K-R-I-T (or simply "Krit") was a small automobile manufacturing company (1909–1916) based in Detroit, Michigan.
History
Krit Motor Car Company's name probably originated from Kenneth Crittenden, who provided financial backing and helped design the cars. The emblem of the cars was a swastika (a symbol that was not yet associated with Nazism, Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, or antisemitism)
The cars were conventional 4-cylinder models and many were exported to Europe and Australia. In 1913 a six-cylinder car was introduced and Krit tried to increase sales by engineering cars for other marques. The outbreak of World War I seriously damaged the company and it failed in 1915. A few cars were subsequently assembled from remaining parts.
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File:Krit-auto 1912 ad.jpg|1912 KRIT motor car Advertisement
File:Krit-auto 1917 designs.jpg|1917 KRIT Motor Car Co. - Patterns available
File:1911KRIT.jpg|alt=|1911 Krit Advertising
File:Krit advertisement (1914).jpg|alt=|1914 Krit Advertising
File:KRIT 1913.jpg|Logo prominently showing the swastika emblem
File:1913 K-R-I-T "KT" 5-Passenger Touring (1419205160).jpg|swastika on car in National Automobile Museum
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See also
- 1913 K-R-I-T "KT" 5-Passenger Touring at the National Automobile Museum.