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General Motors


United States, Business Org    (1908 to present)
• Major U.S. automobile manufacturer based in Detroit, Michigan
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1920 1930 1940 1950 1960
CarpenterWS2Director
 
StettiniusER2Officer
 
duPontPSDirector
 
RaskobJJOfficer
 
HughesAircraftMerger
 
ElecDataSysDivision
 
DuPontCoOwner
 
GMACDivision
 
Life ofGenMotors
 
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Carpenter, Walter S. Jr.   (Director of, 1927 to 1959) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Representing DuPont interest as a major shareholder in G.M.
Stettinius, Edward R. Jr.   (Officer of, 1926 to 1934) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1931 : Vice President
du Pont, Pierre S.   (Director of, 1915 to 1928) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman (dates uncertain)
• 1920 : President (1920-23)
Raskob, John J.   (Officer of, 1915 to 1928) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1915 : Director
• 1918 : Vice President, Chairman of Finance Committee
Hughes Aircraft Company   (Merger of, 1985) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• GM acquires Hughes Aircraft from stockholder HHMI forming GM Hughes Electronics Corporation
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)   (Division of, 1984 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1984 : GM acquires EDS from founder Ross Perot for $2.5B
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company   (Owner of, 1920 to 1961) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1920 : DuPont purchases $25M share of GM. Pierre du Pont becomes GM president.
General Motors Acceptance Corp (GMAC)   (Division of, 1919 to 2006) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founded by GM to provide financing to car dealerships