10 Automaker Heads Who Were Fired From Their Own Companies

First your name’s on the logo and then they vote you out

andre citroen fired
The success of Andre Citroen‘s double helical gears made his company the 4th largest automaker in the world. Unfortunately, his engineering prowess was rivaled by his weakness for gambling and the debts he built up were biting into the company’s finances, which was the main reason why he was eventually ousted.