Was the head of the Buick company, reporting only to Billy Durant, the head of GM in 1916-1919.
He ran the Willys car company for the next two years, then was the president and CEO of the Maxwell car company for 4 years. He then founded the Chrysler company, invented the Plymouth and De Soto lines, and bought Dodge in 1928.
In 1928, Chrysler was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Chrysler
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Walter P Chrysler
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