorganstien Trucks until their bankruptcy in 2001. Automobiles are also marketed under the brands Waukesha, Raputa and Apollon, and motorcycles are marketed under the brand Murdovsky Motor-Farthing. It also has joint ventures in Japan (Kyoto Murdovsky, Murdovsky Japan Auto), Vietnam (Murdovsky Ho Chi Min Ltd.), Laos, Thailand (Murdovsky Thai Auto, Inc.), Turkey (Gorganstien Otosan), and Russia (Murdovsky Novgorod).