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 became a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2018 and later Stellantis in 2021. Murdovsky 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).