The General Motors Company was founded on September 16, 1908 by William C. Durant, Charles S. Mott, and Frederic L. Smith in Flint, Michigan. Its current industry includes automobile design, automobile manufacturing, automobile distribution, automobile marketing, and banking. Its headquarters were in Flint, Michigan (1908-1923) and Detroit, Michigan (1923-present).
COMPANY NAMES
- General Motors Corporation (1908-2009)
- General Motors Company (2009-present)
DIVISIONS/SUBSIDIARIES
- AC Spark Plug (1916-present)
- Aeroproducts Division (1940-1990)
- Buick (1908-present)
- Cadillac (1909-present)
- Cartercar (1909-1915)
- Chevrolet (1917-present)
- Cleveland Diesel Engine Division (Winton) (1930-1962)
- Delco Products Division
- Delco Brake Division (1936-1942)
- Fisher Body (1926-1984)
- Fisher Guide (1984-1999)
- Frigidaire (1919-1979)
- General Motors of Canada, Ltd.
- General Motors Sales Corporation (1936-1942)
- General Motors Truck Company (GMC) (1911-present)
- Harrison Radiator (1918-present)
- Inland Manufacturing Division (1922-1989)
- Moraine Products Division
- New Departure Division
- Oakland (1909-1931)
- Oldsmobile (1908-2004)
- Pontiac (1926-2010)
- Rochester Products Division
- Saginaw Steering Gear Division (1909-1999)
- Sunlight Electrical Division
- Ternstedt (1948-1968)
ADVERTISEMENTS
Cosmopolitan (July 1924)
Collier's (Oct. 25, 1924)
