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1. www.eastbaytimes.com › 2016/11/21 › me-my-car-29Me & My Car: ’29 Durant carmaker’s history fascinating

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   Nov 21, 2016 · Within weeks stock in the company was sold, raising more than $12 million (about $160 million today), and General Motors was born. Durant was a wheeler-dealer and soon bought control or interest ...

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2. journal.classiccars.com › 2013/01/12 › williamWilliam Durant: the General of General Motors | ClassicCars ...

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   Jan 12, 2013 · On September 16, 1908, Durant incorporated General Motors of New Jersey (GM) with a capital investment of $2,000. Within 12 days the company issued stocks that generated over $12,000,000 in cash. General Motors then purchased Buick with stock. Six weeks later, GM acquired the Olds Corporation of Lansing, Michigan.

3. automotivehistory.orgThe birth of General Motors - This Day In Automotive History

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   Sep 16, 2023 · September 16, 2023. Brian Corey. Buick Motor Car company owner William C. Durant leveraged an engine supply deal with McLaughlin Motor Car Company of Canada to found General Motors on this day in 1908. In the beginning, the Detroit headquartered GM , which positioned it self as an automotive holding company, had only Buick, under its umbrella.

4. www.historyonawhim.com › articles › william-c-durantWilliam C. Durant: Builder of the General Motor’s Empire

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   Jun 10, 2021 · He founded the automotive giant that would later become General Motors, first by manufacturing shock-absorbing carriage seats to later absorbing major corporations in automotive manufacturing. Durant is usually overshadowed by automotive pioneer Henry Ford, especially in Michigan. Ford’s legacy is still alive today as his southern Michigan ...

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5. www.hemmings.com › stories › articleBilly Durant's World | Hemmings

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   Sep 23, 2018 · The life and accomplishments of full-throttle William Crapo Durant were subjects of reflection as both General Motors and Chevrolet rolled past their centenaries in recent years. Less well known, you might suggest, is that Billy Durant left a lot of cars and brands on the table during his business forays, which dated back to horse-provided ...

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6. www.geneseehistory.org › william-c-durantWilliam C. Durant - GENESEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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   William C. "Billy" durant. William C. "Billy" Durant ( December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) The Man Who Invented The Future. He was a super salesman—maybe the best that ever lived. He was a marketer extraordinaire, perhaps the most prolific in industrial history. He was a genius with organizational development, a master talent scout, and most ...

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   Who was Billy Durant?

   • His career was covered extensively by biographers, like Madsen as mentioned before, Lawrence Gustin in Billy Durant: Creator of General Motors and Bernard Weisberger’s The Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors.

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   How did Billy Durant become a GM?

   • In 1904, Billy Durant was approached by James Whiting of the Buick Company to promote his automobiles. Whiting persuaded Durant to join Buick as General Manager. In his first act as Buick’s GM, Durant moved the Buick assembly operations briefly to Jackson, and then began construction on a large Buick complex in Flint.

   William Durant: the General of General Motors - ClassicCars.com Journal

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   Why did Durant buy Cadillac Motor Car Company?

   • Finally, Durant sought to acquire Cadillac Motor Car Company from the Leland father/son team. The Leland’s did not want stock and like Henry Ford, would only settle for cash to the tune of $4.5 million. GM could not raise this amount of money, but Buick, the cash cow, could.

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   Where were Durant cars made?

   • Even the steering wheel is wood. At least some of the Durant vehicles were built in Oakland on International Boulevard at Durant Street, at what many of us know as the old Chevrolet truck plant or parts warehouse. Proudly above the door of what would have been the main office is the Durant name engraved in stone.

   Me & My Car: '29 Durant carmaker's history fascinating - East Bay Times

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8. wikicars.org › indexWilliam C. Durant - Wikicars

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   William Crapo "Billy" Durant (December 8, 1861–March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, the founder of General Motors and Chevrolet who created the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars.