General Motors (until 1999 spin-off)

GPTKB entity

Statements (102)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Saturn
gptkb:Vauxhall
gptkb:Chevrolet
gptkb:Buick
gptkb:Cadillac
gptkb:GMC
gptkb:Hummer
gptkb:Oldsmobile
gptkb:Opel
gptkb:Pontiac
gptkb:Saab
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1908
gptkbp:founder gptkb:William_C._Durant
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Motors (until 1999 spin-off)
gptkbp:industry automotive
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Charles_Erwin_Wilson
gptkb:Charles_E._Wilson
gptkb:Jack_Smith
gptkb:Alfred_P._Sloan
gptkb:Frederic_Donner
gptkb:Harlow_Curtice
gptkb:John_F._Smith_Jr.
gptkb:Rick_Wagoner
gptkb:Robert_Stempel
gptkb:Thomas_Murphy
Roger Smith
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:UAW_labor_strikes
largest automobile manufacturer in the world for much of the 20th century
antitrust case in 1950s
downsizing and restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s
Delphi Automotive spin-off in 1999
acquisition of EDS
acquisition of Hughes Electronics
bankruptcy in 2009 (after the period in question)
introduction of the Cadillac Eldorado
introduction of the Chevrolet Camaro
introduction of the Chevrolet Corvette
introduction of the EV1 electric car
introduction of the GM 3800 engine
introduction of the GM B platform
introduction of the GM C platform
introduction of the GM D platform
introduction of the GM E platform
introduction of the GM F-body platform
introduction of the GM K platform
introduction of the GM L platform
introduction of the GM LS engine family
introduction of the GM M platform
introduction of the GM N platform
introduction of the GM P platform
introduction of the GM S platform
introduction of the GM T platform
introduction of the GM U platform
introduction of the GM V platform
introduction of the GM W platform
introduction of the GM X platform
introduction of the J-body platform
introduction of the Pontiac GTO
introduction of the Saturn brand
sale of EDS in 1996
sale of Hughes Electronics in 2003
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Saturn
gptkb:Vauxhall
gptkb:Chevrolet
gptkb:Buick
gptkb:Cadillac
gptkb:GMC
gptkb:Hummer
gptkb:Oldsmobile
gptkb:Opel
gptkb:Pontiac
gptkb:Saab
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 600,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:spinOff gptkb:Delphi_Automotive
gptkbp:spunOffYear 1999
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol GM
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:GM_Financial
gptkb:GM_Korea
gptkb:Hughes_Electronics
gptkb:GM_Argentina
gptkb:GM_Asia_Pacific
gptkb:GM_Canada
gptkb:GM_China
gptkb:GM_Egypt
gptkb:GM_Europe
gptkb:GM_India
gptkb:GM_Powertrain
gptkb:GM_South_Africa
gptkb:GM_Venezuela
gptkb:GM_de_México
gptkb:GM_do_Brasil
gptkb:EDS_(Electronic_Data_Systems)
gptkb:GM_Holden
gptkb:GM_Uzbekistan
GMAC (now Ally Financial)
Delphi Automotive (until 1999)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Delphi_Automotive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6