General Motors

Chevrolet's parent company

General Motors is an American multinational automotive corporation, one of the world's largest automakers.

Commonly called GM, it manufactures vehicles under brands including Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC.

The company is headquartered in Detroit and has been central to American industrial history: General Motors announced layoffs at three plants.

In casual speech, GM often stands in for large corporate bureaucracy.

American

Detroit

Michigan automotive hub

GMC · Ford · Chrysler · Big Three · Motown · Michigan · Lansing · Pontiac · Oldsmobile · Saturn

vehicles

Chevrolet

American automobile manufacturer

  • CadillacGM's upscale marque
  • BuickGeneral Motors division
  • GMCTruck and SUV manufacturer

Corvette · Camaro · Tahoe · Malibu · Impala · Blazer · Colorado · Sierra · Yukon · Hummer

corporate

CEO

Top corporate officer

Fortune 500 · IPO · merger · acquisition · bankruptcy · bailout · restructuring · earnings report · fiscal quarter · profit

manufacturing

assembly line

Sequential workstation manufacturing

supply chain · UAW · union · labor · workforce · automation · robotics · stamping · welding · quality control

electric

Cruise

Celebrity family name

zero emissions · range · regenerative braking · electric motor · autonomous · self-driving · electrification · sustainability · clean energy

Categories
Opposites
corporate rivalry

General MotorsFord

Major American automaker

Ford Motor Company · Tesla · Chrysler · Toyota · Honda

automotive industry disruption

General MotorsTesla

EV manufacturer and surname

Rivian · Elon Musk · Polestar

scale and corporate structure

General MotorsMcLaren

British racing manufacturer

Family

general, generally, motors, motorist, motorized, generals, generality, generalize, generalized

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G