Durant Motors

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automobile manufacturer defunct company

Durant Motors was an early 20th-century American automobile manufacturer created by General Motors co-founder William C. Durant after his departure from GM.

Aliases (1)

Durant automobiles ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automobile manufacturer → defunct company →
aimedToCompeteWith	Ford Motor Company → General Motors →
brand	Durant → Flint → Locomobile → Mason → Rugby → Star →
businessModel	multi-brand automobile holding company →
country	United States →
dissolved	1931 →
fate	bankruptcy →
foundedAfter	William C. Durant's departure from General Motors →
foundedBy	William C. Durant →
founder	William C. Durant →
headquartersLocation	New York → New York City → United States →
inception	1921 →
industry	automotive industry →
keyPerson	Clifford Durant → William C. Durant →
market	low-priced automobiles → luxury automobiles → mid-priced automobiles →
namedAfter	William C. Durant →
notableModel	Durant A-22 → Flint E-55 → Locomobile Model 48 → Star Four →
operatedIn	1920s → early 1930s →
parentOrganization	none →
product	Durant automobiles → Flint automobiles → Locomobile automobiles → Mason trucks → Rugby automobiles → Star automobiles →
reasonForDecline	Great Depression → insufficient capital → overexpansion →
soldIn	Australia → Europe → New Zealand → North America →
successor	none →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William C. Durant →	founderOf
Durant Motors ("Durant automobiles") →	product