November 3, 1911 – Chevrolet is founded
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May 2, 1918 – General Motors buys Chevrolet
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April 21, 1967 – GM produces its 100,000,000th vehicle
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Janesville, Wisconsin earned its place in automotive history on this day in 1967 when a 1967 Nantucket Blue Chevrolet Caprice
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