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Encyclopedia > General Motors Diesel Division

General Motors Diesel Divison was once a unit of General Motors and manufactured products like locomotives, transit buses and military products. General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Great Western Railway No. ... The word transit, when used alone, has several possible meanings in English means of transport, including mass transit, rapid transit, public transit, public transport Further information: transit (transportation) in astronomy an event involving two bodies along the same line of sight Further information: astronomical transit in navigational position lines when... This article is about the form of transport. ...


The locomotive unit was acquired by GE Rail, transit buses General Motors Diesel Division Buses by TMC and GM Defense by General Dynamics. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into GMC (General Motors division). ... GM Defense was the military products division of General Motors and later sold to General Dynamics in 2003. ... GD redirects here. ...


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General Motors (658 words)
General Motors, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall.
General Motors is the world's largest vehicle manufacturer and employs over 340,000 people.
General Motors was founded in 1908 as a holding company for Buick, by then controlled by William C. Durant, and acquired Oldsmobile later that year.
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On June 30, 2006, Kirk Kerkorian, whose Tracinda Corporation is the third-largest shareholder of General Motors, proposed a global alliance between GM and the Renault-Nissan group.
General Motors (GM) was founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, as a holding company for Buick, then controlled by William C. Durant, and acquired Oldsmobile later that year.
General Motors produced a lion's share of allied weaponry during World War II in Metro Detroit, including the Sherman tank, playing a critical role in the victory.
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