General Motors - Revision history

Untitled27 at 22:43, 4 June 2009

Untitled27 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:43:32 GMT

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	'''Government Motors''', also known as '''GM''', is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 different countries around the world and sells them under the brands of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall.		'''Government Motors''', also known as '''GM''', is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 different countries around the world and sells them under the brands of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall.

-	In 2009, GM was sold to the [[United States]] government for $50 billion.	+	In 2009, GM was sold to the [[United States]] and Canadian government for $59.9 billion.
	==Active brands==		==Active brands==
	The following GM brands were being produced in January 2008:		The following GM brands were being produced in January 2008:

Untitled27 at 22:37, 4 June 2009

Untitled27 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:37:29 GMT

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-	'''~~General~~ Motors ~~Corporation~~''', also known as '''GM''', is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 different countries around the world and sells them under the brands of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall.	+	'''Government Motors''', also known as '''GM''', is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 different countries around the world and sells them under the brands of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall.
-	~~==Active brands==~~	+

		+	In 2009, GM was sold to the [[United States]] government for $50 billion.
		+	==Active brands==
	The following GM brands were being produced in January 2008:		The following GM brands were being produced in January 2008:
	* Buick		* Buick

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24.215.121.252 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:52:58 GMT

Active brands

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	* Buick		* Buick
	* Cadillac		* Cadillac
-	* Chevrolet	+	* [[Chevrolet]]
	* Daewoo		* Daewoo
	* GMC		* GMC
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	* Hummer		* Hummer
	* Opel		* Opel
-	* Pontiac	+	* [[Pontiac]]
	* Saab		* Saab
-	* Saturn	+	* [[Saturn]]
	* Vauxhall		* Vauxhall
		+
	==Cancelled brands==		==Cancelled brands==
	* Bedford Vehicles (1930–1987)		* Bedford Vehicles (1930–1987)

24.137.113.193 at 02:57, 14 August 2008

24.137.113.193 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:57:56 GMT

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-	'''General Motors Corporation''', also known as '''GM''', is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 different countries around the world and sells them under the brands of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. ~~As of 2007, General Motors is the~~	+	'''General Motors Corporation''', also known as '''GM''', is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 different countries around the world and sells them under the brands of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall.
	==Active brands==		==Active brands==

Admin: /* Body styles */

Admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:20:09 GMT

Body styles

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	T: Chevette/T1000		T: Chevette/T1000

-	X: [[Nova]] platform and Cadillac Seville	+	X: [[Chevrolet Nova\|Nova]] platform and Cadillac Seville

	W: Lumina/Monte Carlo(95-up)/Cutlass Supreme/Malibu/Grand Prix		W: Lumina/Monte Carlo(95-up)/Cutlass Supreme/Malibu/Grand Prix
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	Z: Corvair		Z: Corvair
		+
	==See Also==		==See Also==
	* [[Holden]]		* [[Holden]]
	[[Category: General Motors]]		[[Category: General Motors]]

Admin at 02:19, 15 April 2008

Admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:19:22 GMT

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'''General Motors Corporation''', also known as '''GM''', is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 284,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 different countries around the world and sells them under the brands of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. As of 2007, General Motors is the
==Active brands==

The following GM brands were being produced in January 2008:
* Buick
* Cadillac
* Chevrolet
* Daewoo
* GMC
* [[Holden]]
* Hummer
* Opel
* Pontiac
* Saab
* Saturn
* Vauxhall
==Cancelled brands==
* Bedford Vehicles (1930–1987)
* Elmore (1909 - 1912)
* Geo (1988–1998)
* LaSalle (1927–1940)
* Marquette (1930)
* Oakland (1907–1931)
* Oldsmobile (1897 - 2004)
* Rapid Truck (1909–1912)
* Reliance Truck (1909–1912)
* Statesman (1971–1984)
* Viking (1929–1931)
==Body styles==

The following body codes are often used internally, by dealers and the automotive press when referring to the underpinnings of various GM models. An "A-body," for example, would be a Cutlass.

A: is midsize car (Cutlass, Chevelle etc.)

AG/A-special" 1970-72 Monte Carlo/GP/Cutlass Supreme

B: full-size (88, Impala, LeSabre)

C: Ninety Eight/Electra/Cadillac

D: Cadillac commercial chassis & limo

E: Toronado/Eldorado/Riviera

F: Firebird/Camaro

G: 1969 [[Grand Prix]]; 80s midsize

H: Vega/Astre/Starfire/Skyhawk/Sunbird

J: Cavalier/Sunfire/Sunbird/Skywawk/Firenza/Cimarron

L: FWD Cutlass Calais/ Grand Am/ Alero etc.

M: Metro/Firefly

N: Beretta/Corsica

P: Fiero

T: Chevette/T1000

X: [[Nova]] platform and Cadillac Seville

W: Lumina/Monte Carlo(95-up)/Cutlass Supreme/Malibu/Grand Prix

Y: Corvette

Z: Corvair
==See Also==
* [[Holden]]
[[Category: General Motors]]