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5 days ago · General Motors was capitalized by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908, as a holding company. The next day it purchased Buick Motor Company , and rapidly acquired more than twenty companies including Oldsmobile , Cadillac , Oakland Motor Car Company , and McLaughlin of Canada.
May 23, 2024 · The history of the General Motors Corporation, from its inception by William C. Durant, to the relationship with David Dunbar Buick and Ransom Olds, and the reign of Alfred P. Sloan.
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May 14, 2024 · In November 1911, William C. “Billy” Durant, who had been forced out of General Motors, launched the Chevrolet Motor Company. He named it for his partner, famed race car driver Louis Chevrolet, and the first Chevy was built in 1912.
May 2, 2024 · It all began with William Crapo Durant, who had a stormy relationship with General Motors before leaving the company and taking them on with his own short-lived brands that included Rugby, a Star by any other name.
2 days ago · Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 [3] as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
6 days ago · William C. Durant was voted out of the General Motors Corporation. Walter P. Chrysler became president of Willys-Overland. Pierre duPont became president of General Motors. Slanted windshields, heaters and wire wheels became popular. Charles Kettering became the director of the General Motors Research Corporation. Number of Cars Produced.
5 days ago · The latest General Motors stock prices, stock quotes, news, and GM history to help you invest and trade smarter.
