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Chevrolet (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ v r ə ˈ l eɪ / SHEV-rə-LAY), colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).. Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 [2] as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
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]
The last Chevrolet left the plant in August, 1942. [109] though in order to avoid total stoppage, the company made electrical and portable refrigerators and car accessories in addition to other items. After the war, GM started producing the Oldsmobile and Pontiac lines and later Chevrolet was added.
Shakespeare famously wrote that a rose called any other name would still smell as sweet. But some top brass at General Motors apparently don't think "Chevy" has all the fragrance of "Chevrolet ...
General Motors Company (GM) [2] is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. [3] The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac, each a separate division of GM.
Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors.Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produced over 35 million vehicles, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan, factory alone.
Chevrolet, nicknamed Chevy, is an American automobile brand by General Motors. The name Chevrolet or Chevy may also refer to: People.
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