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General Motors is an American multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, known for the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac brands. It originated in 1908 as a holding company for Buick, founded by William C. Durant, and for most of the twentieth century was the largest automaker in the world, a title it lost to Toyota in 2008. The company reorganized through Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009, emerging as the current General Motors Company.

Facts
Company Type
Automobile manufacturer 2
Founded Year
1908 2
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 2
Size Band
100,000 or More 3
Listing
NYSE 4
Status
Active 4
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
FAQs

How did General Motors lose its long held position as the world's largest automaker?

General Motors originated in 1908 as a holding company for Buick, founded by William C. Durant, and for most of the twentieth century was the largest automaker in the world. It lost that title to Toyota in 2008, and the following year the company reorganized through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, emerging as the current General Motors Company.
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Source Wikipedia, General Motors Chapter 11 Reorganization

Operates In

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Parent Company Of

General Motors, from 2002 until the 2011 renaming of the company to GM Korea.

Source Daewoo Motors (Wikipedia)
Source GM Defense (Wikipedia)

General Motors held 50 percent from 1994 and all of it after buying out Hindustan Motors in 1999; 93 percent from October 2012, when SAIC kept 7 percent.

Source General Motors India (Wikipedia)

Joint venture parent from 2001 to December 2019: 41.61 percent at the start, 50 percent from September 2012.

Source GM-AvtoVAZ (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Holden
Source Wikipedia: Oldsmobile

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Source Wikipedia, General Motors Chapter 11 Reorganization
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Developed

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Source Multiple Console Time Sharing System (Wikipedia)Lead [invented-by-company]
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developed by General Motors Research Laboratories

Manufactures

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Source List of GM engines (Wikipedia)Heavy and off-road diesel engines
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1960s–1980s Detroit Diesel Series 149

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Source List of GM engines (Wikipedia)Heavy and off-road diesel engines
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1957–1990s Detroit Diesel Series 53

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Source List of GM engines (Wikipedia)Automotive diesel engines, six-cylinder
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1980s–2011 Detroit Diesel 60 inline-6

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Source List of GM engines (Wikipedia)Heavy and off-road diesel engines
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1938–1995 Detroit Diesel Series 71

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Source List of GM engines (Wikipedia)Heavy and off-road diesel engines
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1974–1995 Detroit Diesel Series 92

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Source Detroit Diesel V8 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, introduced by General Motors
Quote, Lead, introduced by General Motors
The General Motors–Detroit Diesel V8 engine is a series of diesel V8 engines first introduced by General Motors for their C/K pickup trucks in 1982.

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Source DMAX V6 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
It was designed, and is produced by Isuzu in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan, but the design rights to the engine are now owned by General Motors.

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Source Duramax I4 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, sold by General Motors
Quote, Lead, sold by General Motors
The Duramax I4 engine is a family of turbocharged diesel I4 engines sold by General Motors in 2.5 and 2.8 liter sizes as an option for the Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana in southeast Asia and Oceania (Australia / New Zealand) from 2012, and in North America from 2016 through 2022.

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Source Duramax I6 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, General Motors
Quote, Lead, General Motors
The Duramax I6 engine is a diesel engine available in select models of General Motors light-duty trucks and SUVs.

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Source Wikipedia: EMD 567Lead, General Motors Electro-Motive Divisiontier 2
Quote, Lead, General Motors Electro-Motive Division
The EMD 567 is a line of large medium-speed diesel engines built by General Motors

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Source Wikipedia: EMD 645Lead, General Motors Electro-Motive Divisiontier 2
Quote, Lead, General Motors Electro-Motive Division
The EMD 645 is a family of two-stroke diesel engines that was designed and manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors.

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Source EMD 710 (Wikipedia)Lead, General Motors Electro-Motive Division
Quote, Lead, General Motors Electro-Motive Division
The EMD 710 is a line of diesel engines built by Electro-Motive Diesel (previously General Motors

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Source EMD DDA40X (Wikipedia)Source page, maker

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Source Wikipedia: EMD SD40-2Source page, makertier 2

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Source General Motors 122 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The 122 engine was designed by Chevrolet and was used in a wide array of General Motors vehicles.

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Source General Motors 54 degree V6 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, Opel subsidiary of General Motors
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General Motors' Opel subsidiary in Europe designed a compact V6 engine with an unusual 54° vee angle.

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Source General Motors 60° V6 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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This engine family was developed by Chevrolet, although it was used by many GM divisions, except for Saturn and Geo.

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Source General Motors Aero Concept Car (Wikipedia)Lead
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a range of concept car studies created by General Motors

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Source General Motors Atlas engine (Wikipedia)Lead, General Motors
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Atlas is a name for a family of inline piston engines for trucks from General Motors, used in the GMT355 and GMT360 platforms.

