The rise and fall of DeLorean Motor Corporation

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Special thanks to Zapier for sponsoring this video: https://bit.ly/3XpEM1M The DeLorean DMC-12 is one of the most recognizable cars ever built—but behind the stainless steel and gullwing doors is a business disaster few truly understand. This video breaks down the rise and fall of DeLorean Motors, from John DeLorean’s meteoric climb at General Motors to one of the most infamous collapses in automotive history. This video is powered by Zapier — the automation tool that lets my tiny team run like a full production studio. Zapier connects all the apps we already use so tasks move automatically behind the scenes. No coding, no engineering, just clean workflows that actually save us hours. If you want to scale without hiring a giant team, try Zapier using my link and turn your scattered processes into one seamless system: https://bit.ly/3XpEM1M Get the 2-minute cheat sheet for this video → https://girdley.com/youtube 👇 SUBSCRIBE for more business breakdowns https://www.youtube.com/@Michael-Girdley?sub_confirmation=1 Get my free guide → Why Great Businesses Fail: 10 Multi-Million Dollar Mistakes To Avoid: https://links.girdley.com/10fails-yt ------------------------------------------------------------------ ► For sponsorships or inquiries please reach out to: [email protected] ► Get my weekly letter to business owners: essential insights to run, grow, and stay ahead in your business → https://links.girdley.com/newsletter-yt ► Free events on all things small business: https://links.girdley.com/lectures-yt ► Deep dives on businesses for sale: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast ► Follow me on Twitter/X: https://x.com/girdley ------------------------------------------------------------------ We explore how ambition, ego, government money, and impossible engineering decisions turned a revolutionary idea into a financial nightmare. From missed deadlines and exploding costs to the shocking FBI sting that ended everything, this is a case study in leadership failure, startup mismanagement, and how hype can’t save a broken business model. If you’re interested in business stories, automotive history, or real-world lessons on entrepreneurship and risk, this deep dive delivers the full picture—without nostalgia goggles. Subscribe for more data-backed breakdowns of iconic companies, failures, and investing lessons every week.