+ General Motors Co. Alexandria Warburton Jordan Morrish
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+ Founder William Durant founded General Motors on September
16, 1908 Lead Manufacturer History
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+ History cont. Buick Motor Company first & only In a
matter of years 20+ more companies emerged Oldsmobile Cadillac
Oakland, today Pontiac Their statement was a car for every purse
and purpose
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+ GM Sets Pace for Production Demand increased in 1920s
Production, innovation, and ideas sored to new heights Racing teams
formed by GM and other early American automakers Publicized their
vehicles Reached new speeds of 115mph Chevrolet, Vauxhall and Opel
Adds to the diversity of GM New plants emerge outside US The Buick
Bug Racer
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+ Opel Manufactured sewing machines Became brand recognized
when introduced bicycles 1899 Joined automotive industry as
Opel-Patent- Motorwagon-System Lutzmann Joined GM 30 years
later
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+ War Time - Uncertainty 1920-1959- Peace after WWII - 1942 -
100% of production switched to supplying war vehicles -supplied
tanks, trucks and airplanes
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+ New Challenges, Great Change Foreign competition rises Price
of production rises New design of smaller and more aerodynamic
vehicles 1971 GM created a new engine that could run on unleaded
fuel Two years later, GM offered the first production car with an
airbag The 1960 Corvair
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+ Great Challenges, Great Change Germany and Japan recover from
WWII Begin to export cars to the US, in large amounts Fuel
Efficient Vehicles Sparked consumer interest GM could not compete
Too large, for too long Switching production couldnt happen fast
enough Foreign companies take over the competition, for now The
1957 Vauxhall Victor - Britains top exported car
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+ Expansion Production expansion goes international Zaragoza,
Spain Built more fuel efficient GM vehicles Hummer and Saab are
added to the GM family 1995 Sales outside North America exceeded 3
million units Formed NUMMI Joint venture with Toyota and Saturn The
1983 Opel Corsa
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+ Electric Technology The new millennium pushes for more fuel
efficiency Hydrogen powered fuel-cell vehicles 2007 Chevrolet Volt
Battery powered Flex-Fuel vehicles 2008 Recession causes sales to
reach depression levels Restructures US operations The Chevrolet
Volt
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+ President Dan Ammann Since January 2014 Today
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+ Today Cont. Employees 212,000+ worldwide 396 Facilities Six
continents 120 countries 21,000 GM dealers
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