The History Of General Motors Corp.

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to buy it once he had finished. Durant was building that particular one for himself but promised to put his neighbor on a list and build him one next. His popularity grew and along with it so did his wealth. He became wealthy enough that in 1908 he began his own company and named it the General Motors. Instead of just making horse drawn carriages he started with a simple motor similar to that of Ford's creation along with a couple of separate options to go along with it. The main option was the original electric headlamps. The General Motors Corporation was formally chartered in the city of Hudson, New Jersey in the year 1908. In the years to follow General Motors came out with many innovations and set standards that no other company could keep up with. In 1910, General Motors was the first company to offer closed bodies as standard equipment. The very next year they introduced the electric starter, which was invented by Charles F. Kettering. In 1912, General Motors ...

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from a Motorama show car to production. In 1955, General Motors established the world's first safety test laboratory at the General Motors proving grounds and conducted atmospheric research and shares its findings with government and industry. 1958 marks General Motors' fiftyth anniversary. In 1964, General Motors came out with the Pontiac GTO, which was the start of the compact, high performance muscle car era. In 1978, General Motors forms the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation in September to recognize individual excellence in cancer research. They also become the first to offer air bags in production vehicles in this year. In 1981, General Motors opened its ...

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