General motors, american corporation that was the worlds largest motorvehicle manufacturer for much of the 20th and early 21st centuries. A long history of the company is associated with egypt when the company began assembling the cars there in 1920s. However, since william durant the founder was an incredibly smart man, he soon managed to purchase the rights of other companies, such as the world. During this time, he led gm past the ford motor company and on to international business triumph by virtue of his brilliant managerial practices and his insights into the new consumer economy he and gm helped to produce. May 27, 2009 as general motors prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary and faces possible bankruptcy, here are some key events in the giant automakers history. The story of two unique men, a legendary company, and a remarkable time in american history pelfrey, william on. Patrick wright wrote a book named on a clear day you can see general motors. Its more a business history of the early years of general motors, from the viewpoint of. Discover historical prices for gm stock on yahoo finance. A history of general motors by timothy jacobs, may 1992, smithmark publishers edition, hardcover in english. As the first automotive company to massproduce an affordable electric car, and the first to develop an electric starter and air bags, gm has always pushed the limits of engineering.
General motors runs under the brand name holden in new zealand and australia. Harley earl, the rise of general motors, and the glory days of detroit by william knoedelseder celebrates the iconic. Founded in 1908 as a holding company in flint, michigan, as of 2012 it employs approximately 209,000. Initially, the company was founded as a holding company for buick. General motorschevrolet, automobiles by manufacturer, books.
Featured in the story was one of gms top executives then leaving the company. The history of chrysler corporation is, in many ways, a history of a company. Interactive graphics for computeraided design, by m. The end of world war ii unleashed a new war at homea war that pitted workers against employers. Through the lens of history at its most gripping, this book reveals why. General motors books list of books by general motors. Bill gates has said that sloans 1964 management tome, my. General motors company, commonly referred to as general motors gm, is an american multinational corporation headquartered in detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in detroits renaissance center. By 1980, gms split of the market had fallen to 46%. General motors and the nazis yale university press. Discount prices on books by general motors, including titles like 2019 camaro wall calendar.
We have the ambition, the talent and the technology to create a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. Gm is the only company with a fully integrated solution to produce selfdriving vehicles at scale. Chevroletautomobileshistory, general motorschevrolet, books. Ford, chrysler, and general motors had been caught unaware by a vast shift in consumer demand, and general motors suffered the greatest losses.
A perfect business education book, designed to teach rather than entertain. As general motors prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary and faces possible bankruptcy, here are some key events in the giant automakers history. General motors profile, history, founder, founded, ceo. However, since william durant the founder was an incredibly smart man, he soon managed to purchase the rights of other companies, such as the worldfamous cadillac, oakland later renamed to pontiac. May 16, 2014 it was a company that in the modern history of general motors was always dominated by bean counters, said maryann keller, an auto analyst for four decades who has written two books on gm. This is the ultimate visual history of greatest muscle cars. A history of general motors by jacobs, timothy, 1950. Together, this odd couple built perhaps the most successful enterprise in u. Search the history of over 406 billion web pages on the internet. Davis 1999, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. At one time, general motors had a 60% share of the u. The history of gm, the worlds largest automaker, saw its beginning in 1908. From the 1920s onwards, gm grew from a firm that accounted for about 10% of new car sales in the u.
The history of general motors gm, one of the worlds largest car and truck manufacturers, dates to more than a century and involves a vast scope of industrial activity around the world, mostly focused on motorized transportation and the engineering and manufacturing that make it possible. General motors was founded in 1908 by william billy durant, who had started. Durant managed to use another company he formed, chevrolet, to come back to power in gm during 1915, and the history of gm from 19151920 is full of successes. The origin of computer graphics within general motors, fred krull, ieee annals of the history of computing, fall 1994 vol. History eastern aircraft division general motors corporation. General motors gm, one of the worlds largest automobile manufacturers, was founded in 1908. It was the september 1973 story in fortune magazine that turned heads at the general motors corporation, then the worlds largest automaker. The year following vj day saw more strikes than any other twelvemonth period in american history. The shrewd businessman that he was, durant realized that the future lay with cars and not carriages. General motors corporation by general motors corporation and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its major products include automobiles and trucks, automotive components, and engines.
Scarcely 10 years old in 1919, general motors was initially just a holding company. Based on excellent and deep research, this book provides a clear, contextualized, and convincing account of general motorss efforts to run its german subsidiary opel from 1933 to the american entry into the war in 1941. Sep 21, 2019 scarcely 10 years old in 1919, general motors was initially just a holding company. One of the top advised by all known authors, practitioners and scientists. A history of gms ignition switch defect more than 10 years after the defect was detected, general motors issued recalls for several models suspected of having a faulty switch. Motors liquidation company expected to distribute more. Motors liquidation company expected to distribute more than 75% of the stock and warrants that it owns in general motors company on or about april 21. A history of general motors by jacobs, timothy, 1950publication date 1992. It was a company that in the modern history of general motors was always dominated by bean counters, said maryann keller, an auto analyst for four decades who has written two books on gm.
Founded in 1908, general motors employs some 240,000 people and sells and services vehicles in 140 different countries. New book fins celebrates designer harley earl and glory days of gm fins. It was the largest industrial bankruptcy in history. List of books and articles about general motors online research. This book, which critics acclaimed blows the lid off the. I found this book brilliant and informative, huge selection of photographs from all of gms motors over the last 100 years, history of gm is very good, really enjoyed reading it,a great book for any gm fan. To appreciate sloans book, consider the titanic achievement of his predecessor, henry ford. If you like automobiles and want to know more history about gm, you need this. General motors was founded in 1908 by william billy durant, who had started out as a manufacturer of horsedrawn vehicles. A history of general motors may 1992 edition open library. List of books and articles about general motors online. The company was founded by william durant in the year 1902.
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