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1. www.autoinfluence.com › the-bully-the-savvyThe Bully, the Savvy Businessman, and the Risk Taker: Moving ...

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   Apr 11, 2023 · By the late 1890s, Hardy crossed paths with a young entrepreneur named William C. Durant. The two became fast friends, with Durant hiring Hardy to oversee the Diamond Buggy Company of Durant-Dort. With Hardy at the helm, the company’s profits soared and sealed his fate as Durant’s right-hand man. Over the next few years, Durant’s reliance ...

2. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors

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   Aug 23, 1999 · 3.71. 45 ratings5 reviews. Author of fourteen biographies, Axel Madsen chronicles the people who shaped the 20th century. In The Deal Maker, he sheds light on a man whose tireless optimism led to the formation of the first super-corporation. A charismatic salesman in the late 19th century, William Durant started a cart-building business after ...

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   The Star was one of a series of fledgling marques created by Billy Durant, but it wouldn't have existed had he not been sacked in 1920 by General Motors' board. Durant was known for excessive spending on countless company acquisitions, and sometimes for his turbulent relationships with industry brethren, but he kept a finger on the pulse of the ...

4. www.miplace.org › historic-preservation › programsDurant-Dort Carriage Company Office | MiPlace

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   The Durant-Dort building served as the focal point for William C. Durant and J. Dallas Dort's promotional activities in the carriage and automobile businesses from 1896 to 1913 and is credited with being the 1908 birthplace of General Motors. It remains the last physical link to Durant's pioneer efforts in the carriage and automobile business.

5. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › GeneralGeneral Motors Corporation - New World Encyclopedia

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   General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, an American multinational corporation, is consistently the world's largest auto company by production volume, in addition to the largest by sales volume for 76 consecutive years. [1] Founded in 1908, in Flint, Michigan, General Motors employs approximately 284,000 people around the world.

6. wikimili.com › en › FrigidaireFrigidaire - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader

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   May 18, 2024 · Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first self-contained refrigerator, invented by Nathaniel B. Wales and Alfred Mellowes in 1916. In 1918, William C. Durant, a founder of General Motors, personally invested in the company and in 1919, it adopted the name Frigidaire.

7. durantfoundation.orgDurant History – Durant Foundation

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   Durant History. William C Durant. William C. (Billy) Durant formed Durant-Dort Carriage Company in 1886 with business partner J. Dallas Dort. Together, they grew the company into the largest if not one of the largest carriage and buggy manufacturing companies in the United States. In 1904 Durant jumped over to the automobile manufacturing ...