Lafayette

LaFayette Motors Corporation was a car manufacturer based in the United States that operated from 1919 to 1927. The company was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, and its logo featured a cameo of the Marquis. LaFayette Motors produced high-quality luxury cars that were known for their advanced engineering and innovative features. The company's vehicles were popular with wealthy buyers, and many notable individuals, including Al Jolson and the Duke of Windsor, owned LaFayette cars. Despite its initial success, LaFayette Motors struggled financially and eventually went bankrupt in 1927.

LaFayette Motors Corporation was a luxury automobile manufacturer founded in 1919 in Mars Hill, Indianapolis, Indiana. They were known for their innovations, including the first electric clock in an automobile. In 1921, Charles W. Nash became president of LaFayette, and the company was moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1922. In 1924, Nash Motors became full owner of LaFayette Motors and retired the name. However, in 1934, Nash re-introduced the LaFayette name for a line of smaller, less expensive automobiles. The LaFayette and the Nash 400 were combined into a single model called the Nash LaFayette 400 for 1937, and the LaFayette ceased to be regarded as a separate make of car. The LaFayette line continued as Nash's lowest-priced offering through 1940, and was replaced by the all-new unibody Nash 600 in 1941.