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Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. (/ s l oʊ n / SLOHN; May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966) was an American business executive in the automotive industry.He was a long-time president, chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation. [2]
A 1932 Pontiac. Established in 1926 as a companion of Oakland, it was the first marque released as part of the companion make program. Sloan, who had replaced du Pont as GM president in 1923, [18] decided to create various "companion makes" to fill the variety of gaps that had developed in the original pricing hierarchy. [19]
The Carquest marketing alliance and distribution network was formed in 1974 by O. Temple Sloan of General Parts, Dan Bock of Bobro Products, and Joe Hughes of Indiana Parts Warehouse. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In response to competition from high-volume retail stores, Sloan believed "that programmed distribution through a cooperative alliance would be ...
It's common knowledge that regular maintenance on your car can save you money in the long run, but drivers should be wary of shady mechanic practices. Here's how to avoid being taken for a ride.
Get Spiffy, the mobile car service startup founded by Triangle serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo, announced on Wednesday it had completed a $30 million funding round to fuel its growth plans.
A motor vehicle service or tune-up is a series of maintenance procedures carried out at a set time interval or after the vehicle has traveled a certain distance. The service intervals are specified by the vehicle manufacturer in a service schedule and some modern cars display the due date for the next service electronically on the instrument panel.
The Smith & Mabley Manufacturing Company of New York City was established by Smith & Mabley, Inc., to manufacturer automobiles in 1904. The S & M Simplex was a luxury car designed by Chief Engineer Gustav Edward Franquist who was influenced by European designs.
Insurify was founded in 2013 by Snejina Zacharia, MIT Sloan fellow and Giorgos Zacharia, President of Kayak.com metasearch engine [2] and Tod Kiryazov, CPO, MBA. In January 2015, the company secured $2M of funding in a seed round led by Rationalwave Capital Partners and other angel investors. [3]