General Motors Dutch automaker Spyker, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, the reorganized GM made an initial public offering that was one of the world's top five largest IPOs to date, and returned to profitability later that year. Based on global sales, General Motors is routinely among the world's largest automakers. Headquartered at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, GM employs approximately 180,000 people around the world. In 2009, General Motors sold 6.5 million cars and trucks globally; in 2010, it sold 8.39 million. , Mary Barra is the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the board and
Lithia Motors Lithia Motors store count to 152. In May 2017, Lithia Motors announced that they had acquired Baierl Auto Group in Pittsburgh, increasing their total store count to 160 and collision center count to 22. Lithia sells new cars from General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, BMW, Volkswagen, Mazda, and Porsche among others. New cars make up 58% of auto sales, with used cars making up the other 42%. Additional revenues come from auto repair at the dealerships, financing, and insurance sales. In 2013 Lithia was named No. 9 on Automotive News' list of the 125 largest U.S. dealership groups, with retail