General Motors - United States (USA) Car Company Faunded: 1908 - General Motors Company, 1916 - General Motors

Corporation, 2009 - General Motors Company, Faunders:William C. Durant, Headquarters: Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan, United States General Motors, often known as simply GM, is a U.S. automaker founded by William C. Durant in Flint, Michigan, now based in Detroit, Michigan, and is the world's second-largest automaker, as ranked by global unit sales for 2008. GM previously led in global sales for 77 consecutive years (1931 to 2007), longer than any other automaker. It manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. GM employs 244,500 people around the world, and sold and serviced vehicles in some 140 countries. On July 10, 2009, the company emerged from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and plans an initial public stock offering (IPO) in 2010. GM plans to focus its business on its four core US brands Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC, although, in Europe Opel/Vauxhall vehicles will remain in production and continue to be operated by GM.

William C. Durant December 8, 1861March 18, 1947 Video: General Motors, 1908-2009

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Chrysler -Italian Car Company Founded: June 6, 1925, Founders: Walter Chrysler, Headquarters: Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA Chrysler Group, LLC is an American automobile manufacturer headquartered in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.[5] From 1998 to 2007, Chrysler and its subsidiaries were part of the German based DaimlerChrysler AG (now Daimler AG).[6] Prior to 1998, Chrysler Corporation traded under the "C" symbol on the New York Stock Exchange. Under DaimlerChrysler, the company was named "DaimlerChrysler Motors Company LLC", with its U.S. operations generally referred to as the "Chrysler Group". On May 14, 2007, DaimlerChrysler announced the sale of 80.1% of Chrysler Group to American private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., although Daimler continued to hold a 19.9% stake. This was when the company took on the name, Chrysler LLC..[7] The deal was finalized on August 3, 2007.[8] On April 27, 2009, Daimler AG signed a binding agreement to give up its 19.9% remaining stake in Chrysler LLC to Cerberus Capital Management and pay as much as $600 million into the automaker's pension fund.[9] On April 30, 2009 Chrysler LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced a plan for a partnership with Italian automaker Fiat.[10] On June 1, Chrysler LLC stated they were selling some assets and operations to the newly formed company Chrysler Group LLC.[11] Fiat will hold a 20% stake in the new company, with an option to increase this to 35%, and eventually to 51%.[12] On June 10, 2009, the sale of most of Chrysler assets to "New Chrysler", formally known as Chrysler Group LLC was completed. The federal government financed the deal with US$6.6 billion in financing, paid to the "Old Chrysler", formally called Old Carco LLC.[13] The transfer does not include eight manufacturing locations, nor many parcels of real estate, nor equipment leases. Contracts with 789 U.S. auto dealerships, who are being dropped, were not transferred.

Walter Chrysler April 2, 1875 August 18, 1940

Chrysler logo Chrysler Car Company links: www.chrysler.com Auto catalog: Chrysler Wikipedia: Chrysler Wikipedia: Walter Chrysler Video: Early Chrysler History Pt. 2 Video: Early Chrysler History Pt. 2 Chevrolet - Japan Car Company Founded: 1911, Faunders: Louis Chevrolet, William C. Durant, Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan Chevrolet (pronounced /vrle/, of Swiss origin) (also known as Chevy /vi/) is a brand produced by General Motors Company. It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM. Chevrolet offers 18 vehicles and many different

enhanced versions in its home market. The vehicles range from subcompact cars to medium duty commercial trucks. Its number one seller in the United States and Canada is the Silverado pickup.

William C. Durant December 8, 1861March 18, 1947 Chevrolet Car Company links: www.chevrolet.com Auto catalog: Chevrolet Wikipedia: Chevrolet Wikipedia: Louis Chevrolet Wikipedia: William C. Durant

Louis Chevrolet December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchtel, Switzerland June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan Video: Louis Chevrolet

Chevrolet logo Dodge - Japan Car Company Headquarters: Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide. Founded as the Dodge Brothers Company in 1900 to supply parts and assemblies for Detroits growing auto industry, Dodge began making its own complete vehicles in 1914. The brand was sold to Chrysler Corporation in 1928, passed through the short-lived DaimlerChrysler merger of 19982007 as part of the Chrysler Group, was a part of Chrysler LLC owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity investment firm, and now a part of the Chrysler Group LLC which has an alliance with Fiat. Video: Dodge history Dodge Car Company links: www.dodge.com Auto catalog: Dodge Wikipedia:Dodge

