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After 93 years, a GM-PSA merger?
… or another top executive -- a guy by the name of Walter Chrysler -- would have to move to Paris to run the company ..... together. Sloan succeeded Durant as the GM chief, and Walter Chrysler went his own way. In his famous book, Sloan wrote …
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Audacious Durant, using Chevrolet, reacquires GM
… large corporation the second time. "Durant's interests were not entirely in company operations either," wrote Walter Chrysler , at that time a GM executive. "He had a large battery of telephones on his desk and kept in touch with stockbrokers …
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Louis Chevrolet: His gift was cars, not corporations
… participate was Louis Chevrolet, who ended up winning the event. In 1926, Louis was back at Indianapolis driving Walter Chrysler 's Imperial E-80 pace car. The two veterans of the auto wars had one thing in common. They both had left the …
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Between world wars, GM set franchise pace
… on next page FACTORIES FLEX THEIR MUSCLES 1919 1920 1921 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 Henry Ford buys out Walter Chrysler leaves Walter Chrysler Chrysler begins using GM forms Motors Ford forms Universal GM forms Motors Carryover rebate shareholders …
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The first dealers: From humiliation to retail success
… Dunbar Buick founds Buick Motor Co. William Durant takes General Motors is GM buys Cadillac. The U.S. Supreme Walter Chrysler ▼ Leland forms Lincoln control of Buick. organized under Court overturns the becomes a manager Motor Car Co. Ford …
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Chrysler Dealers' Wish
… now so some dealers who attended the Chrysler franchise meeting Sunday are waiting. Patiently. Paul Walter owner Walter Chrysler dodge Jeep and Hopkins Minnesota says quote. There are a lot of good things coming but people are wondering about …
attended the Chrysler franchise meeting Sunday are waiting. Patiently. Paul Walter owner Walter Chrysler dodge Jeep and Hopkins Minnesota says quote. There are a lot of good things coming but people are wondering about that journey -
Chrysler timeline -- from Maxwell ruins to Chapter 11
… purchased. 1929 Chrysler joins Ford Motor Co. and General Motors as one of the "Big 3" U.S. automakers; Walter Chrysler begins construction of the Chrysler Building in New York, with 77 floors, then the world's tallest building …
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Missing at Chrysler: Leaders, Plymouth
Chrysler had the inspired leadership of Walter Chrysler and the superb Plymouth to guide the company out of the Great Depression. During Chrysler's crises in the late 1970s and early …
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Chryslers great-grandson sends advice to Cerberus
The great-grandson of Chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler is giving the automakers owner some unsolicited advice on saving the company. Frank Rhodes, the Chrysler familys archivist from Chestertown, Md., sent a letter Oct. 16 to Stephen Feinberg, the founder of Cerberus Capital Management LP, which
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Walter Chrysler rode the rails to GM, then started his own company
… Chalmers — which he re-established, first as Maxwell Motor and then as Chrysler Corp., in Highland Park, Mich. Walter Chrysler built Chrysler cars, then in 1928 spent $170 million to buy Dodge from the estates of John and Horace Dodge. He …
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After the frenetic Durant era, Sloan brought order from chaos
… telling the people running those divisions, Pelfrey said. "In fact, that's what ticked off a key GM executive, Walter Chrysler , and led him to quit GM in a huff," Pelfrey said. Sloan also contemplated leaving GM because of Durant's management …
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A shaky start: The 'pregnant' Buick
… almost invisible. But given the styling of the time — all flat surfaces and right angles — the car was a shocker. Walter Chrysler was the first to use the "pregnant" wisecrack, and it stuck. A battle ensued — and the saga of the bulging Buick …
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Many GM alums went on to glory
… with problems. Others, like Walter Chrysler , went on to automotive glory ..... two American luxury brands. Walter Chrysler Left in 1920 as manufacturing ..... manufacturing. Known for succeeding Walter Chrysler as president. John Raskob …
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Charming Billy built an empire, then saw it slip away -- twice
… preferred his own intuition to the brilliant recommendations of two of his up-and-coming executives, Alfred Sloan and Walter Chrysler . Eventually he was sunk when he personally borrowed millions to buy shares of GM stock during the recession of 1920 …
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That guy Alfred had possibilities
… that wasn't much of a strain — just preside over board meetings and let Durant do the rest. Pierre pondered. Walter Chrysler had quit, but there was that young fellow who had run United Motors, a GM property. Alfred something. He had possibilities …
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GM paid Walter Chrysler a whopping $600,000 a year
… In those days (1916-19), $600,000 was a staggering sum. It is about $12.3 million in 2008 dollars. Walter Chrysler had put Buick back on its feet, and, as a reward, Durant made him GM executive vice president in charge of manufacturing …
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The company that changed the world
… best of three men who dominated the U.S. auto industry from 1907 to 1957 — Henry Ford, Alfred P. Sloan and Walter Chrysler . Ford, Sloan and Chrysler were, respectively, masterminds of manufacturing, corporate governance and engineering …
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How to fix Chrysler
… last year at the Detroit auto show, but something that evokes the sleek glory of the tail fin days. Company founder Walter Chrysler once said Chrysler was all about luxury at an affordable price. Chrysler brand should stake out that territory …
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FIXING CHRYSLER
… last year at the Detroit auto show, but something that evokes the sleek glory of the tail fin days. Company founder Walter Chrysler once said Chrysler was all about luxury at an affordable price. Chrysler brand should stake out that territory …
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Chrysler Corp. survived with strong leaders, dealers' help
… history of Chrysler Corp.: Walter Chrysler and Lee Iacocca. Both executives ..... of dealers to their business. Walter Chrysler built his company from the ashes ..... AG. The original Mr. Fixit Walter Chrysler started in the railroad locomotive …