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Source General Motors BTV Basic Transportation Vehicle (Wikipedia, German)Lead, naming company
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Namensgebend war der US-amerikanische Konzern General Motors

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Source General Motors EN-V (Wikipedia)Lead, makers
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is a 2-seat urban electric concept car jointly developed by Segway Inc. and General Motors

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Source General Motors EV1 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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was produced from 1996 to 1999 by the American automaker General Motors (GM)

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Source General Motors Firebird (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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a quartet of prototype cars that General Motors (GM) engineered for the 1953, 1956, and 1959 Motorama auto shows

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Source General Motors Hy-wire (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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is a concept car from General Motors originally introduced in January 2002

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Source General Motors Le Sabre (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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The General Motors Le Sabre is a 1951 concept car

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Source General Motors LS-based small-block engine (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
designed and manufactured by the American automotive company General Motors

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Source General Motors Rotary Combustion Engine (Wikipedia)Lead, General Motors Rotary Combustion Engine
Quote, Lead, General Motors Rotary Combustion Engine
The General Motors Rotary Combustion Engine (GMRCE) is an internal combustion Wankel engine which uses a rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons.

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Source General Motors XP-883 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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an experimental plug-in hybrid car demonstrated by General Motors in 1969

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source GM Ecotec Diesel (1997) (Wikipedia)Lead, introduced by GM
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This page describes the SOHC 16 valve turbocharged engines which GM introduced in 1997.

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Source GM Ecotec engine (Wikipedia)Lead, General Motors global four-cylinder
Quote, Lead, General Motors global four-cylinder
GM intended this new Ecotec to become its global 4-cylinder

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Source GM E-Turbo engine (Wikipedia)Lead, developed by General Motors
Quote, Lead, developed by General Motors
The GM E-Turbo engine is a gasoline-fueled engine developed by General Motors as part of the company’s next-generation turbocharged engine family.

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Source GM Family 0 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, Opel a subsidiary of General Motors
Quote, Lead, Opel a subsidiary of General Motors
The Family 0 is a family of inline piston engines that was developed by Opel, at the time a subsidiary of General Motors.

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Source GM Family 1 engine (Wikipedia)Lead, former GM subsidiary
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The GM Family I is a straight-four piston engine that was developed by Opel, a former subsidiary of General Motors and now a subsidiary of PSA Group, to replace the Vauxhall OHV, Opel OHV and the smaller capacity Opel CIH engines for use on small to mid-range cars from Opel/Vauxhall.

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Source GM Family II engine (Wikipedia)Lead, GM Europe
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was GM Europe's core mid-sized powerplant design for much of the 1980s

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Source GM Family Z engine (Wikipedia)Lead, produced by General Motors Korea
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The GM Family Z engine is a turbocharged common rail diesel engine produced by General Motors Korea since 2010.

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Source Back to the Futurliners by Larry Plachno (National Bus Trader, February 2001)PDF page 1
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The Futurliners built by General Motors are technically not buses and never carried commercial passengers.

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Source GM High Feature engine (Wikipedia)Lead, General Motors
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The GM High Feature engine (also known as the HFV6, and including the 3600 LY7 and derivative LP1) is a family of modern DOHC V6 engines produced by General Motors.

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Source GM High Value engine (Wikipedia)Lead, General Motors
Quote, Lead, General Motors
The High Value engine family from General Motors is a group of cam-in-block or overhead valve V6 engines.

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Source GM HydroGen4 (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
developed by General Motors/Opel and presented in 2007 at the IAA in Frankfurt, Germany

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Owns

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Source Wikipedia: BuickLead paragraph, General Motors divisiontier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, General Motors division
is a division of the American automobile manufacturer, General Motors (GM).

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Source Wikipedia: CadillacLead paragraph, General Motors divisiontier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, General Motors division
is the luxury vehicle division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM)

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Source Wikipedia: ChevroletLead paragraph, division of General Motorstier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, division of General Motors
Chevrolet is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Source Wikipedia: Geo (automobile)Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolettier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, subdivision of Chevrolet
Geo was a brand of small cars marketed by General Motors (GM) as a subdivision of its Chevrolet division

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Source Wikipedia: GMC (automobile)Lead paragraph, truck divisiontier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, truck division
GMC is a division of American automotive manufacturer General Motors (GM) for trucks and utility vehicles.

