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Travis McDonald
Travis McDonald

Travis McDonald is a professional freelance writer who creates content for a wide variety of clients. He received his bachelor’s in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his MFA in creative writing from Virginia Tech.

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Why is Pontiac Called Pontiac?

July 20, 2018 by Travis McDonald Leave a Comment

The last Pontiac car was rolled off the Orion Township plant line on January of 2010. Financial issues and internal struggles within General Motors caused the automobile behemoth to discontinue Pontiac as it had done with Oldsmobile in 2004. It was a fairly unassuming, white G6 sedan that ushered out one of the most distinctly American car brands ever created, but this inauspicious ending doesn’t mean that Pontiac’s story isn’t a fascinating and noteworthy one.

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Travis McDonald
Travis McDonald

Travis McDonald is a professional freelance writer who creates content for a wide variety of clients. He received his bachelor’s in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his MFA in creative writing from Virginia Tech.

https://www.tmcdonaldwrites.com/

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Why is Suzuki Called Suzuki?

July 20, 2018 by Travis McDonald 1 Comment

Suzuki’s story begins with Japan’s massive silk industry, which was quite a lucrative business back in the 1900s. It was around this time that Michio Suzuki, the founder of the Suzuki corporation, established the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company in Hamamatsu, Japan. Michio was born the son of poor cotton farmers and spent much of his early life toiling in the fields before he began working in a loom factory where he studied how looms were designed.

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Travis McDonald
Travis McDonald

Travis McDonald is a professional freelance writer who creates content for a wide variety of clients. He received his bachelor’s in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his MFA in creative writing from Virginia Tech.

https://www.tmcdonaldwrites.com/

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Why is ofo Called ofo?

July 14, 2018 by Travis McDonald 1 Comment

ofo is known for being the first station-free bike sharing platform in the world and for their eye-catching yellow bikes. The company’s history and the story behind their brand name starts in Beijing.

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Travis McDonald
Travis McDonald

Travis McDonald is a professional freelance writer who creates content for a wide variety of clients. He received his bachelor’s in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his MFA in creative writing from Virginia Tech.

https://www.tmcdonaldwrites.com/

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Why is Maserati Called Maserati?

June 26, 2018 by Travis McDonald Leave a Comment

Maserati’s story begins with five brothers who were in love with the automobile industry. Carlo was the oldest, then Bindo, Alfieri, Ettore, and Ernesto, the baby. There were actually two more Maserati boys, Alfieri I, who died as an infant, and Mario, who became an artist and cared very little about the automotive world, though he did design Maserati’s famous trident logo, taking his inspiration from the Fountain of Neptune statue in their home city of Bologna, Italy.

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Travis McDonald
Travis McDonald

Travis McDonald is a professional freelance writer who creates content for a wide variety of clients. He received his bachelor’s in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his MFA in creative writing from Virginia Tech.

https://www.tmcdonaldwrites.com/

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