General Motors, 100 years old and counting
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Engineering Management Engineering Mechanics General Engineering, Engineering Science History of Science and Technology Mechanical Engineering |
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Reference - Article/Document |
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Organization:Detroit News |
| Description: | News article outlining 100 years of General Motors and their projections for the future. The big story was GM's launch of the Chevy Volt at the centennial celebration. The site has a slide show interactive history, video and several related news stories. "One hundred years ago, carriage maker William "Billy" Durant placed a big bet on the fledgling auto industry in the early 1900s and created General Motors Corp. Riding America's rise as a superpower, GM went on to dominate the automobile industry for decades, producing some iconic cars and trucks, as well as numerous safety, marketing and technological advances. Explore this special section as we examine GM's first century." |
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| Keywords: | General Motors automobile history |
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Interactive History - Travel through the decades with GM |
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History of technology and engineering enterprises. |
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Easy |
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Medium |
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| Publication Date: | September 2008 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/AUTO01 |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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