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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 ...
General Parts was the largest member with General Parts owning 1,400 out of Carquest’s 3,400 auto parts stores across North America by 2011. [5] O. Temple Sloan Jr. started General Parts in 1961. [citation needed] Founding member Bobro was later sold to White Plains Automotive in 1984 and renamed B.W.P. Distributors.
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.
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, and set the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with their own administration. [10] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is silent on ...
Meyers was succeeded as chairman by former American Motors president W. Paul Tippett Jr. [124] At the time, Tippett was a member of American Motors management for only three years [122] but had overseen almost all vehicle-making operations during his time as president. [125] Jose Dedeurwaerder, a Renault manager, replaced Tippet as president.
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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 ...