Dodge logo Cadillac - Japan Car Company Founded: August 22, 1902 Founder: General Motors, Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan

Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors Company. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mainly in North America. Founded in 1902 as the Cadillac Automobile Company, it was purchased in 1909 by General Motors and over the next thirty years established itself as America's premier luxury car. Cadillac pioneered many accessories in automobiles, including full electrical systems, the clashless manual transmission, and the steel roof. The brand developed three engines, one of which (the V8) set the standard for the American automotive industry.

Cadillac logo Video: The History of Cadillac Cadillac Car Company links: www.cadillac.com Auto catalog: Cadillac Wikipedia: Cadillac Wikipedia: General Motors Hummer - Japan Car Company Founder: 1992, Founders: General Motors, Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan, United States Hummer is a brand of off-road vehicles sold by General Motors (GM). The original Hummer H1 was based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee). However, the Hummer H2 and the Hummer H3 were based on other, smaller civilianmarket vehicles.

Hummer logo Hummer Car Company links: www.hummer.com Auto catalog: Hummer Wikipedia: Hummer Wikipedia: General Motors Ford Motor Company- United States (USA) Car Company Founded: June 16, 1903, Founder: Henry Ford, Headquarters: Dearborn, Michigan, United States The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, the automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake in Mazda of Japan and Aston Martin of England. Ford's former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover were sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. Henry Ford's methods came to be known around the world as Fordism by 1914. Ford is currently the fourth-largest automaker in the world, directly behind Volkswagen.[6] In 2007, Ford fell from second to third-ranked automaker in US sales for the first time in 56 years, behind only General Motors and Toyota. However, Ford occasionally outsells Toyota on monthly periods (most recently, during the summer months of 2009). As of 2008, Ford has become the second largest automaker in Europe (only behind Volkswagen), with sales that occasionally exceed those in the United States and large markets in Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.[7] Ford is the seventh-ranked overall American-based company in the 2008 Fortune 500 list, based on global revenues in 2008 of $146.3 billion.[8] In 2008, Ford produced 5.532 million automobiles[9] and employed about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide.[5] Starting in 2007, Ford received more initial quality survey awards from J. D. Power and Associates than any other automaker. Five of Ford's vehicles ranked at the top of their categories[10] and fourteen vehicles ranked in the top three. Ford Car Company links: www.ford.com Auto catalog: Ford

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Henry Ford July 30, 1863 April 7, 1947 Video: Ford and Taylor in the 1920s - Part Two Lincoln - Japan Car Company Founded: 1917, Founder: Ford Motor Company - Henry M. Leland, Headquarters: Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Lincoln is the luxury brand of Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland and acquired by Ford in 1922, Lincoln has manufactured vehicles since the 1920s. Leland named the brand after his longtime hero Abraham Lincoln. The company was founded in August 1917 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac (originally the Henry Ford Company). He left

the Cadillac division of General Motors during World War I and formed the Lincoln Motor Company to build Liberty aircraft engines with his son Wilfred. After the war, the company's factories were retooled to manufacture luxury automobiles.Lincoln is an American brand. Video: History of the Lincoln Town Car

Henry M. Leland February 16, 1843 March 26, 1932

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Jeep - Japan Car Company Founded: 1941, Founder: Chrysler, Headquarters: Toledo, Ohio, United States Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of Chrysler. It is the oldest off-road vehicle (also sport utility vehicle - SUV) brand, with Land Rover coming in second. The original vehicle which first appeared as the prototype Bantam BRC became the primary light 4-wheeldrive vehicle of the US Army and allies during the World War II and postwar period. Many vehicles serving similar military and civilian roles have since been created by many nations. Jeeps were also used by the U.S. Postal Service in the 20th century for mail services. Video: JEEP History Jeep Car Company links: www.jeep.com Auto catalog: Jeep Wikipedia: Jeep Wikipedia: Chrysler

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