Louis Chevrolet

Quick Facts

Full Name	Louis Chevrolet
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Dec 25, 1878(1878-12-25)
Age	146
Date Of Death	1941-06-06
Birthplace	La Chaux-de-Fonds
Country	Switzerland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Louis Chevrolet Biography

Louis Chevrolet is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on December 25, 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Engineer and enthusiast for racing cars, who founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company and the Frontenac Motor Corporation in 1911.

Through his Frontenac Motor Corporation, he built racing parts to He built racing parts for Henry Ford‘s Model T cars through his Frontenac Motor Corporation._’s Model T cars.

His father, a watchmaker, taught him the basics of mechanics. He married Suzanne, and they had two children. They were raised in Indiana.

Louis Chevrolet Net Worth

Louis Chevrolet is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Louis Chevrolet 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While he was living in Beaune, in the Cote-d’Or departement in France, he took up cycling racing.

He competed in the Indianapolis 500 4 times. He finished seventh in the Indianapolis 500 in 1919, his best finish.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Louis Chevrolet Dating?

According to our records, Louis Chevrolet married to Suzanne Treyvoux. As of December 1, 2023, Louis Chevrolet’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Louis Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Louis Chevrolet celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.

Top Facts about Louis Chevrolet

1. Co-founder of Chevrolet Motor Company.
2. Won the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup race.
3. Competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times.
4. Set a land speed record of 111 mph in 1905.
5. Inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2006.
6. Born on December 25, 1878, in Switzerland.
7. Died on June 6, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan.
8. Started his racing career as a bicycle racer.
9. Designed and built his own engines for races.
10. Was known for his innovative engineering skills and determination to win.

What did Louis Chevrolet invent?

Ultimately, he invented the roll bar , which is now mandatory in all racecars. In 1909, Chevrolet opened a garage in Detroit, Michigan, where he began to design, build, and test four and six cylinder automobile engines.

What made Louis Chevrolet famous?

Major successes and serious accidents as a car racing driver In 1901, Louis moved to the American branch of De Dion-Bouton. He made the headlines in 1905 when he entered his first race. He drove his Fiat in grand fashion, winning the “Three Miles” at his first attempt and recording a new speed record over one mile.

What were Louis Chevrolet accomplishments?

There he is made first assistant for the development of a new racing car with a completely new concept, namely front-wheel drive. The vehicle has a Darracq V8 engine and becomes known as the “Big Bear”. It reaches 191.5 km/h (world record). Louis’ racing career lasts from 1905 to 1920.

Did Louis Chevrolet go to college?

In 1911, Chevrolet and Durant founded the Chevrolet Motor Company. Even with little formal education , Chevrolet designed and built the first Chevrolet automobile.

When was the first car made?

On January 29, 1886 , Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no.