2. + General Motors Co. Alexandria Warburton Jordan Morrish

3. + Founder William Durant founded General Motors on September 16, 1908 Lead Manufacturer History

4. + 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”

5. + 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

6. + 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

7. + War Time - Uncertainty 1920-1959- Peace after WWII - 1942 - 100% of production switched to supplying war vehicles -supplied tanks, trucks and airplanes

8. + 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

9. + 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 couldn’t happen fast enough Foreign companies take over the competition, for now The 1957 Vauxhall Victor - Britain’s top exported car

10. + 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

11. + 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

12. + President Dan Ammann Since January 2014 Today

13. + Today Cont. Employees 212,000+ worldwide 396 Facilities Six continents 120 countries 21,000 GM dealers

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