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William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry and co-founder of General Motors and Chevrolet. He created a system in which a company held multiple marques – each seemingly independent, with different automobile lines – bound under a unified corporate holding company.
- William Crapo Durant, December 9, 1861, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nov 13, 2009 · William Durant creates General Motors. On September 16, 1908, Buick Motor Company head William Crapo Durant spends $2,000 to incorporate General Motors in New Jersey. Durant, a...
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Jan 12, 2013 · William Durant: the General of General Motors. William C. Durant was born on December 8th, 1861 in Boston Mass. He quit high school to begin work in his grandfather’s Flint, Michigan, lumberyard.
Dec 16, 2008 · William C. Durant had become too flamboyant as creator of General Motors. He had lost the conglomerate once, then came back to control it through the fledgling Chevrolet brand which had proved to be a darling of America, as buyers began proving soon after its introduction in 1911.
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.
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Mar 14, 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.
Mar 14, 2024 · William Crapo Durant was an American industrialist and founder of General Motors Corporation, which later became one of the largest corporations in the world in terms of sales. After establishing a carriage company in Michigan in 1886, Durant took over a small firm in 1903 and began to manufacture.