Editing General Motors (section)

{{Short description|American multinational automotive company}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = General Motors Company
| logo = General Motors (logo with wordmark, horizontal).svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = GM Renaissance Center - Hôtel le plus haut en Amérique du Nord - panoramio.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Headquarters at the [[Renaissance Center]] in [[Detroit]] in 2013
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|US37045V1008}}
| foundation = {{unbulleted list
  | {{Start date and age|1908|9|16}}<ref name=filing>{{cite web |title=Department of State, Division of Corporations (General Information Name Search) |url= https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/namesearch.aspx | publisher=Delaware}}</ref> (original company)
  | {{Start date|2009|7|10}} (present company)
  }}
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
    | title = 
    | label2= Chair & CEO
    | data2 = [[Mary Barra]]
    | label3= President
    | data3= [[Mark Reuss]]
   }}
| traded_as = {{unbulleted list
  | {{NYSE|GM}}
  | [[S&P 100]] component
  | [[S&P 500]] component
  }}
| founder = [[William C. Durant]]
| predecessor = [[Motors Liquidation Company|General Motors Corporation]]
| location = [[Renaissance Center]]
| location_city = [[Detroit]], Michigan
| location_country = United States
| locations = 396 facilities on six continents<ref name=10K>{{cite web | url= https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000146785825000032/gm-20241231.htm | title=General Motors Co. 2024 Form 10-K Annual Report | publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date=January 28, 2025}}</ref>
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{indented plainlist|
*[[Pierre S. du Pont]]<br />chairman of the board (1915–1929)
*[[Charles Kettering]]<br />Director of Research (1920–1947)
*[[Alfred P. Sloan]]<br />CEO (1923–1946)
}}
| products = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Car|Automobiles]]
  | [[Performance car|Performance vehicles]]
  | [[Luxury car|Luxury vehicles]]
  | [[Commercial vehicle]]s
  | [[Military vehicles]]
  | [[Automobile parts]]
  }}
| production = {{decrease}} 5,998,000 vehicles (sales, 2024)<ref name=10K/>
| services = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Finance|Automotive finance]]
  | [[Vehicle leasing]]
  | [[Service (motor vehicle)|Vehicle service]]
  }}
| revenue = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{US$|187.4 billion|link=yes}} (2024)<ref name=10K/>}}
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$12.78 billion (2024)<ref name=10K/>
| net_income = {{decrease}} US$6.008 billion (2024)<ref name=10K/>
| assets = {{increase}} US$279.8 billion (2024)<ref name=10K/>
| equity = {{decrease}} US$63.07 billion (2024)<ref name=10K/>
| num_employees = 162,000 (2024)<ref name=10K/>
| brands = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Chevrolet]]
  | [[Buick]]
  | [[GMC (marque)|GMC]]
  | [[Cadillac]]
  }}
| subsid = {{Collapsible list|title='''Financial services'''|
* [[GM Financial]]
* GM Insurance
}}
{{Collapsible list|title='''Logistics'''|
* [[GM Certified Service]]
* GM Energy
* GM Envolve
* [[OnStar]]
}}
{{Collapsible list|title='''Industrial'''|
* [[ACDelco]]
* [[DMAX (engines)|DMAX]]
* [[GM Components Holdings]]
* [[GM Defense]]
* [[GM Performance Power Units]]
* GM Subsystems Manufacturing LLC
* Ultium Cells LLC
}}
{{Collapsible list|title='''International'''|
* [[Cadillac Europe]]
* [[General Motors de Argentina|GM Argentina]]
* [[General Motors do Brasil|GM Brazil]]
* [[General Motors Canada|GM Canada]]
* [[General Motors de Chile|GM Chile]]
* [[GM Colmotores|GM Colombia]]
* [[:es:General Motors OBB|GM Ecuador]]
* [[General Motors Egypt|GM Egypt]]
* [[General Motors Japan|GM Japan]]
* [[GM Korea]]
* [[General Motors de México|GM Mexico]]
* [[General Motors New Zealand|GM New Zealand]]
* [[GM Specialty Vehicles]]
* GM Technical Center Korea
* [[Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center]] (50%)
* [[SAIC-GM]] (50%)
* [[SAIC-GM-Wuling]] (44%)
** [[SGMW Motor Indonesia]]
}}
| homepage = {{url|https://www.gm.com/|gm.com}}
}}

