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He sets his sights on GM's assembly line
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The Cars That Made America

He sets his sights onGM's assembly line

He sets his sights on
GM's assembly line

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He sets his sights on GM's assembly line.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:55
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
S01 • E02 The goal, to get it running not just as fast and cheap - The Cars That Made America 00:07
The goal, to get it running not just as fast and cheap
S01 • E01 Oldsmobile's success gains the attention of William Durant - The Cars That Made America 00:08
Oldsmobile's success gains the attention of William Dur...
S01 • E01 He buys up Oldsmobile and another car maker, Cadillac, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
He buys up Oldsmobile and another car maker, Cadillac,
S01 • E02 - Times are changing, like it or not. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- Times are changing, like it or not.
S01 • E01 - The fact that he was able to take - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- The fact that he was able to take
S01 • E02 He was a strong man, he was a strong leader, - The Cars That Made America 00:07
He was a strong man, he was a strong leader,
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] Durant now has the beginnings - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- [Narrator] Durant now has the beginnings
S01 • E02 So much so that Henry pretty much fired him. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
So much so that Henry pretty much fired him.
S01 • E01 He calls his company General Motors. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
He calls his company General Motors.
S01 • E02 - Your work on Model T production - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- Your work on Model T production
S01 • E01 But as Durant's company gets larger, - The Cars That Made America 00:16
But as Durant's company gets larger,
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America 00:08
(dramatic music)
S01 • E02 - Vice President of production, - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- Vice President of production,
S01 • E01 - George Seldon was a patent attorney who, in 1879, - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- George Seldon was a patent attorney who, in 1879,
S01 • E02 - All I want to do - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- All I want to do
S01 • E01 Well, then he thought it'd be a nice idea - The Cars That Made America 00:13
Well, then he thought it'd be a nice idea
S01 • E02 (clinks) - The Cars That Made America 00:14
(clinks)
S01 • E01 Pioneer patents said that anyone who copied not just - The Cars That Made America 00:13
Pioneer patents said that anyone who copied not just
S01 • E02 He pulls the levers behind the scenes, - The Cars That Made America 00:08
He pulls the levers behind the scenes,
S01 • E01 It's as if Bill Gates got a patent which - The Cars That Made America 00:10
It's as if Bill Gates got a patent which