General Motors

Summary

General Motors is an automobile manufacturer^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,286 views/month, #3 of 926).^[2]

Key Facts

• General Motors received the Silver Anvil Award^[3].
• General Motors received the Silver Anvil Award^[4].
• General Motors received the Silver Anvil Award^[5].
• General Motors was a member of Open Automotive Alliance^[6].
• General Motors was a member of Wireless Power Consortium^[7].
• General Motors is in the country of United States^[8].
• General Motors's instance of is recorded as automobile manufacturer^[9].
• General Motors's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• General Motors's instance of is recorded as business^[11].
• General Motors's founder is recorded as William Crapo Durant^[12].
• General Motors's founder is recorded as Charles Stewart Mott^[13].
• General Motors is owned by The Vanguard Group^[14].
• General Motors is owned by BlackRock^[15].
• General Motors's headquarters location is recorded as Detroit^[16].
• General Motors's chief executive officer is recorded as Mary Barra^[17].
• General Motors's has organizational division is recorded as Buick^[18].
• General Motors's has organizational division is recorded as GMC^[19].
• General Motors's has organizational division is recorded as Chevrolet^[20].
• General Motors's has organizational division is recorded as Cadillac^[21].
• General Motors's has organizational division is recorded as Pontiac^[22].
• General Motors's has organizational division is recorded as Oldsmobile^[23].
• General Motors's child organization or unit is recorded as Holden^[24].
• General Motors's child organization or unit is recorded as GM Financial^[25].
• General Motors's child organization or unit is recorded as GM Korea^[26].
• General Motors's child organization or unit is recorded as General Motors of Canada^[27].

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Founding

Founders include William Crapo Durant^[12] and Charles Stewart Mott^[13]. September 16, 1908 marks the founding of General Motors^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Detroit^[29].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[30] and S&P 100^[31].

Leadership

General Motors's chief executive officer is recorded as Mary Barra^[17]. Its chairperson is recorded as Mary Barra^[32].

Operations

General Motors's headquarters location is recorded as Detroit^[16]. Subsidiaries include Holden^[24], an automobile manufacturer^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1856^[35], headquartered in Port Melbourne^[36]; GM Financial^[25], a business^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1992^[39], headquartered in Burnett Plaza^[40]; GM Korea^[26], an automobile manufacturer^[41], in South Korea^[42], founded in 2002^[43], headquartered in Incheon^[44]; it of Canada^[27], an automobile manufacturer^[45], in Canada^[46], founded in 1918^[47], headquartered in Oshawa^[48]; GM Global Technology Operations^[49]; and it do Brasil^[50], a business^[51], in Brazil^[52], founded in 1925^[53], headquartered in São Caetano do Sul^[54].

Industry

General Motors's industry is recorded as automotive industry^[55].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group^[14], a business^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1975^[58], headquartered in Malvern^[59] and BlackRock^[15], a company^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1988^[62], headquartered in New York City^[63]. General Motors's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award^[3], an award^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 1944^[67].

Why It Matters

General Motors ranks in the top 0.32% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,286 views/month, #3 of 926).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

FAQs

What awards did General Motors receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award^[3], Silver Anvil Award^[4], and Silver Anvil Award^[5].