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28. Mai 2024 · The Lincoln Motor Company was founded in 1917 by inventor and engineer Henry M. Leland, who named the company after his favorite president, Abraham Lincoln. Leland formed the company with a $10,000 wartime contract to build the V12 Liberty aircraft engine. Following the war, the company would pivot to the manufacturing of luxury ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Liberty. Founded by Henry Leland to produce plane engines during World War I, Lincoln became a key driver of the early automobile industry in the United States and a pioneer of the luxury car market. But when Leland’s vision proved too ambitious for the nascent American car market, Lincoln was purchased by the Ford Motor Company.
Vor 3 Tagen · On Feb. 4, 1922, Henry Ford, with encouragement from his wife Clara and his son Edsel Ford, purchased The Lincoln Motor Company from distinguished inventor and automotive engineer Henry Leland for $8 million. The transaction set in motion the creation of an iconic American luxury brand.
8. Mai 2024 · Liberty. Founded by Henry Leland to produce plane engines during World War I, Lincoln became a key driver of the early automobile industry in the United States and a pioneer of the luxury car market. But when Leland’s vision proved too ambitious for the nascent American car market, Lincoln was purchased by the Ford Motor Company.
Vor 4 Tagen · Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
Vor 6 Tagen · Cadillac wurde 1902 von Henry Leland gegründet, der ein ehemaliger Ingenieur bei der Detroit Automobile Company und der Henry Ford Company war. Leland benannte das Unternehmen nach dem französischen Entdecker Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, der 1620 nach Detroit gekommen war. Von Anfang an setzte Cadillac auf Luxus und Qualität, was ...
Vor 4 Tagen · A representative community leader was automaker Henry M. Leland of the Detroit Citizens League. Supported by Detroit's business, professional, and Protestant religious communities, the League campaigned for a new city charter, an anti-saloon ordinance, and the open shop whereby a worker could get a job even if he did not belong to a ...
