We're always told not to dwell on the past, but sometimes it can be kind of fun. Paying tribute to the Checker Motor Cars cab is one of those times. New vehicles from Checker could soon be on the road ...

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— Fire officials are suspecting arson in a Saturday blaze that destroyed part of the former Checker Motors complex, once one of Kalamazoo’s signature businesses. “The cause is undetermined, but it is ...

KALAMAZOO, MI --Bankrupt Checker Motors Corp.'s financial situation continues to worsen and it may be forced to liquidate without labor concessions, a lawyer representing the auto supplier's unsecured ...

Checker Motors, today's builder and subcontractor of automotive sheetmetal body components, is still remembered as being the producer of the most recognizable taxi platform in the United States.

More than a dozen “Checkerheads” arrived in Springfield Thursday as the Checker Car Club of America kicked off its first national convention in the capital city. “We’re part of the ‘Checkerhead’ ...

View post: Walmart Has a ‘Well-Made’ Rolling Tool Box on Sale for Only $59 Checker Motors Corp. stopped making taxicabs over two decades ago, but the company has soldiered on as a parts manufacturer.

New York City nostalgists and retrophiles rejoice: Checker, the brand behind the city’s most iconic fleet of taxi cabs, plans on rolling out new cars for the first time in more than three decades.

Checker Motors Corp., the auto-parts maker that once produced the Checker taxi cab, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while another Michigan supplier closed its doors. Checker sought court ...

After 87 years of operation - some of which were spent building one of the world's most famous taxi cabs - Checker Motors Corporation filed for bankruptcy this week. The company, based out of ...