Chris-Craft Industries
| Formerly | National Automotive Fibers, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| NYSE: CCN | |
| Industry | Manufacturing Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Sold to News Corporation |
| Successor | News Corporation (2001–2013) 21st Century Fox (2013–2019) Fox Corporation (2019–present) |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Products | Boats, hospital laundry bags, carpet fibers, insulation, and chemical products |
| Revenue | $467.1 million (1998) |
| Divisions | Chris-Craft Boats Roamer Steel Boats Division |
| Subsidiaries | BHC Communications, Inc. (79.96%) Chris-Craft Industrial Products, Inc. |
| Footnotes / references | |
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., formerly National Automotive Fibers, Inc., was a publicly held American corporation that was traded on the New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges. In 1962, the company adopted the name of one of its acquisitions, Chris-Craft Boats, which was founded in the late 19th century and became famous for mahogany-hulled powerboats in the 1920s through the 1950s. Chris-Craft Industries also went into broadcasting, owning television stations via its subsidiary BHC Communications and co-founding the UPN TV network.