“Mr. Sloan, Cadillacs are made to run, not just to sell.”

— Henry M. Leland

Henry M. Leland, cited in David Farber. Sloan Rules: Alfred P. Sloan and the Triumph of General Motors,p. 14
Leland, as car builder, explained Alfred P. Sloan, the supplier of Hyatt bearings, that his bearings not (yet) met the requirements.

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