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General Motors

General Motors (GM) is a US carmaker that was the world’s biggest, although Toyota is challenging it for the title. It was hard hit by the global financial crisis, needing a government bailout, but emerged from chapter 11 reorganisation in 2009, and held an initial public offering in 2010. It returned to profit in 2011.

Chairman / President

Mary Barra

CEO / Managing Director

Mary Barra

CFO / Finance Director

Paul Jacobson

Industry

Automobiles

Website

gm.com

Headquarters address

300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48243, USA

Stock Code

NYSE:GM

Year founded

1908

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