McLaughlin automobile

The automaker was founded as a blacksmith McLaughlin McLaughlin Carriage Company in the village of Enniskillen 20 km southeast of Oshawa (Ontario) in Canada. Middle of the 19th century began with the manufacture of horse-drawn carriages and moved in 1876 to operate to Oshawa. The company was at that time with 25,000 carriages a year of successful carriage maker and was built in 1901 in McLaughlin Carriage Company, Ltd.. renamed.

Under the leadership of Colonel Sam McLaughlin began in 1907 with the construction of automobiles. These did one with William C. Durant together, who had just shopped at Buick, a brand that would later belong to General Motors.

In the early years the cars were sold as McLaughlin. Then the name was changed from on - McLaughlin Buick, where it remained until 1942. After McLaughlin fell away and the cars were called only Buick. By 1914, the cars were painted with the same colors as the coaches. This meant that each vehicle was up to 15 layers of paint. McLaughlin then revolutionized the painting of automobiles.

In 1918 the family sold their company shares to McLaughlin General Motors, but Sam McLaughlin led the company continue in his capacity as CEO of General Motors Canada, where he was also Vice President of the parent company in the United States.