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1. 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 ...

2. www.nndb.com › people › 949William C. Durant - NNDB

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   Durant Motors was a rising concern for several years, but lost much of its financing in the Wall Street collapse of 1929 and was shuttered in 1933. After this last automotive venture, Durant purchased a bowling alley in Flint, which went bankrupt in less than a year. Father: William Clark Durant (stock speculator, b. 20-Oct-1827, d. 1883)

   • Birth Date: December 8, 1861

   • Death Date: March 18, 1947

3. thecconnects.com › general-motors-company-successGeneral Motors Company Success Story - TheCconnects

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   Jun 28, 2023 · Company History & Growth: 1908: General Motors founded by William C. Durant. 1920s-1930s: Acquired various car companies, expanded globally. 1940s-1950s: Introduced innovations like automatic transmission and air conditioning. 1970s-1980s: Diversified into other industries (e.g., Hughes Aircraft) and faced financial challenges.

4. books.google.com › books › aboutThe Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors

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   Books. The Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors. Bernard A. Weisberger. Little, Brown, 1979 - Automobile industry and trade - 396 pages. A biography of William Durant, the daring entrepreneur who bought the faltering Buick Motor Company and co-founded General Motors Company before his financial gambles lost him the ...

5. www.icmrindia.org › casestudies › catalogueGeneral Motors Company and William C. Durant - The Establishment

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   Background Note. In 1908, American industrialist William C. Durant established General Motors Company (GMC) to consolidate diverse motorcar companies that manufactured brands such as Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland (later Pontiac), Ewing, and Marquette. In 1916, GMC was incorporated as General Motors Corp. (GM) in Detroit, Michigan.

6. www.motortrend.com › features › general-motors-100Happy 100th Birthday, General Motors - MotorTrend

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   Sep 15, 2008 · September 16, 1908:Attorney Curtis L. Hatheway files articles of incorporation for William C. Durant's General Motors Company of New Jersey which at first, is little more than an empty holding entity.

7. atouchofbusiness.com › companies › chevroletTracing Chevrolet's Roots: History and Summary

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   Nov 27, 2023 · A Summary of the History of Chevrolet: A Journey of Innovation and Leadership. The story of Chevrolet begins with a twist of fate. William Crapo Durant, having failed in his attempt to buy Ford, launched Chevrolet in 1911, a move that would shape the automotive industry for generations. Durant, the founder of General Motors (GM), was a ...