Durant-Dort Carriage Company
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Durant-Dort Carriage Company was a leading late-19th-century American horse-drawn carriage manufacturer that became the foundation for William C. Durant’s later creation of General Motors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
carriage manufacturer ⓘ defunct company ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Flint, Michigan
ⓘ
surface form:
Flint automobile industry
transition from carriage to automobile industry ⓘ |
| businessModel | mass production of carriages ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | early 20th century ⓘ |
| employed |
J. Dallas Dort
ⓘ
surface form:
Josiah Dallas Dort
William C. Durant ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
J. Dallas Dort
ⓘ
surface form:
Josiah Dallas Dort
William C. Durant ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1886 ⓘ |
| hasPart | Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office Building ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Flint, Michigan ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | associated historic sites in Flint, Michigan ⓘ |
| historicalRole | foundation of William C. Durant’s later creation of General Motors ⓘ |
| inception | 1886 ⓘ |
| industry | horse-drawn carriages ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of General Motors ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
J. Dallas Dort
ⓘ
surface form:
Josiah Dallas Dort
William C. Durant ⓘ |
| knownFor | innovative marketing and distribution of carriages ⓘ |
| location | Flint, Michigan ⓘ |
| market | North American carriage market ⓘ |
| notableWork | production of horse-drawn vehicles ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
General Motors
ⓘ
surface form:
General Motors (indirectly, as financial and organizational foundation)
|
| product |
buggies
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carriages ⓘ wagons ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
became one of the largest carriage manufacturers in the United States
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served as financial and organizational base for creation of General Motors ⓘ |
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