'''General Motors Company''' ('''GM''')<ref name="10K" /> is an American [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Automotive industry|automotive]] manufacturing company headquartered in [[Detroit]], Michigan, United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Motors {{!}} History, Deals, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/General-Motors-Corporation |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=Britannica  |language=en}}</ref> The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands: [[Chevrolet]], [[Buick]], [[GMC (marque)|GMC]], and [[Cadillac]], each a separate division of GM. By total sales, it has continuously been the largest automaker in the United States, and was the [[List of manufacturers by motor vehicle production|largest in the world]] for 77 years before losing the top spot to [[Toyota]] in 2008.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/business/22auto.html|title=Toyota Ahead of G.M. in 2008 Sales|first=Nick|last=Bunkley |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 21, 2009|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/249375/us-market-share-of-selected-automobile-manufacturers/ |title=U.S. light vehicle market share by automotive manufacturers|website=Statista}}</ref>

General Motors operates [[manufacturing plants]] in eight countries. In addition to its four core brands, GM also holds interests in Chinese brands [[Baojun]] and [[SAIC-GM-Wuling|Wuling]] via [[SAIC-GM-Wuling|SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile]].<ref name="10K" /> GM further owns [[GM Defense|a namesake defense vehicles division]] which produces military vehicles for the United States government and military,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20171009/OEM/171009800/gm-military-defense-contractor | title=General Motors establishing new military defense division | first=Michael | last=Wayland |work=Automotive News |date=October 9, 2017 | archive-date=October 9, 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201009220738/https://www.autonews.com/article/20171009/OEM/171009800/general-motors-establishing-new-military-defense-division | url-status=live}}</ref> the vehicle safety, security, and information services provider [[OnStar]],<ref>{{cite press release |title=Shanghai OnStar Announces Launch Date for Services in China | url= http://www.corvetteassembly.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2009/Oct/1029_onstar.html | archive-date=February 24, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224132027/http://www.corvetteassembly.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2009/Oct/1029_onstar.html |url-status=live}}</ref> the auto parts company [[ACDelco]], and a [[GM Financial|namesake financial lending service]].

The company originated as a [[holding company]] for Buick established on September 16, 1908, by [[William C. Durant]], the largest seller of [[horse-drawn vehicle]]s at the time. The first half of the 20th century saw the company grow into an automotive behemoth through acquisitions; going into the second half, the company pursued innovation and new offerings to consumers as well as collaborations with [[NASA]] to develop [[electric vehicle]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GM Heritage {{!}} General Motors |url=https://www.gm.com/public/us/en/gm/home/heritage.html |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=www.gm.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=William Durant creates General Motors |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-durant-creates-general-motors |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=History |date=November 13, 2009 |location=US}}</ref> The current entity was established in 2009 after the [[General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bigman |first=Dan |title=How General Motors Was Really Saved: The Untold True Story Of The Most Important Bankruptcy In U.S. History |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danbigman/2013/10/30/how-general-motors-was-really-saved-the-untold-true-story-of-the-most-important-bankruptcy-in-u-s-history/ |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, General Motors ranks 25th by total revenue out of all American companies on the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] and 50th on the [[Fortune Global 500|''Fortune'' Global 500]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Motors {{!}} 2023 Fortune Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/company/general-motors/global500/ |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fortune 500: General Motors |url=https://fortune.com/company/general-motors/fortune500/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114122810/https://fortune.com/company/general-motors/fortune500/ |archive-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, the company was ranked 70th in the [[Forbes Global 2000|''Forbes'' Global 2000]].<ref>{{Cite web|language=en|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/global2000/?sh=51d599675ac0|title=The Global 2000 2023|website=Forbes|access-date=2024-02-07|archive-date=2024-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129031905/https://www.forbes.com/lists/global2000/?sh=4f5ab07e5ac0}}</ref> In 2021, GM announced its intent to end production of vehicles using [[internal combustion engine]]s by 2035, as part of its plan to achieve [[carbon neutrality]] by 2040.<ref name=NYTZero>{{cite news |last1=Boudette |first1=Neal E. |last2=Davenport |first2=Coral |date=January 28, 2021 |title=G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/business/gm-zero-emission-vehicles.html |url-access=limited}}</ref>

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