General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick. By sales, it was the largest automaker in the United States in 2022, and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008.
Headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit in 2008
General Motors Company share certificate issued October 13, 1916
1926 Pontiac radiator logo
1928 Pontiac Series 6-28 2-door 5-passenger Coach sedan
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industries by revenue.
An automotive assembly line at Opel Manufacturing Poland in 2015
The Thomas B. Jeffery Company automobile factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin around 1916
Fiat 1800 and 2100 sedans being assembled at a Fiat factory in 1961
A 2010 Hyundai Tucson used for a crash test by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration