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Publisher's summary. William C. Durant built General Motors and contributed significantly to the growth of the world-wide automotive industry. This book presents the story of Durant's life and career. From a position of bringing together 25 firms under the GM banner in 1910, Durant subsequently lost his fortune on the Stock Market and died a ...
Jun 27, 2018 · The American industrialist William Crapo Durant (1861-1947) was the founder of General Motors, an automobile manufacturing company. William C. Durant was born in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 8, 1861. He grew up in Flint, Mich., where he became a leading carriage manufacturer. In 1886 he organized the Durant-Dort Company and helped to make Flint the ...
Durant, William Crapo, 1861-1947, General Motors Corporation -- History, Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography, General Motors Corporation, Businessmen Publisher Boston : Little, Brown Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
