In 1918 this automaker bought the Deaborn Independent, calling it the "chronicler of neglected truth"
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Free Flashcards about AMERICAN HISTORY - StudyStack  IN 1918 THIS AUTOMAKER BOUGHT THE DEARBORN INDEPENDENT, CALLING IT THE "CHRONICLER OF NEGLECTED TRUTH", HENRY FORD.
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Free Flashcards about BUSINESS & INDUSTRY - StudyStack  AUTOMAKER THAT INTRODUCED THE ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING, AND ELECTRIC IGNITION, CHRYSLER. IN 2001, IT FILED THE LARGEST...
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From the Beetle to a Global Player. - Volkswagen AG  ... target was to build 1.5 million. People's Cars. ... May 26, 1938, Hitler christened Ferdinand Porsche's vehicle ...... to Wolfsburg by the thousands from the former German ter- ritories in ..... Despite these problems, Volkswagen was able to break into ...... a dedicated commercial vehicles manufacturer, the compa- ny drives...
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Nat's Trivia: September 2010  Business Firsts. On July 20, 1903 this company delivered its first product, purchased by a respected Detroiter Ford. Posted by Natalie at 11:31 AM No comments:...
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May 26, 1938... Ferdinand Porsche holds door open for Adolph ...  Porsche's father had been recruited to set up the vehicle by German .... 27 May 1938: Three Volkswagen 'People's Cars' at a ceremony at which ... I notice that woman has open toed shoes on on the assembly line....wouldn't happen these days. ...... stone of the KDF-Wagen (Volkswagen) factory at Fallersleben (Wolfsburg).
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The stories behind car brand names  David Airey  Sep 19, 2011 ... The founder August Horch left the company after five years, but still wanted to manufacture cars. ... Cadillac  named after the 18th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founder of Detroit, Michigan. ... The company, founded in 1902, was purchased by General Motors in...
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GM: History of An Automaker - CNBC.com  Jun 1, 2009 ... GM: History of An Automaker ... 1916 - GM incorporated as General Motors Corp. ... GM acquires Hughes Aircraft for $5 billion. ... and 15,000 hourly jobs in 1992, in addition to layoffs at shuttered plants. ... 2003 - GM sells defense unit to General Dynamics for $1.1 billion and .... A Division of NBCUniversal. .
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Detroit Automobile Company - Wikipedia  The Detroit Automobile Company (DAC) was an early American automobile manufacturer founded on August 5, 1899, in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first venture...
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Motor City: The Story of Detroit | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of ...  When Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903, Detroit was only ... In 1908, the fledgling company introduced the Model T, a car whose ... a place where hundreds of thousands of blue-collar workers found work on the .... We're sorry, but it looks as though you do not have access to the full Gilder Lehrman site.
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Lincoln Motor Company - Wikipedia  The Lincoln Motor Company (also known simply as Lincoln) (stylized as THE LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY or simply as LINCOLN) is a division of the U.S.-based Ford Motor Company that sells luxury vehicles under the Lincoln brand. Founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland, Lincoln has been a subsidiary of Ford ... The current Lincoln model range in North America consists of two sedans...
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Johnson Victrola Museum, Dover, Delaware - Roadside America  He was a machinist who invented the spring motor that freed early record players from having to be continuously cranked by hand. Using his profits he created...
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Driving the 20-Millionth Ford off the ...  The Ford Motor Company produced its 20 millionth automobile -- a black Town Sedan -- in 1931. The car rolled off Ford's Rouge plant assembly line on April...
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Henry Ford Is Dead at 83 in Dearborn - The New York Times  DETROIT, April 7--Henry Ford, noted automotive pioneer, died at 11:40 tonight at the ... of the far-flung Ford Company when he resigned as president late in 1945. .... In 1919 he and his son, Edsel, became its sole owners, when they bought out the .... to his high-wage policy and in 1935 established a minimum of $6 a day.
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THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE OF THE AMERICAN GARAGE ...  MILESTONES AND MERGERS FROM 1921 TO 2014 ... such as garage door openers and rolling doors. ... upward-acting sectional garage door existed in ... endeavor, Ford made more than 1,000,000 new ... C.G. Johnson of Detroit, Mich., invents the Overhead ... Raynor Mfg. opens in Quincy, Ill., planning to make wood.
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Detroit Auto Vehicle Company - Wikipedia  Detroit Auto Vehicle Company was a short-lived early automobile manufacturer established in ... The other gentleman was Josepf L. Hudson, a Detroit business man who earned a fortune with his department store. He backed Roy D. Chapin with the money needed to form an automobile company. Chapin named it in his...
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Wilhelm Maybach - Wikipedia  Wilhelm Maybach (helpinfo) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During the ... In 1998 Daimler-Benz merged with Chrysler Corporation to become ... The new company revived the Maybach brand name as a luxury make in .... inventors bought an American model coach built by Wilhelm Wimpff & Sohn,...