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Our Purpose:. Educate the public & membership to the fascinating history of the Durant Motor Company, its wonderful automobiles, William C. Durant it’s founder, including his period with General Motors and the Durant Dort Carriage Company.
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.
General Motors, was founded in September of 1908 by William C. Durant, the reason being it was a holding company for the well-known Buick. However, in 1910, Durant was ousted from the company because of the lack of funds to repay bank loans. Durant went on to form Chevrolet and with his return to GM, he brought Chevrolet. GM primarily focuses ...
Nov 21, 2023 · Chevrolet is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors. Louis Chevrolet, Arthur Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Type: Private Industry: Automobile Founded: November 3, 1911, Detroit, MI
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 ...
The roller-coaster life of the flamboyant creator of General Motors William C. Durant did big things the big way: he overreached, but, until his final failure, he picked up the pieces time after time to confound his competitors.
