General Motors (GM)

Decent, safe work
D (39)
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Coal
Contraceptives
Deforestation - financing
Discrimination controversies
Environmental controversies
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tobacco
Undermining US elections
Weapons
Impact

Cause GM
Peer rank
Decent, safe work

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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Coal
Contraceptives
Deforestation - financing
Discrimination controversies
Environmental controversies
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tobacco
Undermining US elections
Weapons
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Controversies
Controversies associated with General Motors. Click on a controversy for more info
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See full list on GM's website
Buick
American brand of cars named for auto pioneer David Buick. The Buick brand was among the first American car marques, and was the company that established General Motors in 1908.
Cars
Cadillac
Luxury vehicle brand of General Motors.
Cars
Chevrolet
American auto brand, colloquially referred to as Chevy.
Cars
GMC
Truck and utility vehicle brand of the American auto manufacturer General Motors.
Cars
Baojun
Chinese auto brand owned by a joint venture of General Motors and SAIC Motor, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile.
Cars
Holden
Australian auto marque.
Cars
Hummer
Brand of trucks and SUVs first marketed in 1992 when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee.
Cars
Oldsmobile
Brand of American automobiles produced for most of its existence by General Motors.
Cars
Pontiac
Car brand owned, made, and sold by General Motors.
Cars
GM Price
$31.38
Last available end-of-day price. Full disclosure
Revenue
$169.73 billion
Market cap
$46.11 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Founded
1908
Employees
167,000
Sector
Consumer Goods
Industry
Automobiles & Parts
Peer group
Auto Manufacturers - Major
SASB industry
Automobiles
Headquarters
Michigan, United States
Share classes
GM
Mission
To be the world leader in transportation products and related services
Description
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts; and provide software-enabled services and subscriptions worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segments. It markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Baojun, and Wuling brand names. The company also sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts through retail dealers, and distributors and dealers, as well as to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. In addition, it offers range of after-sale services through dealer network, such as maintenance, light repairs, collision repairs, vehicle accessories, and extended service warranties; and safety and security services for retail and fleet customers, including automatic crash response, emergency services, roadside assistance, crisis assist, stolen vehicle assistance, and turn-by-turn navigation. Further, the company provides connected services comprising mobile applications for owners to remotely control their vehicles and electric vehicle owners to locate charging stations, on-demand vehicle diagnostics, GM Smart Driver, Amazon Alexa in-vehicle voice, Google's Voice Assistant, navigation and app ecosystem, connected navigation, SiriusXM with 360L, and 4G LTE wireless connectivity. Additionally, the company provides automotive financing and insurance services; and software-enabled services and subscriptions. General Motors Company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for General Motors, based on its industry peer group Auto Manufacturers - Major. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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