History Of Famous Car Brands With auto companies bankrupt and losing names on the left and the right, it's important to remember that unlike Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, today's auto giants started out as small startups. Names such as Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, and Porsche are reminiscent of the success of big companies in the past and the large car families that have survived to the present day. However, behind every brand there is a blood and flesh inventor, entrepreneur or industrialist. Most of them give names to companies. And that fame is often associated with everything they meet. David Buick, who invented the air valve motor, founded the Buick Motor Car Co. In 1903, William C. Durant, the industrialist who finally found GM, took over the company in 1904 when he was experiencing financial difficulties. Buick remained a director but left the company in 1908 and never made much money with the company. He reportedly died in 1929 without being able to afford o
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