Introduction

General Motors, one of the Detroit's big three, has been among the global automobile industry leaders for 76 years. In the fiscal year 2006, the company sold nearly 9.1 million cars and trucks. The company has initiated various turnaround measures for its North American operations. The turnaround of its largest geographical segment would help it to improve the overall operating performance.

Scope of this research

• Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
• Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
• Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies

Research and analysis highlights

General Motors Corporation (GM) designs, manufactures and markets cars, trucks and other automobile parts all over the world, with its largest operating presence in North America.

General Motors provides a range of financial services, including consumer vehicle financing, automotive dealership and other commercial financing, residential mortgage services, automobile service contracts, and personal automobile insurance coverage.

The company has operations in approximately 300 locations in 35 states and 175 cities in the US. It also maintains approximately 7,000 GM vehicle dealers in the US, 750 in Canada, and 300 in Mexico.

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• Gain access to company's adjusted five year financial data along with key ratios and market capitalization