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General Motors ranked first among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts. [17] GM's William S. Knudsen served as head of U.S. wartime production for President Franklin Roosevelt. The General Motors UK division, Vauxhall Motors, manufactured the Churchill tank series for the Allies.
After becoming President of the Pontiac Division in 1961, he oversaw a dramatic increase in sales. He became President of the Chevrolet Division in 1965, executive Vice President of General Motors in 1972, and served as President of GM from 1974 to his retirement from the company in 1981. Estes was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1999.
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In 1920, he became president of General Motors succeeding William C. Durant, [12] and resigned in 1923, when he was succeeded by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. [13] Pierre du Pont resigned the chairmanship of GM in response to GM President Alfred Sloan's dispute with Raskob over Raskob's involvement with the Democratic National Committee. When du Pont ...
Knudsen was president of the Chevrolet Division of General Motors from 1924 [13] to 1937 and was president of General Motors from 1937 [13] to 1940. Under his leadership at Chevrolet, the division generated the greatest revenue of any GM division. [12]
Edward Earl Whitacre Jr. (born November 4, 1941) is the former chairman and CEO of General Motors. He is also a former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AT&T, previously Southwestern Bell Corporation (SBC). He served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1998 to 2000. On September 1, 2010, Whitacre stepped ...
General Motors Corporation was started at this time with Durant putting Pierre du Pont in charge, with McLaughlin Director and Vice President of the newly incorporated General Motors Corporation in 1918. The venture proved highly successful for Durant, and he was able to buy enough shares in GM to regain control, becoming its president in 1916.
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]