The Last Checker Autos

Checker Motors Corporation is a Kalamazoo, Michigan based automotive subcontractor, that was once the manufacturer of the famed Checker automobile, the iconic American taxi cab. Checker was established by Morris Markin in 1922 through a merger of Commonwealth Motors and Markin Automobile Body. On January 16, 2009, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.