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The Cars That Made America

If you had a big organization that had lots of moving parts, and you wanted it to...

If you had a big organization that had lots of moving parts, and you wanted it to run
efficiently make a profit, Alfred Sloane was your guy

Full Transcript

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- If you had a big organization
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that had lots of moving parts,
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and you wanted it to run efficiently make a profit,
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Alfred Sloane was your guy.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:31
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 • E01 - The Oldsmobile little Runabout was an enormous success - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- The Oldsmobile little Runabout was an enormous success
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - The Cars That Made America 00:05
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 It was basically a buggy that had a motor attached to it. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
It was basically a buggy that had a motor attached to it.
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The curved dash - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- [Narrator] The curved dash
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] Sloane knows efficiency can help GM - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- [Narrator] Sloane knows efficiency can help GM
S01 • E02 He sets his sights on GM's assembly line. - The Cars That Made America 00:05
He sets his sights on GM's assembly line.
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,