General Motors

General Motors (GM) is an American automaker founded in 1908 and headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker GM. Its active vehicle brands include Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac.

GM designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles across dozens of countries, with a growing strategic focus on electric vehicles (EVs). The company's EV push centers on the Ultium platform — a battery and drive-unit architecture co-developed with LG Energy Solution. Vehicles are sold through extensive dealer networks in North America and in international markets, with China being a major market historically.

Notable production vehicles built on the Ultium platform include the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Hummer EV, and Cadillac LYRIQ. GM also operates Cruise, a majority-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary. Cruise experienced significant operational and regulatory setbacks in 2023–2024, including the suspension of its driverless ride-hail permits in San Francisco following a safety incident.

GM's primary North American competitors are Ford and Stellantis; globally, Toyota and Volkswagen are significant rivals. In EVs, Tesla is the dominant competitor in the U.S. market. GM announced aggressive EV production targets in 2022–2023 but subsequently scaled back several of those milestones citing slower-than-expected consumer demand and infrastructure readiness.

No reliable public information is available regarding a GM operational presence or R&D center in Israel.