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By sales, GM ranked as the second largest U.S. automaker and the world's third largest for 2008.[4] GM had the third highest 2008 global revenues among automakers on the Fortune Global 500.[5] [4] GM manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries, recently employed 244,500 people around the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries.

1. GM is temporarily majority owned by the United States Treasury and to a smaller extent the Canadian government

2. US government investing a total of US$57.6 billion

3. four core US brands — Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC

4. in Europe opel and vauxhall

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|General Motors Company |

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|Type |Limited Liabillty Corporation |

|Founded |Flint, Michigan (September 16, 1908) |

|Founder(s) |William C. Durant |

|Headquarters |Renaissance Center |

| |Detroit, Michigan, United States |

|Area served |Worldwide |

|Key people |Edward Whitacre, Jr. |

| |(Chairman and interim CEO) |

|Industry |Automotive |

|Products |Automobiles |

|Revenue |▼ US$ 148.979 billion (2008)[1] |

|Operating income |▲ US$ US$ 21.284 billion (2008)[1] |

|Net income |▼ US$ −30.9 billion (2008)[1] |

|Total assets |▼ US$ 91.047 billion...