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In October 2002, eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion. Using $100 million of the money he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk founded SpaceX, a spaceflight services company, in 2002. In 2004, Musk was an early investor in electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. (later Tesla, Inc.). He became the company's chairman and product architect ...
Pamela Kerr. Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, [6] he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. [7] [6] Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004.
Autotrader.com.au. Autotrader.com, Inc. is an American online marketplace for car buyers and sellers, founded in 1997. [1] [2] [3] It aggregates new, used, and certified second-hand cars from dealers and private sellers. [4] The site also provides users with automotive reviews, shopping advice, and comparison tools for car financing and ...
Barrett-Jackson is an American collector car auction company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was founded by Scottsdale business partners Tom Barrett and Russ Jackson. They initially launched a car show, Fiesta de los Autos Elegantes, in 1967 to raise money for local facilities.
CEO and Chairman of Ford Motor Company No. Name Took office Left office Role 1 John S. Gray: 1903 1906 CEO 2 Henry Ford: 1906 1945 CEO 3 Henry Ford II: 1945 1979 CEO – Ernest R. Breech: 1955 1960 Chairman – Henry Ford II: 1960 March 13, 1980 Chairman 4 Philip Caldwell: 1979 February 1, 1985 CEO – Philip Caldwell: March 13, 1980
Norman Braman (born August 23, 1932) is an American billionaire car dealer, art collector, and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles. Early life and education [ edit ] Braman was born in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania , [1] and grew up in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia , where his father owned a barbershop.
Arab American Vehicles (1977–1987) Beijing Jeep (1984–1987) American Motors Corporation ( AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S ...
Freightliner Trucks is an American semi truck manufacturer. [1] Founded in 1929 as the truck-manufacturing division of Consolidated Freightways (from which it derives its name), the company was established in 1942 as Freightliner Corporation. [2] Owned by Daimler AG from 1981 to 2021, Freightliner is now a part of Daimler Truck subsidiary ...