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Source Wikipedia: HoldenLead paragraph, Australian subsidiarytier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, Australian subsidiary
was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors

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Source Wikipedia: HummerBrand history, purchase by General Motorstier 2
Quote, Brand history, purchase by General Motors
In December 1999, AM General sold the brand name to General Motors

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Source Wikipedia: OldsmobileEarly history, purchase by General Motorstier 2
Quote, Early history, purchase by General Motors
General Motors purchased the company on November 12, 1908

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Source Wikipedia: OpelLead paragraph, General Motors periodtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, General Motors period
It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017

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Source Wikipedia: Pontiac (automobile)Lead paragraph, ownertier 2
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was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors

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Source Wikipedia: Saturn CorporationLead paragraph, subsidiarytier 2
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established on January 7, 1985, as a subsidiary of General Motors

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Source Wikipedia: SubaruLater partnerships section, General Motorstier 2
Quote, Later partnerships section, General Motors
GM liquidated its holdings in FHI in 2005.

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Source Wikipedia: Vauxhall MotorsLead paragraph, General Motors periodtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, General Motors period
having previously been owned by General Motors since 1925

Builds

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Source Japanese Wikipedia: スバル・トラヴィックJapanese article, lead, General Motorstier 2
Quote, Japanese article, lead, General Motors
GMのタイ工場で生産され

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Source Japanese Wikipedia: スバル・トラヴィックJapanese article, lead, General Motorstier 2
Quote, Japanese article, lead, General Motors
GMのタイ工場で生産され

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Source Japanese Wikipedia: スバル・トラヴィックJapanese article, lead, General Motorstier 2
Quote, Japanese article, lead, General Motors
GMのタイ工場で生産され

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Source Japanese Wikipedia: スバル・トラヴィックJapanese article, lead, General Motorstier 2
Quote, Japanese article, lead, General Motors
GMのタイ工場で生産され

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Source Japanese Wikipedia: スバル・トラヴィックJapanese article, lead, General Motorstier 2
Quote, Japanese article, lead, General Motors
GMのタイ工場で生産され

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Source Wikipedia: BuickLead paragraph, General Motors divisiontier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, General Motors division
is a division of the American automobile manufacturer, General Motors (GM).

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Source Wikipedia: ChevroletLead paragraph, division of General Motorstier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, division of General Motors
Chevrolet is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Source Wikipedia: GMC (automobile)Lead paragraph, truck divisiontier 2
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GMC is a division of American automotive manufacturer General Motors (GM) for trucks and utility vehicles.

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Source Wikipedia: OldsmobileEarly history, purchase by General Motorstier 2
Quote, Early history, purchase by General Motors
General Motors purchased the company on November 12, 1908

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Source Japanese Wikipedia: スバル・トラヴィックJapanese article, lead, General Motorstier 2
Quote, Japanese article, lead, General Motors
GMのタイ工場で生産され

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Source Japanese Wikipedia: スバル・トラヴィックJapanese article, lead, General Motorstier 2
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GMのタイ工場で生産され

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Source Wikipedia, General MotorsLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Sources
1. Wikidata: General Motors
  • Wikidata Q81965, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q81965 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Operates In: Automotive Industry, Wikidata Q81965
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2. Wikipedia, General Motors
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia lead section, paragraph 3
    The company originated as a holding company for Buick established on September 16, 1908, by William C. Durant.
  • Wikipedia lead section, paragraph 1
    General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
  • Wikipedia lead section, paragraph 1, sentence 2
    The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac, each a separate division of GM.
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3. StockAnalysis.com: StockAnalysis company profile for General Motors
StockAnalysis.comCompany profile: Employees
Quote, Company profile: Employees
Employees 156,000
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4. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR): SEC EDGAR submissions for General Motors Co
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
  • exchanges
    "exchanges": [ "NYSE" ]
  • tickers
    "tickers": [ "GM" ]
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Wikipedia, General Motors Chapter 11 Reorganization
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: General Motors Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
  • Related Corporate Events: General Motors Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Daewoo Motors (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Daewoo Motors, Lead, General Motors
Quote, Parent Company Of: Daewoo Motors, Lead, General Motors
it sold most of its assets in 2002 to General Motors at $1.2 billion
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GM-AvtoVAZ (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: GM-AvtoVAZ, Ownership
Quote, Parent Company Of: GM-AvtoVAZ, Ownership
The joint venture was created with investment from General Motors ($99.1m, 41.61%), AvtoVAZ ($99.1m, 41.61%) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ($40m, 16.78%, plus a loan facility for $100 million).
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General Motors India (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: GM India, Lead, parent
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was a subsidiary of General Motors for its operations in India
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GM Defense (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: GM Defense, Lead
Quote, Parent Company Of: GM Defense, Lead
GM Defense is the military product subsidiary of General Motors
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Wikipedia: Holden
  • Parent Company Of: Holden, Lead
    Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors.
  • Parent Company Of: Holden, Lead [subsidiary-of]
    Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors.
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Wikipedia: Oldsmobile
Parent Company Of: Oldsmobile, Lead: subsidiary-of
Quote, Parent Company Of: Oldsmobile, Lead: subsidiary-of
Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors.
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