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AM General also acquired Department of Defense contracts for medium and heavy trucks, including the M151 series, [30] 2 1/2 ton M35 series, and 5 ton M809 series in the 1970s, then the M939 series in the 1980s. In 2005, AM General was contracted to take over militarization, sales, and marketing of LSSV vehicles. [31] [6]
In January 1984, [2] he was promoted to the dual responsibility of vice president and group executive in charge of the Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac group. He was elected to the board of directors (February, 1986) [ 2 ] and became CEO (August, 1990) [ 2 ] where he served until he was voted out in 1992 – shortly after a recession when GM had ...
Meyers was succeeded as chairman by former American Motors president W. Paul Tippett Jr. [130] At the time, Tippett was a member of American Motors management for only three years [128] but had overseen almost all vehicle-making operations during his time as president. [131] Jose Dedeurwaerder, a Renault manager, replaced Tippet as president.
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk. Geraldine Ferraro and George H. W. Bush participate in the 1984 vice presidential debate. October 14 – World Series: The Detroit Tigers defeat the San Diego Padres to win in 5 games.
Smith's major new car program prior to the 1984 reorganization, GM10 (also known as W-body), has been called "The biggest catastrophe in American industrial history." [8] Beginning in 1982, and costing $7 billion, the plan was to replace all midsize cars produced by Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick. The plan was huge in scope, calling ...
General Motors produced vast quantities of armaments, vehicles, and aircraft for the Allied war effort during World War II. Its multinational interests were split up by the combating powers during the war such that the American, Canadian and British parts of the corporation served the Allied war effort and Adam Opel AG served the Axis war effort.
President Reagan and Vice President Bush at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas. Reagan-Bush '84, under the leadership of Ed Rollins, was organized on October 17, 1983. [9] Reagan delayed his campaign announcement as not running would make him a lame duck whereas running would make everything he did be viewed as part of his ...