General Motors Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the development, production, and marketing of cars, trucks, and parts worldwide. It offers small, midsize, sports, and luxury cars; and pickup, van, utilities, and medium duty trucks. The company sells its products under the Chevrolet, Buick, Saab, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer, and Saturn, Opel, Vauxhall, Isuzu, Holden, and Daewoo brand names in Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. It also provides a range of financial services, including consumer vehicle financing, automotive dealership and other commercial financing, residential mortgage services, automobile service contracts, personal automobile insurance coverage, and commercial insurance coverage. In addition, the company offers after sale services, such as maintenance, light repairs, collision repairs, and vehicle accessories. General Motors markets its products through distributors and dealers, as well as through retail dealers. As of December 31, 2006, it had 7,000 vehicle dealers in the United States, 750 in Canada, and 300 in Mexico, as well as approximately 15,800 distribution outlets. The company was founded in 1908 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.
