AMC’S Corporate Headquarters In Detroit Could Be Demolished To “Erase The Ruin Porn” Of The City.

The younger generation of American gearheads can be forgiven for not knowing who AMC, (American Motors Corporation) was. The company, which was born from the amalgamation of Hudson, Nash-Kelvinator, Kaiser Jeep, and Willys Overland in 1954 officially became defunct in 1988 – before the Mazda Miata was even launched.

In its 34 years of operations, it produced cars like the AMC AMX, AMC Eagle, AMC Javelin, and a few Jeeps like the Scrambler CJ-8, the CJ-5/7, and the Wagoneer. The last-ever AMC dealership is allegedly liquidating in 2022, but now, the last vestige of the automaker’s legacy is about to be demolished. According to The Detroit News, AMC’s corporate headquarters in Detroit could be demolished to “erase the ruin porn” of the city.

Mayor Mike Duggan announced on Thursday this week that the site, which has stood dormant since 2010, would likely be demolished to make way for a new $66 million employment center to bring 150 construction jobs and more than 300 permanent jobs to the city. The city has reached an agreement with NorthPoint Development to sell the city-owned land, which includes 26 residential parcels and the AMC HQ, for over $5.8 million.

Mayor Duggan called the current state of the area a “source of embarrassment” while predicting that in a couple of years, a manufacturing facility could provide employment of up to 400 people in its place. The same fate also awaits the Packard Automotive Plant, with Duggan citing this being an attempt to “get rid of the rest of the blight in this city.”