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[Narrator] Durant now has the beginnings
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The Cars That Made America

Durantnow has the beginnings of an automotive monopoly

[Narrator] Durant
now has the beginnings of an automotive monopoly

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- [Narrator] Durant now has the beginnings
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of an automotive monopoly.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:24
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
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
S01 • E02 That's Alfred Sloan, he's the quiet don. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
That's Alfred Sloan, he's the quiet don.
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] Durant pays Seldon a total of $1 million, - The Cars That Made America 00:06
- [Narrator] Durant pays Seldon a total of $1 million,
S01 • E02 He had the soft way about talking - The Cars That Made America 00:07
He had the soft way about talking
S01 • E01 - It's amazing how all the auto manufacturers - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- It's amazing how all the auto manufacturers
S01 • E02 - He was really the person who gets credit - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- He was really the person who gets credit
S01 • E01 They all caved and said, all right Mr. Seldon, - The Cars That Made America 00:06
They all caved and said, all right Mr. Seldon,
S01 • E01 Now, they all must have known this was ridiculous - The Cars That Made America 00:09
Now, they all must have known this was ridiculous