Evening star., 1936-11-15

Noyes writing the decision. w.
c. Durant bought Flint Wagon
Works, present site of Chevrolet
home plant. Little Motor Car
Co. formed to build light car
at Flint, Mich. Chevrolet Mo-
tor Co. of Michigan organized
by w. G. Durant. General Mo-
tors Export Co. organized June
H. u. s. Tire Co. formed.
Automobile Board of Trade, now
Automobile Manufacturers As
sociation, formed Knight en-
gine makes American debut on
Stearns, Stoddard, Dayton and
Columbia. Chalmers adopts air
self-starter. Electric starting
device. by c. F. Kettering, in
stalled on Cadillac. Other in
novations of the year: Detach-
able rims, worm gear drive for
trucks, improved electric horns.
First automobile securities listed
on New York Stock Exchange.
General Motors voting trust
certificates, July 81, 1911.
Self-Starter Adopted.
1912. Cadillac pioneered in installing
electric self-starter as standard
equipment. Won Dewar Trophy,
London, for the second time for
this contribution, the greatest of
the year. General Motors Of
Canada organized. Chevrolet abb
sorbed Little and concentrated
manufacturing at Flint. Bris-
Goes United States Motors goes
into receivership.
1918. National Automobile Chamber
Of Commerce organized. In
stallment paper first used in
financing automobile sales-San
Francisco. November 18, c. w.
Nash became president Of Gen.
eral Motors in succession to
Thomas Neal. Wire wheels first
used on stock cars. Bendix
drive. Ford reaches 1000 cars
day production.
1914. Cadillac pioneered the V-type,
eight-cylinder, high-speed en-
gine. Vacuum fuel tanks made
their appearance. Dodge car
brought out.
1915. Chevrolet Motor Co. organized
in Delaware. James Couzens
retires from Ford Co. Buick
brought out its first six and
Packard II. Innovations in
cluded aluminium pistons, tor
sional vibration damper, and
self-locking differential.
1916. w. c. Durant became president
of General Motors, Alvan Ma
cauley of Packard and c. W..
Nash of Thomas B. Jeffery Co.
October 13. General Motors
Corp. was organized under
Delaware law to acquire all
assets of the General Motors
Co., New Jersey corporation.
Fisher Body Corp. organized
under New York laws. United
Motors Corp. incorporated. May
16, a merger of Hyatt Roller
Bearing Co.. Dayton Engineer
ing Laboratories Co., Remy
Electric Co., New Departure
Manufacturing Co, Perlman
Rim Corp. December 81 the
subsidiaries were set up as divi-
sions of the General Motors
Corp.
1917. Jordan Templar and Columbia,
new cars announced at show.
John M. Studebaker died. Gen.
eral Motors Co. Of New Jersey
dissolved, August 13. Steel disc
wheels and steel felloes for
wooden wheels appeared.
Chevrolet Co. Bought.
1918. May 2, General Motors Corp.
bought Chevrolet Motor Co.
Ethyl gasoline developed by
General Motors Laboratories.
General Motors acquired United
Motors Corp, also completed
ownership of Mclaughlin Motor
Car Co., Ltd, and Chevrolet of
Canada. z. I. du Pont de Ne
mours &. Co. announced acqui-
sition of 27.6 per cent interest in
common stock of General Mo-
tors Corp. Streamline bodies
and adjustable three-piece wind
shields appeared. General Mo-
tors of Canada. Ltd, incorpo-
rated. Oshawa, Ontario.
1919. General Motors Acceptance
Corp. organized. Authorized
capital stock of General Motors
Corp. increased to 81, ,020, 900 900.
Construction of General Motors
Building begun in Detroit; COM
pleted in 1922, at cost of more
than $4,000, 900. Three -fifths in
terest in Fisher Body purchased
by General Motors. White an
nounces trucks only program.
Chandler adds Cleveland line.
1920. General Motors Research Corp.
incorporated. Pierre S. du
Pont became president of Gen.
eral Motors. Dodge Brothers,
John F. and Horace, die.
Elmer Apperson, pioneer maker,
dies.
1921. Executive Offices of General Mo-
tors moved to New York City.
w. c. Durant retired from the
directorate of General Motors.
Va Aldo bCCll q
since 1908, and formed Durant
Motors, Inc, introducing Du-
rant four. Wills Sainte Claire
ana Duesenberg straight-eight
appear. Inter-dirisional bodies
set up by General Motors to in
tegrate policies and practices.
Nickel-plated radiators and
lamps.
1922. Balloon tires introduced. George
B. Selden of Selden patent
fame dies. Henry Ford buys
Lincoln. Jewett car added to
Paige line. Durant announces
the Star.
Sloan Heads Motors.
1928. Alfred P. Sloan, jr, became
president of General Motors.
Cadillac adopted two-plane
compensated crankshaft. Ale
mite high-pressure chassis lubri-
cation introduced