Xander (automobile)

{{short description|Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer}}

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The Xander automobile company was founded in 1901 by John G. Xander in Reading, Pennsylvania.{{cite book|last=Kimes|first=Beverly|title=standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942|year=1996|publisher=Krause publications|isbn=0-87341-428-4}}{{cite book|title=Automobile Topics|date=1910|volume=20|publisher=E.E. Schwarzkopf|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-lYAAAAYAAJ|page=498|access-date=2015-04-10}} This was after 10 years in the bicycle business.{{cite book|title=The Motor Way|date=1901|issue=v. 4-5|publisher=L.L. Bligh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_nXmAAAAMAAJ|page=20|access-date=2015-04-10}} His first cars were steam, then gasoline engines were used. He only built his car custom order. In 1902, he stopped.