For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors and vice versa. The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country.

First Wilson limited the Army to small aircraft with specifically defined functions within combat zones. S. General Motors career
In 1919 Wilson moved to Remy Electric a General Motors subsidiary as chief engineer and sales manager.

Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18 1890 – September 26 1961) American businessman and politician was United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Eisenhower. In the wake of the Korean War he cut the defense budget significantly.