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Chrysler, Ford, Durant & Sloan

Founding Giants of the American Automotive Industry

By: Weiss

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The American automobile industry has been called the favorite child of capitalism. Four decades of exceptional earnings allowed Henry Ford, William Durant and Alfred Sloan (both of General Motors), Walter Chrysler and their companies to make developments in production, design and marketing that have set the standard for consumer products and industrial firms. Four men, the subjects of this book, are primarily responsible for these concepts and for the formation of "the big three." New research lends important insight into the relationship of Walter Chrysler's business career to the careers of the other three. The first four parts detail the career histories and visions of each of the men. Part 5 discusses each man's commitment to and belief about the potential of the automobile market and the sheer luck that was such a factor for all of them.

Prefacep. 1
Henry Ford (1863-1947)p. 3
Defining an American Industryp. 3
The Ford Motor Companyp. 11
The Piquette Plantp. 22
Ford Highland Parkp. 28
The Ford Dealershipp. 36
Dodge Brothers Lawsuitp. 38
History Is Bunkp. 42
H. Ford vs. H. Lelandp. 44
The Rouge Complex and the Model A and V8p. 46
Accounting and Managementp. 56
The Arsenal of Democracyp. 59
Lincoln and Mercuryp. 62
Summary of a Business Lifep. 63
William Durant (1861-1946)p. 67
Salesmanshipp. 67
Buickp. 69
General Motorsp. 72
Banker Usuryp. 74
General Motors Division of Chevroletp. 76
A New General Motorsp. 78
Durant After G.M.p. 81
Summary of a Lifep. 83
Alfred Sloan (1875-1966)p. 84
The Early Careerp. 84
A Professional Managerp. 85
United Motors Corporationp. 88
Reconstructionp. 90
Marketing and Productp. 96
Sloan as Head of G.M.p. 101
Greatnessp. 104
Summary of a Lifep. 107
Walter Chrysler (1875-1940)p. 109
The Railroad Yearsp. 109
The Buick Yearsp. 113
The Company Doctor: Willysp. 117
ZSBp. 118
The First Chryslerp. 119
The Company Doctor: Maxwellp. 120
The Elizabeth, N.J., Plantp. 121
The New Chrysler Carp. 123
The 1924 Chryslerp. 130
Chrysler Corporationp. 133
The Dodge Purchasep. 138
Plymouthp. 143
The Depressionp. 148
The Airflowp. 150
Chrysler Firstsp. 158
Stylingp. 165
Non-Automotivep. 167
A Time to Relaxp. 170
Summary of a Business Lifep. 171
Epilogue: Four Business Livesp. 172
Career Goals and Commitmentp. 172
The Part of Luckp. 173
Notesp. 177
Indexp. 185
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ISBN: 9780786416110
ISBN-10: 0786416114
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 188
Published: 1st August 2003
Dimensions (cm): 24.8 x 17.1  x 1.3
Weight (kg): 0.363