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General Motors | TIME 100 Companies

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Interviewing at GM: How Our Process Works

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General Motors ramps up production of Cadillac Lyriq, company's first electric vehicle

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General Motors announces plan to produce electric Chevrolet Corvettes

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EVil Is Back For Good | #EVerybodyIn

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Home of the free, because of the brave. Wishing everyone a safe and Happy #IndependenceDay! https://t.co/mnmHQ7qBvZ

General Motors Company, commonly referred to as General Motors (GM), is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center. It was originally founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 as a holding company. The company is the largest American automobile manufacturer, and one of the world's largest. As of 2018, General Motors is ranked #10 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
  • Business units 

  • History 

  • Chapter 11 bankruptcy 

  • Corporate governance 

  • Financial results 

  • North America 

  • South America 

  • Europe 

  • Asia 

  • Africa 

  • Oceania 

  • Motorsports 

  • Research and development 

  • Small car sales 

  • Environmental initiatives 

  • Hybrid electric vehicles 

  • Extended-Range Electric Vehicle 

  • All-electric vehicles 

  • Battery packs for electric vehicles 

  • Hydrogen initiative 

  • Flexible-fuel vehicles 

  • Hydrotec Military Vehicles 

  • Philanthropy 

  • Branding 

  • Flint sit-down strike 

  • Tool and die strike of 1939 

  • United Auto Workers (UAW) strike of 1945-46 

  • 2007 General Motors strike 

  • Streetcar conspiracy 

  • Ralph Nader and the Corvair 

  • Ignition switch recall