Yes, DuPont held a massive, highly influential controlling ownership stake in General Motors for decades. During the early 20th century, specifically starting in 1917, DuPont invested heavily in GM, eventually acquiring roughly a 23% ownership stake that made DuPont its largest shareholder and deeply intertwined the automotive and chemical giants. However, following intense antitrust scrutiny and federal government pressure under the Sherman Antitrust Act, DuPont was forced by federal courts in the late 1950s and early 1960s to completely divest its entire GM stock holding.
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