... was the French explorer and adventurer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. The correct answer to this question, in every respect, is "Cadillac".
Chevrolet was founded in 1911 by the Swiss racing car driver Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. The latter had just been ousted from General Motors (which he had helped to found in 1908). Chevrolet was merged into General Motors in 1918, becoming its "volume leader".
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