General Motors Company, commonly known as
GM, is an
American multinational corporation headquartered in
Detroit, Michigan, that designs, manufactures, markets and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts and sells financial services. General Motors produces vehicles in 37 countries under thirteen brands:
Alpheon,
Chevrolet,
Buick,
GMC,
Cadillac,
Holden,
HSV,
Opel,
Vauxhall,
Wuling,
Baojun,
Jie Fang, UzDaewoo. General Motors holds a 20% stake in
IMM, and a 77% stake in
GM Korea. It also has a number of joint-ventures, including
Shanghai GM,
SAIC-GM-Wuling and
FAW-GM in China,
GM-AvtoVAZ in Russia,
Ghandhara Industries in Pakistan,
GM Uzbekistan,
General Motors India,
General Motors Egypt, and
Isuzu Truck South Africa. General Motors employs 212,000 people and does business in more than 120 countries. General Motors is divided into five business segments:
GM North America (GMNA),
Opel Group,
GM International Operations (GMIO),
GM South America (GMSA), and
GM Financial. As part of its 2009 bankruptcy restructuring the current company, General Motors Company LLC, ("new GM"), was formed in 2009, after the bankruptcy of the General Motors Corporation ("old GM"). The new company purchased the majority of the assets of "old GM", including the name "General Motors".