General Motors Corporation, also known as GMC, is a multinational corporation and is part of the automotive industry. General Motors has its headquarters in the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. Its Holden headquarters is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia while its European headquarters is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The products and services of General Motors are available all over the world. In 2007, General Motors was ranked as the fifth largest company in the world. Today, General Motors employs more than 250,000 people around the world. It produces and manufactures trucks and cars in 35 different counties and sells the vehicles under numerous brands including Vauxhail, Saturn, Saab, Buick, Cadillac, Chebrolet, Pontiac, Opel, Hummer, GM Daewoo, GMC and Holden.
The General Motors was founded in the year 1908 on the 16th of September in Flint, Michigan. General Motors was initially founded as a holding company for Buick, which was then controlled by William Durant. William Durant brought in the Cadillac, Oakland, Elmore and several others including the Reliance Motor Truck Company and the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company. William Durant lost control of General Motors in 1910 to a banker’s trust because of the large amount of debt incurred. Alfred Sloan was chosen to take charge of the corporation.
For over a hundred years now, General Motors has manufactured numerous pick–up trucks, military vehicles, transit buses, vans, SUVs, light–duty trucks, medium–duty trucks, heavy–duty trucks, fire trucks and ambulances. For example, the GMC Acadia is a full–size cross over SUV. The GMC Acadia allows room for eight people. Its gorgeous and generous interior include a variety of two–toned interior colors from ebony to light titanium to brick. Another example is the Cadillac, a brand of luxury vehicles. The Cadillac is sold in over fifty countries and territories. The term “Cadillac” has been used synonymously with “high quality”, even used to refer to a Rolex, which is considered the “Cadillac of watches.” General Motors has also produced Hummer, a brand of off–road vehicles. In 1993, Team Hummer Racing was created to showcase the abilities of the Hummer.
Part of General Motors’ plan in the future includes taking greater steps to protect the earth through pursuing the hybrid initiative. In fact, General Motors’ has recently introduced concept cars, which are electric vehicles equipped with back–up generators that are powered by fuel cells, gasoline or E85. General Motors also has plans of producing hydrogen-powered vehicles in the year 2010. General Motors is implementing technologies that are very advanced in its internal combustion engines such as the flex fuel systems that can run on renewable E85 ethanol produced from clean diesels and corn.
General Motors will certainly continue to impress automotive consumers with the numerous vehicles available to address and meet their needs. From concerns on the fuel economy to the body style to the seating capacity and the cargo capacity, General Motors will have a vehicle that will answer your problems.
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