General Motors

General Motors is an American multinational automaker whose vehicle brands include Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac.

William C. Durant: An American industrialist who founded General Motors in 1908 and later helped establish Chevrolet. Durant assembled the companies that became General Motors.
Automotive industry: The global economic sector that designs, manufactures, markets, and services motor vehicles. GM is one of the largest companies within this industry.
Flint sit-down strike: A 1936–1937 United Auto Workers occupation of General Motors factories in Flint, Michigan. The strike established the UAW as a powerful bargaining partner at GM.
Ford Motor Company: An American automaker founded by Henry Ford in 1903. Ford is GM’s historic domestic rival in mass-market vehicles.
Chevrolet: An American automobile brand founded in 1911 and owned by General Motors since 1918. Chevrolet became GM’s high-volume brand after Durant brought it into the company.
Buick: An American automobile brand founded in 1899 and owned by General Motors. Buick is one of GM’s long-running vehicle divisions.
United Auto Workers: A North American labor union representing workers in the automobile and related industries. The union has negotiated wages and working conditions with GM for decades.
Stellantis: A multinational automaker formed in 2021 through the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA. Stellantis competes with GM through overlapping North American brands and products.
Alfred P. Sloan: An American business executive who led General Motors and developed its decentralized management system. Sloan organized GM into divisions serving different price levels.
GMC: An American brand of trucks, SUVs, and vans owned by General Motors. GMC gives GM a distinct position in the truck and utility-vehicle market.

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