Who is the McLaughlin family?

Answer 1

the McLaughlin family was the family who started the General Motors of Canada Limited prior to General Motors incorporation in the U S A in 1918 built McLaughlin cars in Canada from 1907 with a Buick Motors until 1918 but had a 15 year Contract with Buick after the exchange of 500.000 of Buick stock for 500,000 shares of McLaughlin stock and began a Holding Company in Flint to hold the stock called General Motors Holding Company in 1908.

The McLaughlin Carriage company was making $1,000,000 in sales in 1907 and went on to building Chevrolet in Canada in 1915 under The Chevrolet Motor Company of Canada Limited until the merger of both by R S McLaughlin in 1918.

R S McLaughlin was director of the General Motors Holding Company in 1908

R S McLaughlin was Director and Vice President of the Corporation in 1918 as he sold off his shares of Chevrolet stock that owned 54.5% of General Motors Holding Company from 1916 when Durant went back to work for GM

The General Motors Company was started with three Durant Dr E Campbell and the Canadian McLaughlin Family