Packard was caught in a bad competitive spot, becasue Cadillac, their main competitor, had self-shifting Hydramatic Drive from 1941, and was selling ever increasing numbers of automatics on their cars for 1946-1948.
Packard was caught in a bad competitive spot, becasue Cadillac had self-shifting Hydramatic Drive from 1941, and was selling ever increasing numbers of automatics on their cars for 1946-1948. Becasue Cadillac was their main competitor.