General Motors Co (GM)

General Motors Company, a Delaware corporation incorporated in 2009, designs, builds and sells trucks, crossovers, cars and automobile parts, and provides software-enabled services and subscriptions worldwide. Its vehicles are developed, manufactured and marketed under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands. The company also holds equity stakes in joint ventures, primarily in China, that market vehicles under the Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and Wuling brands.

The company reports automotive operations in two segments, GM North America (GMNA) and GM International (GMI), plus an automotive financing segment, General Motors Financial Company (GM Financial). Its portfolio includes internal combustion engine trucks, SUVs and crossovers, along with electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Equinox EV, Cadillac LYRIQ and ESCALADE IQ, and GMC Sierra EV. Battery cells come from Ultium Cells Holdings LLC, a joint venture with LG Energy Solution, with plants in Ohio and Tennessee. Software-enabled services include OnStar, available in more than 20 markets, and Super Cruise, a hands-free driver assistance system usable on more than 600,000 miles of roads in the U.S. and Canada. Cruise, a wholly-owned subsidiary, has shifted from robotaxi development to automated driving systems for personal vehicles, and its technical work has been combined with GM's within GMNA. GM Financial offers retail loans and leases, plus dealer floorplan financing, dealer loans and lending to commercial vehicle upfitters, in North America, South America and, through joint ventures, China.

GM sells vehicles mainly through independent authorized dealers: 4,566 in GMNA and 6,276 in GMI at December 31, 2025. It also sells to fleet customers such as rental car companies, commercial fleets, leasing companies and governments. Fleet sales were about 17.7% of total vehicle sales in 2025. Wholesale sales were 3.8 million vehicles in 2025, with GMNA at 86.8% and 27.5% of volume coming from outside the U.S. Total vehicle sales were about 6.2 million, giving a 6.8% worldwide market share and 17.2% in the U.S. The largest markets are North America, China and South America (including Brazil). Dealers also provide after-sale service, parts and accessories.

GM operates 50 U.S. manufacturing plants and parts facilities in 19 states, including 11 vehicle assembly plants, and has announced about $4.0 billion of investment to onshore production in Tennessee, Kansas and Michigan, plus nearly $1.0 billion for V8 engines in New York. It buys raw materials such as steel, aluminum, resins, copper and precious metals, along with components and semiconductors, from many suppliers; its two largest suppliers were about 12% of purchases in 2025. Some parts come from single sources. It competes on design, price, quality, safety, reliability, fuel economy or range, and functionality. Research and development spending was $8.5 billion in 2025. The global vehicle architecture team is based at the Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. GM employed about 155,000 people at year-end 2025, and substantially all of its hourly U.S. employees were represented by unions, mostly the UAW.