General Motors General Motors General Motors Company, commonly referred to as General Motors (GM), is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit's Renaissance Center. It was originally founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 as a holding company. The company is the largest American automobile manufacturer, and one of the world's largest. As of 2018, General Motors is ranked #10 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. General Motors manufactures vehicles in 37 countries;
General Motors Ultralite fictional SAPD (San Angeles Police Department). They also appeared in the second episode of the second season of "seaQuest DSV", and in the 1999 movie "Bicentennial Man". General Motors Ultralite The General Motors Ultralite was a 1992 low emission vehicle concept car intended to demonstrate the benefits of advanced materials and low fuel consumption. The goal was to make a four-passenger show car capable of . It was rated at by the EPA, but could achieve at a steady state cruising speed of 50 mph. The carbon fiber shell was fabricated by Scaled Composites and it weighed only 420 pounds