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Interesting Facts and Fictions on General Motors

General Motors (GM) founded in 1908 is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automobiles. The company has its headquartered at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit. General Motors has various brands under its name comprising Buick, Cadillac, Holden, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Vauxhall, Saturn, and Wuling. The largest market for the manufacturer is the United States followed by other countries like China, Brazil, Germany, Russia, and Canada.

In the present scenario, General Motors is also banking on Indian market with its Chevrolet brand. The brand is doing wonders in India with its range of cars comprising the Spark, Aveo, Captiva, Optra Magnum, Optra SRV, and the Tavera.

Here are some of the most interesting facts and fictions on General Motors:

The largest market for General Motors is North America where the car has rejoiced 78 years of its glorious success.
GM at present employs about 324,000 people around the world with its manufacturing operations in 32 countries and sales in 200 countries.
In 2004, General Motors sold nearly 9 million cars and trucks in the global car market. This was the fourth consecutive year when the company had broke the sales record in the United States car market with its range of automobiles comprising of trucks, pickup trucks and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV).
General Motors operates one of the world's most successful financial institutions known as the General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC).
General Motors also rejoices global partnership with Fiat Auto SpA of Italy, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Isuzu Motors Ltd., and Suzuki Motor Corp. of Japan.
It is the largest shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea.
The company has collaboration with BMW AG of Germany and Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan for technologies.
Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC are four core products for General Motors.
GM's Saab brand is soon to become an independent business entity.
Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and Pontiac are some of GM’s brand ranked above industry average by 2008 J.D. Power Initial Quality.
Since the year 2006, the company has experienced a reduction of 48% in the total number of warranty repairs at GM dealerships.
Since 2004, the car manufacturer is ranked above industry average for delivering quality experience to all its customers.
In U.S. the sales of Chevrolet Malibu has shown an increase of nearly 52% over 2007.
The Chevy Malibu has been awarded the Car of the Year award for two consecutive years.
The Chevrolet Corvette is considered to be GM’s iconic car in the American market.

In 1990, General Motors launched a new electric car, the Impact, in Los Angeles.
In 1974, GM introduced a catalytic convertor that was soon adopted by the industry.
The introduction of power steering was pioneered in 1952 in Cadillac, Oldsmobile, and Buick brands.
In 1962, GM engineers designed the concrete highway median safety barrier that is now widely used on all U.S. highways.
The GM Heritage Center is situated at Sterling Heights, Michigan. At present, this center showcases 100 years, 187 days, and 18 hours of innovation and counting.
Corvette, Cutlass, Riviera, GTO, and Eldorado are considered to be cultural icons of General Motors.
By mid-2009, General Motors is expected to have nine hybrid models in the market which will make the car manufacturer a leader with maximum number of hybrid cars.
Since 2000, it has cut its payroll drastically by 45.8% in the U.S.
In India, Chevrolet entered in 1928 and established its office in Mumbai and its assembly plant is situated at Sewree.
The production of Chevrolet cars started in 1928 and the first car was the National Series AB Touring.
The AB series was introduced with a 24.7hp four-cylinder engine and had received a tremendous response in the market.
Chevrolet cars started its import between 1918 and 1928 and mainly comprised of four-cylinder Tourers.
Chevrolet introduced a revolutionary six-cylinder engine generating 46 horsepower as an answer to Ford Model A in 1930.
The 1930 Chevrolet recorded the highest sales in India in 1931.
Chevrolet Bowtie logo was introduced in 1914. It was inspired by a pattern of wallpaper that the founder of the company saw in a hotel room during his visit to Paris.

General Motors’ Chevrolet is a leading car brand in India which is rejoicing its success in the Indian car market. Today, the brand is making endeavours to win over other successful cars in the market. The car manufacturer is today considered to be the best in terms of quality, customer experience, sales index, and even cost of ownership. J.D Power Asia has ranked many Chevrolet cars including the Optra, Spark, and the Aveo for being the best in their respective segments.

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