On April 21, 1967, General Motors (GM) celebrates the
manufacture of its 100 millionth American-made car.
At the time, GM was the world’s largest automaker.
General Motors was established in 1908 in Flint,
Michigan, by horse-drawn carriage mogul William
Durant.
In 1904, Durant invested in the Buick Motor Company,
which was started in 1903 by Scottish-born inventor
David Dunbar Buick.
Within a few years of forming his company, Buick lost
control of it and sold his stock, which would later be
worth hundreds of millions of dollars. (In 1929, Buick
died at age 74 in relative obscurity).
Durant made Buick Motors the cornerstone of his new
holding company, General Motors, then acquired
Oldsmobile, Cadillac and Reliance Motor Company,
among other auto and truck makers.
William C. Durant
(December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947)
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