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General Motors Corp.


Headquarters location: 100 Renaissance Center Detroit, MI 48243United States of AmericaTel. (313) 556-5000 Job offers, investor relations: www.gm.com Stock: GM


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« ETHICAL » RATING OF GENERAL_MOTORS , group and subsidiaries [?]
39%
Job: 39% of company's jobs cut since 1998
2
Environment: 2 major pollution(s)
8
Delinquency: 8 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
11
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 11 offshore financial center(s)
181
Sales: more than 181 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
229
Top management: earns 229 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
11
Influence: 11 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying
7
Advertising & marketing: 7 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2004General Motors sells 17,2% of the cars purchased in Australia.Le Monde
2004General Motors sells 27,5% of the cars purchased in the United-States.Le Monde
2004General Motors sells 14,2% of the cars bought in Turkey.Le Monde
2004General Motors sells 10,5% of the cars purchased in China.Le Monde
2004General Motors sells 14,5% of the cars bought in the worldAGEFI
2004The world's largest automaker. Manufactured 8.98 million cars in 2004.Bloomberg
2003General Motors sells 9,5% of the cars bought in Portugal.Autoactuc.
2003General Motors sells 5,6% of the new cars bought in FranceLes Echos
1990General Motors sells 35,5% of the cars bought in the United-States.Les Echos

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Netherland Antilles Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) GMODC Finance N.V :
Barbados Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Motors Finance (Barbados) Ltd :
Barbados Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Hughes Electronics Foreign Sales Corporation :
Brazil  Gravatai : Celta subcompact AP
China  Shanghai : Production, Centre de recherche sur les carburants alternatifs Les Echos
China  SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive Co. Ltd (34%) : minivans Les Echos
China  : buick Les Echos
China  : pick-up Les Echos
China  Shanghai General Motors Co. Ltd., Jinqiao EPZ : Les Echos
United Arab Emirates Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Po Box 16979, Jebel Ali free zone :
United States of America  General Motors University : université Global Learn.
Mauritius Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) First HNS Mauritius , Ltd :
Mauritius Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) HNS-Mauritius Holdings :
Cayman Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Brazauto Trading (Cayman) Limited :
Cayman Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Brazauto Industria e Comercio Ltda :
Cayman Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Auto Lease Payment Corporation :
United States Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Motors Foreign Sales Corporation :
United States Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Kellerton Corporation :
United States Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Hughes Foreign Sales Corporation :
India  Gujarat : Production, Les Echos
India  Etat du Maharashtra : Production, 100 000 Chevrolet Spark / year Les Echos
India  Bangalore : R&D Les Echos
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Opel Ireland Limited :
Mexico  4th plant in Mexico, San Luis Potosi : AFP
Mexico  Maquiladora : Human Right .
Mexico  COAHUILA SALTILLO CARRET SALTILLO PIEDRAS NEGRAS & 6253000 :
Mexico  GUANAJUATO SILAO CARRET. CUOTA SILAO-GUANAJUATO & 6253000 :
Mexico  MEXICO TOLUCA INDUSTRIA AUTOMOTRIZ & 72 792020 :
Philippines Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Motors Automobiles Philippines, Inc :
Poland  Europark free zone, Gliwice : Opel Agila Les Echos
Russia  S Petersburg : Production, Chevrolet capacité 50000 Captiva/an Kommersant
Russia  J-V with Avtovaz :
Russia  Togliatti (JV Lada) : 35000 Lada Niva/an Les Echos
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Motors Asia Pacific (Pte) Ltd :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Motors (Europe) AG, Zurich :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Opel Suisse S.A :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) MOWG Motorwagenfabrik AG :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Motors Acceptance Corporation Suisse S.A :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) GM-Saab Communication GmbH :
Thailand  Rayong : Zafira minivan, 40000/year, 90% for export AP
Thailand  AP
Tunisia 
Turkey 
Uruguay Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Motors Uruguay, S.A :

