Buick Motor Company, founded by Scottish-born American David Dunbar Buick, was incorporated
Tuesday 19th May 1903 Buick Motor Company, founded by Scottish-born American David Dunbar Buick, was incorporated. The following year, William Durant, a titan of the horse-drawn carriage industry, invested in Buick’s company, which was by then based in Flint, Michigan. That same year, the company made a total of 37 autos, known as the Model…
Sakichi Toyoda
Thursday 14th February 1867 Born on this day, Sakichi Toyoda, whose textile machinery company spawned the Toyota Motor Corporation. In 2008, Toyota surpassed the American auto giant General Motors (GM) to become the world’s largest automaker. Referred to as Japan’s Thomas Edison, Sakichi Toyoda invented a variety of weaving machines, including an automatic power loom,…