Founded in 1903 Founder: William Harley, Arthur Davidson, Walter Davidson, William Davidson Headquarter: Milwaukee, USA Present head: Keith Wandell (President and CEO) Trivia: In 1920, a team of farm boys consistently won races and became to be known as the "hog boys". The group had a live hog as their mascot and would take victory laps along with it. In 1983, the Motor Company formed a club for owners of its product, taking advantage of the long-standing nickname by turning "hog" into the acronym HOG, for Harley Owners Group. On August 15, 2006, Harley-Davidson Inc. had its NYSE ticker symbol changed from HDI to HOG. Information:
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Founded in 1908 Founder: William C. Durant Headquarter: Detroit, USA Present head: Edward Whitacre (Chairman), Daniel Akerson (CEO) Trivia: Alfred Sloan, a long-time President and Chairman of General Motors, is credited with establishing annual styling changes, from which originated the concept of planned obsolescence. He also established a pricing structure in which (from lowest to highest period) Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac - referred to as the ladder of success - did not compete with each other, and buyers could be kept in the GM "family" as their buying power and preferences changed with age. Information:
Founded in 1903 Founder: Henry Ford Headquarter: Michigan, U.S. Present head: Alan R. Mulally (President & CEO) Trivia: Henry Ford developed the first assembly line for automobiles. Ford supposedly got the idea from a process that was used to slaughter pigs. Apart from the reason that Black paint dries faster, Ford Model T was painted black because Ford's engineers suggested it was cheap and durable. However, in the first year, Model T Fords were not available in black at all. Later, Henry Ford wrote in his autobiography, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." The champagne spraying tradition at the end of races was started after the Ford GT40's secured the top three positions at Le Mans in 1966. Henry Ford started the 5-day week in the various Ford plants, keeping the pay equivalent to a full six-day week. He also introduced the 8 hours worl schedule. These practicces are followed till date. Information...
Founded in 1947 Founder: Enzo Ferrari Headquarter: Maranello, Italy Present head: Luca di Montezemolo Trivia: The prancing horse, logo of Ferrari, was taken from the symbol on Italian World War I ace Francesco Baracca's fighter plane. Information:
Founded in 1916 Founder: Karl Friedrich Rapp Headquarter: Munich, Germany Present head: Norbert Reithofer (CEO) Trivia: BMW is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars The combination of white and blue colors on BMW's emblem is taken from the flag of Bavaria Information: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, usually known under its abbreviation BMW, is a German luxury vehicle, motorcycle, and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It is one of the best-selling luxury automakers in the world. Owner: Stefan Quandt (29%); Susanne Klatten (21%); Public float (50%) CEO: Harald Krüger (13 May 2015–)