Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a long-time president, chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation. Sloan, first as a senior executive and later as the head of the organization, helped GM grow from the 1920s through the 1950s, decades when concepts such as the annual model change, brand architecture, industrial engineering, automotive design (styling), and planned obsolescence transformed the industry, and when the industry changed lifestyles and the built environment in America and throughout the world.
Alfred P. Sloan in 1937
Cover of Time magazine (December 27, 1926)
MIT Building E62, home of the Sloan School of Management
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick. By sales, it was the largest automaker in the United States in 2022, and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008.
Headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit in 2008
General Motors Company share certificate issued October 13, 1916
1926 Pontiac radiator logo
1928 Pontiac Series 6-28 2-door 5-passenger Coach sedan