Are General Motors and General Electric the same company?

General Motors and General Electric are both American enterprises, not the same company.

I. General Motors Corporation

General Motors was founded in 1908 and was founded by william durant. The predecessor of General Motors Company is Buick Motor Company founded by david buick in 1907. William C. Durant, the largest carriage manufacturer in the United States, acquired Buick Motor Company in 1908 and became the general manager of the company. At the same time, he introduced Model C ..1908 September 16 General Motors Company was formally established.

Gm produces and sells a series of brand models including Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, Wuling, Baojun and Horton all over the world and provides services.

Second, General Electric Company.

General Electric Company, referred to as GE for short, was founded in 1892, also known as Singular Company, and its founder was Thomas Edison. General Electric Company is the world's largest multinational company providing technology and services, headquartered in Boston, USA.

The history of General Electric Company can be traced back to Thomas Edison, who founded Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. 1892, Edison Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company merged to form General Electric Company (GE).

General Electric Company was formed by the merger of Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Hausdon International Electric Company, with the contribution of John Pierpont Morgan 1892. After two world wars, this company has achieved rapid development.

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The Relationship between General Motors and General Electric Company and China

I. General Motors Corporation

GM has been in China for more than 90 years, and its development vision in China is to join hands with strategic partners to build the best participant and supporter of China's automobile industry.

GM has established 65,438+02 joint ventures and 2 wholly-owned subsidiaries in China, with more than 58,000 employees. GM imports, produces and sells a series of products of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Baojun, Wuling and Jiefang brand in China, ranking first among all multinational automobile enterprises in China.

Second, General Electric Company.

As early as 1906, GE began to develop its trade with China, and it was one of the most active and influential foreign companies in China at that time. 1908, Ge established the first light bulb factory in Shenyang. 1934, GE acquired Shenchang Foreign Company and began to provide installation and maintenance services for imported electrical equipment for China.

From 65438 to 0979, Ge re-established trade relations with People's Republic of China (PRC). 199 1 year, the first joint venture, Gehangwei Medical System Co., Ltd., was established in Beijing.