We are committed to preserving the rich history of General Motors brands while providing a foundation for continued innovation into the future. The story of General Motors begins in Flint, Michigan, where, in 1886, William Crapo “Billy” Durant and Josiah Dallas Dort formed the Flint Road Cart Company and began building horse-drawn carriages.

The history of General Motors (GM), one of the world's largest car and truck manufacturers, dates back more than a century and involves a vast scope of industrial activity around the world, mostly focused on motorized transportation and the engineering and manufacturing that make it possible.

2 天之前 · General Motors, American corporation that was the world’s largest motor-vehicle manufacturer for much of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Its major products include automobiles and trucks, automotive components, and engines. General Motor’s headquarters are in Detroit. Learn more about the company’s history.

General Motors Company (GM) [2] is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. [3] The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands: Chevrolet , Buick , GMC , and Cadillac , each a separate division of GM.

We house more than 250,000 unique historical documents consisting primarily of product catalogs, sales brochures, press materials, promotional records, engineering information and service information that relates to General Motors’ products and services.

2020年1月2日 · Whether it be the development of some of the first luxury vehicles to the production of military equipment in World War II, General Motors has been a major player in U.S. history, dominating...

General Motors Building, Detroit, MI, 1924. One night in 1907, Durant received a phone call about a large automobile merger put together by financier J.P. Morgan. Weeks later, Durant held a meeting in his room at the original Pontchartrain Hotel, together with …

2009年5月28日 · Some key events in General Motors' history: Sept. 16, 1908 - General Motors Company founded by William C. Durant, incorporating Buick Motor Co. Oldsmobile joins GM in November. 1909 - GM sells 25,000 cars and trucks.

William C. Durant founded General Motors in 1908. Originally intended as a holding company for the Buick Car Company, within two years Durant brought some of the biggest names in the automotive industry, including Oldsmobile, Cadillac , Oakland (later known as Pontiac) and the predecessors of GMC Truck.

Company History: General Motors Corporation (GM) is the world's largest full-line vehicle manufacturer and marketer. Its arsenal of brands includes Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Saturn, Hummer, and Saab. Opel, Vauxhall, …