Owen Magnetic
The Car of a Thousand Speeds | |
| Company type | Automobile manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Defunct | 1921 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | New York City, Cleveland and Wilkes-Barre, |
Key people | Raymond Owen, Ralph Owen, Walter Baker, J. L. Crown |
| Products | Automobiles |
Production output | 974 (1915-1921) |
The Owen Magnetic was a pioneering American brand of hybrid electric luxury automobile manufactured between 1915 and 1922. Car models of the brand were notable for their use of an electromagnetic transmission and were early examples of an electric series hybrid drivetrain. The manufacture of the car was sponsored by R.M. Owen & Company of New York, New York. The car was built in New York City in 1915, in Cleveland, Ohio, between 1916 and 1919 and finally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1920 and 1921.