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William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, founder of General Motors and co-founder of 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 Durant dropped out of school at age 17. Ignoring his family’s expectations for him to become a lawyer, Durant’s first job was piling lumber, and his second job was selling cigars. He alone sold more than three other sales people combined.
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.
Jun 27, 2018 · William Crapo Durant. 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.
William Durant. General Motors Corporation. 1916–1920. Industry: Automotive & Aerospace. Era: 1910. Beginning his career as a carriage and wagon manufacturer, Durant made the switch to automobile manufacturing in 1904 by reorganizing a failing Buick Motors.
The story of General Motors begins in Flint, Michigan, where, in 1886, William Crapo “Billy” Durant and Josiah Dallas Dort formed the Flint Road Cart Company and began building horse-drawn carriages.
William C. Durant was an American entrepreneur who co-founded the automobile company 'General Motors Corporation.' He ventured into the vehicle industry through his 'Flint Road Cart Company,’ later renamed the 'Durant-Dort Company,' in Michigan, which eventually became the largest manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles in the country.
