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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 ...
In 1984, AM General built a factory at 13200 McKinley Hwy in Mishawaka, for HMMWV production. In 1992, AM General began marketing the HMMWV to the civilian market under the Hummer brand. In 1999, GM acquired the rights to the brand and continued production of the original civilian Hummer as the H1 until June 2006. [12]
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 ...
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 ...
Motor carrier deregulation was a part of a sweeping reduction in price controls, entry controls, and collective vendor price setting in United States transportation, begun in 1970-71 with initiatives in the Richard Nixon Administration, carried out through the Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter Administrations, and continued into the 1980s, collectively seen as a part of deregulation in the United ...
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.
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, d.b.a. General Tire, is an American manufacturer of tires for motor vehicles, and semi trucks.Founded in 1915 in Akron, Ohio by William Francis O'Neil, Winfred E. Fouse, Charles J. Jahant, Robert Iredell, and H.B. Pushee as The General Tire & Rubber Company using funding from Michael O'Neil, William Francis O'Neills' father, who owned Akron's O'Neil's ...