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Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of watchmaking in northwestern Switzerland. [1] He was the second child of Joseph-Félicien Chevrolet, a watchmaker, and Marie-Anne Angéline Mahon. [2]
Chevrolet was born near Beaune, in the Côte-d'Or region of France where his Swiss family had emigrated to a few years earlier. His father was a watch-maker, and he was the younger brother of Louis (1878–1941, founder of the Chevrolet car company) and Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946).
On November 8, 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Car Company was incorporated. [6] It was founded by Swiss race car driver and automotive engineer Louis Chevrolet with his brother Arthur Chevrolet, William C. Durant and investment partners William Little (maker of the Little automobile), former Buick owner James H. Whiting, [7] Edwin R. Campbell (son-in-law of Durant) and in 1912 R. S. McLaughlin CEO ...
In Canada, on 30 September 1910, after obtaining a loan of $52,935.25 ($1,730,983 in 2023 dollars [7]) (cosigned by R S McLaughlin), went into partnership with Louis Chevrolet in 1911, starting the Chevrolet company. In 1914, a disagreement with Louis Chevrolet resulted in Durant buying out his partner. [9]
In 1916, the year after Louis left the Chevrolet car company that he had co-founded, Arthur Chevrolet assisted Louis and Gaston in the new Frontenac Motor Corporation. Driving a Frontenac, Chevrolet qualified for the Indianapolis 500 again in 1916, but was forced out after 35 laps when the car developed ignition magneto problems. His driving ...
Chevy Chase, Ted Knight and Bill Murray star in this '70s film about a golf rivalry at a snooty country club. Answer: “Caddyshack” Halle Berry took home a Best-Actress Oscar for her portrayal ...
General Motors' (GM) Chevrolet Volt, the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle set to debut in the U.S. next month, has won Green Car Journal's 2011 Green Car of the Year award. The Volt beat out the ...
Chevy Chase was arguably the first big star to come out of "SNL" and also the first big star to leave the cast in 1976, after sticking around for just two seasons. He also has the distinction of ...