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1. headquarterlocation.com › michigan › general-motorsGeneral Motors Headquarters & Corporate Office

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   1-800-462-8782. Customer Support Phone Number. 1-877-248-2080. ...

2. historicdetroit.org › buildings › cadillac-placeCadillac Place — Historic Detroit

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   Cadillac Place. By Dan Austin of HistoricDetroit.org. General Motors founder William C. Durant bought a bunch of land 3 miles outside downtown and told Albert Kahn to design him a home worthy of his car company. This 15-story office complex at West Grand Boulevard and Second Avenue in New Center was the world’s second largest office building ...

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   What happened to Durant car company?

   • Originally intended as a holding company for the Buick Car Company, within two years Durant brought some of the biggest names in the automotive industry, including Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland (later known as Pontiac) and the predecessors of GMC Truck.In 1910, Durant lost control of the company to a banker’s trust as a result

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   Who founded General Motors?

   • It was founded by William C. General Motors manufactures vehicles in several countries; its four core automobile brands are Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. it was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908, as a holding company, and the present entity was established in 2009 after its restructuring. Automotive 1-800-462-8782

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   When did Durant leave GM?

   • Durant’s leadership ended in 1920 after another bank buyout. In the 1920s GM underwent more business restructuring headed by Alfred P. Sloan, including moving its headquarters from Flint, Michigan to the newly built GM Building in Detroit.

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   How did William Durant start a business?

   • Established a business prototype still used by many successful motor vehicle companies William Durant knew what he wanted and wasted no time getting it…even when he couldn’t afford it! As a young man, Durant was a passenger in a sturdy two-wheeled cart. Inquiring where it was built, he immediately boarded a train to the factory 75 miles away.

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4. detroithistorical.org › general-motorsGeneral Motors | Detroit Historical Society

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   William C. Durant founded General Motors in 1908. Originally intended as a holding company for the Buick Car Company, within two years Durant brought some of the biggest names in the automotive industry, including Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland (later known as Pontiac) and the predecessors of GMC Truck.In 1910, Durant lost control of the company to a banker’s trust as a result

5. development.americanheritage.com › content › generalGeneral Motors Building | AMERICAN HERITAGE

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   The General Motors Building, completed in 1923, is the oldest extant General Motors Headquarters building in Detroit. Founded in 1908 by William C. Durant, General Motors grew to be a leader in the automobile industry by acquiring Buick, Oldsmobile, Oakland (later named Pontiac), Cadillac, Chevrolet, and several lesser known automobile manufacturers and parts suppliers.

6. 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.

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   Inducted 1968. Founded General Motors in 1908, transforming the nearly bankrupt Buick Motor Company and several small auto companies into an automotive empire. Established a business prototype still used by many successful motor vehicle companies. William Durant knew what he wanted and wasted no time getting it…even when he couldn’t afford it!

8. detroithistorical.org › learn › encyclopedia-ofGeneral Motors Building/Cadillac Place | Detroit Historical ...

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   The building was constructed of steel, limestone, granite, and marble between 1919 and 1923 for General Motors, designed by noted Detroit architect, Albert Kahn.In 1919, General Motors founder William C. Durant began construction of a permanent company headquarters on West.