— about 54 years ago
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1897-08-21 |
Oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division |
1908-09-16 |
Carriage-maker, William Durant, founds General Motors in Flint, Michigan |
1918-05-02 |
General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware. |
1929-03-17 |
General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel |
1937-02-11 |
44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint Mich ends |
1938-01-19 |
General Motors begins mass production of diesel engines |
1945-11-21 |
General Motors workers go on strike |
1950-03-13 |
General Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record) |
1952-06-02 |
Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette |
1955-12-31 |
The General Motors Corporation becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over $1 billion USD in a year. |
1968-03-16 |
General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado. |
1977-09-13 |
General Motors introduces 1st US diesel auto (Oldsmobile 88) |
1981-01-01 |
Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors |
1991-10-22 |
General Motors announces 9 month loss of $US2.2 billion |
1991-12-18 |
General Motors announces closing of 21 plants |
1992-11-17 |
Dateline NBC airs a demonstration show General Motors trucks, blowing up on impact, later revealed NBC rigged test |
1995-11-05 |
1st NBA game at General Motors Place, Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minn Timberwolves 100-98 in OT |
1998-06-05 |
A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants (the strike lasted seven weeks). |
2009-06-01 |
General Motors files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. |
2012-08-05 |
General Motors signs a record breaking $559 million marketing deal with Manchester United |
2013-12-10 |
Mary Barra of General Motors becomes the first female CEO of a major automotive company |
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1875-05-23 |
Alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (d. 1966) |
1890-07-18 |
Charles Wilson, Pres of General Motors (1940-53)/Sec of Def (1953-57) |
1893-08-15 |
Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8) |
1911-04-26 |
Milton Weinstein, General Motors 50th Anniversary Show |
1918-9-29 |
John Butler, General Motors 50th Anniversary Show |
1925-07-12 |
Roger Smith, CEO (General Motors) |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1962-11-03 |
Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8), dies at 69 |
1993-09-10 |
John Butler, General Motors 50th Anniversary Show |
2002-04-24 |
Milton Weinstein, General Motors 50th Anniversary Show |
2007-11-29 |
Roger Bonham Smith, Former chairman and CEO of General Motors (b. 1925) |
