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One of the first foreign-owned automotive manufacturing plants in the U.S., soon followed by Volkswagen and others. [62] Volvo Penta Marine retains facilities in the area. Redeveloped as "Crossways Commerce Center" shopping center. Willow Run Transmission: Ypsilanti Township, Michigan: 1953 2010 company and plant title location former marques ...
1939 Located at 1000 Lexington Avenue. Founded in 1908 as the Rochester Coil Company. Acquired by GM in 1929. Became the Rochester Products Division of GM. Transferred to Delphi Automotive Systems in 1999 (Rochester Powertrain); taken back under Delphi Corporation bankruptcy and renamed General Motors Components Holdings in 2009. Romulus Engine
General Motors was the largest global automaker by annual vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years, from 1931, when it overtook Ford Motor Company, until 2008 when it was overtaken by Toyota. This reign was longer than any other automaker, and GM is still among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. [4]
The summary chart includes the five largest worldwide automotive manufacturing groups as of 2017 by number of vehicles produced. Those same groups held the top 5 positions 2007 to 2019; Hyundai Motor Group had a lower rank until it took the fifth spot in 2007 from the at that time split German-American auto manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, while Ford became surpassed by Honda in 2020, and even ...
Automobile manufacturers are companies and organizations that produce motor vehicles. Many of these companies are still in business, and many of the companies are defunct. Only companies that have articles on Wikipedia are included in this list. The list is sorted by country of origin.
Kaiser Industries divested its automotive business to AMC in 1970, itself acquired by Chrysler in 1987. Ram Trucks: Formed in 2010 during a restructure of Chrysler's truck brands. Ford Motor Company: Ford: Founded in 1903 as Ford. Lincoln: Founded in 1917 and acquired by Ford Motor Company in 1922.
GM maintains a dealership presence in Japan, called GM Chevrolet Shop, previously known as GM Auto World Shop. [117] Current GM Japan dealerships were either former Saturn dealerships or Isuzu dealership locations. Since 1915, GM products are also currently sold by the company Yanase Co., Ltd. currently a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation. [118]
Companies in this category are engaged in the manufacture of entire vehicles, be they cars, bicycles, ships, scooters, etc. This should be the company's main line of business. Companies which operate vehicles should be categorized to Category:Transport companies established in 1939.