General Motors is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2007Henderson, Fritz
See the photo of: Henderson, Fritz Chief Financial Officer;
2005Wagoner, G Richard
See the photo of: Wagoner, G Richard Chief Executive Officer; salary: 2.2 million US$;
2004Henderson, Fritz
See the photo of: Henderson, Fritz Chairman;
2003Kresa, Kent
See the photo of: Kresa, Kent Director;
2003Laskawy, Philip A
See the photo of: Laskawy, Philip A Director;
2002Codina, Armando M
See the photo of: Codina, Armando M Director;
2002Lafley, Alan G
See the photo of: Lafley, Alan G Director;
2001O'Neal, E Stanley
See the photo of: O'Neal, E Stanley Director;
2000Weatherstone, Dennis
See the photo of: Weatherstone, Dennis Director;
1999Hughes, Louis R
See the photo of: Hughes, Louis R Vice-president;
1999Idei, Nobuyuki
See the photo of: Idei, Nobuyuki Director;
1999Trudell, Cynthia
See the photo of: Trudell, Cynthia Vice-president;
1998Burns, Mike
See the photo of: Burns, Mike Chairman;
1998Smith, John FJr
See the photo of: Smith, John FJr Chief Executive Officer; salary: 7.34 million US$;
1998Wagoner Jr, G Richard
See the photo of: Wagoner Jr, G Richard Director;
1997Katen, Karen
See the photo of: Katen, Karen Director;
1996Barnevik, Percy N
See the photo of: Barnevik, Percy N Director;
1996Fisher, Georges MC
See the photo of: Fisher, Georges MC Director;
1996Pfeiffer, Eckhard
See the photo of: Pfeiffer, Eckhard Director;
1993Bryan, John H
See the photo of: Bryan, John H Director;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2006Disinformation: General Motors broadcasted a video news release (VNR), a fake TV news, on cable channel WWTV-9, without disclosure.: PR Watch
2006Disinformation: General Motors broadcasted a video news release (VNR), a fake TV news, on cable channel KSLA-12, without disclosure.: PR Watch
2006Disinformation: Cadillac broadcasted a video news release (VNR), a fake TV news, on cable channel KOKH-25, without disclosure.: PR Watch
2004Disinformation: PR campaign with Interpublic PR: ad budget: 2800 million US$; public relations: ILes Echos
2002Disinformation: PR campaign with Strat@comm: public relations: SPR Watch
2002Arguable partnership: Nature Conservancy: value: Nature protection; Washington.
2002slogan: Opel. Des idées fraîches pour de meilleures voitures.;
2002slogan: Idee brillanti, auto migliori.;
2001ad budget: 3028 million US$; Advertisin.
2000ad budget: 3791 million US$; Advertisin.
1999slogan: Th electric car is here.;
1999slogan: L'appel du volant;
1998slogan: L'art du mouvement.;
1998ad budget: 3193 million US$; Advertisin.
1998 value: Evasion; slogan: Opel Frontera, un nouveau penchant pour l'aventure.;
1997ad budget: 3178 million US$; Advertisin.
1996ad budget: 3147 million US$; Advertisin.
1996slogan: Opel Corsa, no contest.;
1994Disinformation: PR campaign with Interpublic PR: public relations: I

Made by

year
employees
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social impact : country
source
2008
-3550
Internal restructuring: In the face of continued declines in sales of full-size pickups and sport-utility vehicles, General Motors eliminates shifts at Janesville, Wis., and three other plants. About 750 workers at Janesville will be placed on indefinite layoff July 14, 2008. The plants in Pontiac and Flint, Mich., will lose one shift July 14, and in Oshawa, Ontario, the second shift will end Sept. 8, 2008. The moves will cut production of pickups by about 88,000 and SUVs by 50,000, GM said.: United States of America
Chicago Tr.
2007
-5000
Internal restructuring: GM restructures the mortgage loans activity of its subsidiary GMAC.: United States of America
Les Echos
2007
-1400
Internal restructuring: GM cuts 1400 jobs in its Anvers Opel factory.: Belgium
AFP
2006
-900
Internal restructuring: General Motors cuts a third of the payroll of its Ellesmere Port plant.: United Kingdom
2006
-1200
Closure/Bankruptcy: Portugal
AFP
2006
-35000
Internal restructuring: United States of America
AFP
2006
-500
Internal restructuring: GM cuts 7% of its white-collar jobs.: United States of America
AFP
2006
-12000
Les Echos
2005
-5000
Closure/Bankruptcy: Entre 2006 et 2008, GM fermera 5 usines cinq usines d'assemblage deux sites de pressage de carosseries, deux sites d'assemblage de transmissions et plusieurs sites de fabrication de pièces détachées. GM réduira sa production de voitures de 30% par rapport à 2002: United States of America
AFP
2005
-25000
Internal restructuring:
Le Figaro
2005
-1400
Internal restructuring: Baisse de la production de son site d'Adelaïde. L'usine fabrique le modèle Commodore, dont les ventes ont baissé de 6% sur l'exercice achevé en juillet, alors que les ventes de GM en Australie ont augmenté de manière générale de 1,8%.: Australia
AFP
2005
324000
-25000
Internal restructuring: GM will cut at least 25,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs by the end of 2008 and close additional assembly and parts plants to reduce costs. Fixed costs such as factories and labor amounted to 39 percent of revenue in the first quarter, the figure should be about 25 percent for GM to be competitive, the CEO said. GM has trimmed 80,000 employees, including 39,000 in North America, since Wagoner became chief executive in June 2000.:
Bloomberg