Vittorio Valletta
Saturday 28th July 1883 Born on this day, Vittorio Valletta, Italian industrialist and President of Fiat from 1946 to 1966. Born in Genoa, Valletta was a lecturer in economics before he joined Fiat in 1920. He became director in 1928, CEO in 1939 and senator for life in 1966.
Walter Chrysler
Friday 2nd April 1875 Born on this day, Walter Chrysler, the founder of the Chrysler Corporation, which for years was one of America’s Big Three automakers along with General Motors (GM) and Ford. Chrysler, the son of a Wamgo, Kansas railroad engineer, worked his way up in the railroad industry–from sweeper to machinist to plant…
Edmund Rumpler
Thursday 4th January 1872 Born on this day, Edmund Rumpler, Austrian automobile and aircraft designer. He collaborated with Hans Ledwinka on the first Tatra car, designed the first German engine to have engine and gearbox as a unit at Adler and patented a swing axle rear suspension system. By age 30, in 1902,he had quit…
Giovanni Agnelli
Monday 13th August 1866 Born on this day, Giovanni Agnelli, Italian entepreneur, who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899.
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