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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.

   • Born: William Crapo Durant, December 9, 1861, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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   Mar 13, 2024 · William Crapo Durant (born Dec. 8, 1861, Boston—died March 18, 1947, New York City) 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 ...

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   Who was William Crapo Durant?

   • 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 C. Durant - Wikipedia

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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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   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.

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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.

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   August 1973. Volume. 24. Issue. 5. On March 18, 1947, at 2:15 A.M. , William Crapo Durant, founder of General Motors and Chevrolet and the “leading bull” in the great stock-market boom and crash of the late 1920’s, died at his New York City apartment with his wife and nurse in attendance. His last fortune had evaporated in the Depression ...

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7. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › williamWilliam Durant creates General Motors | September 16, 1908 ...

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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...

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   Dec 16, 2008 · William C. Durant was both respected and criticized for his leadership of the car company he created. How would General Motors survive the economic crisis of 1920?

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   Jun 10, 2021 · According to a biographer, Axel Madsen, in The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant made General Motors, Durant was an adept salesman from a young age. He traveled extensively around Michigan, successfully selling cigars. While late for a meeting, in 1886, Durant hitched a ride on the carriage of his friend, John Alger.