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1. 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.

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   Nov 13, 2009 · On September 16, 1908, Buick Motor Company head William Crapo Durant spends $2,000 to incorporate General Motors in New Jersey. Durant, a high-school dropout, had made his fortune building horse ...

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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.

   William C. Durant: Builder of the General Motor’s Empire

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   Did Durant buy Oldsmobile?

   • Durant would acquire Oldsmobile later in 1908, bringing GM’s holdings to two. The next year, GM purchased Cadillac, Cartercar, Elmore, Ewing, Oakland, Reliance Motor Truck Company and Rapid Motor Vehicle Company. The latter two being the predecessors to GMC. That same year, Durant initiated an attempt to purchase Ford Motor Company for $8 million.

   September 16, 1908 – The birth of General Motors - This Day In

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   Who was William Crapo Durant?

   • On September 16, 1908, Buick Motor Company head William Crapo Durant spends $2,000 to incorporate General Motors in New Jersey. Durant, a high-school dropout, had made his fortune building horse-drawn carriages, and in fact he hated cars–he thought they were noisy, smelly, and dangerous.

   William Durant creates General Motors | September 16, 1908 - HISTORY

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   Why did Durant leave GM?

   • When Durant failed to close the deal because hesitant bankers refused to loan him the capital, the board-of-directors booted him from the cash-strapped company. General Motors Building in Detroit. The GM headquarters from 1923 to 1996. It’s now known as Cadillac Place and is a National Historic Landmark.

   September 16, 1908 – The birth of General Motors - This Day In

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4. automotivehistory.org › september-16-1908-theThe birth of General Motors - This Day In Automotive History

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   Sep 16, 2023 · 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.

5. www.autoinfluence.com › americas-greatestAmerica's Greatest Dealmaker or a Scheming ... - AutoInfluence

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   May 5, 2022 · The ebb and flow of his success is an accurate American tale of perseverance, making Durant a pioneer, a charismatic dealmaker, and a dreamer in every sense of the word. The founder of General Motors himself––William "Billy" Crapo Durant is an important topic on your journey to find a 'GMC dealer near me.'.

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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   Welcome to the Durant Motors Automobile Museum a subsidiary of the Durant Motors Automobile Club Inc. We hope you enjoy your visit and spend some time browsing the many exhibits we have to offer documenting the history of William C. Durant, the Durant Motors Corporation as well as other automobile companies associated with Durant and Durant Motors Inc.

8. www.nytimes.com › 1947/03/19 › archivesWILLIAM C.DURANT, AUTO PIONEER, DIES; Founder of the General ...

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   WILLIAM C.DURANT, AUTO PIONEER, DIES; Founder of the General Motors Corp., Spectacular Trader in Stock Market Here VICTIM OF THE 1929 CRASH Estimated $120 Million Wealth Shrank to $250 by 1936u ...