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GMC (car company)

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GMC
FormerlyGeneral Motors Truck Company
Company typeDivision
IndustryAutomotive
Predecessors
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)[1]
FounderWilliam C. Durant
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
North America
South Korea
Middle East
Products
Brands
ParentGeneral Motors
Websitegmc.com

GMC is an automobile maker, owned by General Motors. GMC is known for building trucks. Some of them are small, while others, like those promoted as "Professional Grade", are big. In the past, GMC was part of the General Motors Diesel Division which also made buses, motorhomes, and vehicles for the military.

The company was founded by Max Grabowsky in 1901. It was bought by General Motors in 1909. In 1989 GMC started to market the Suzuki Sidekick as the GMC Tracker in Canada. In 2006 GMC announced it would start selling unibody crossovers, its first was the GMC Acadia, replacing the Safari minivan, GMC Envoy XL SUV and the Pontiac Montana SV6 minivan. In 2009, GMC ended production of the medium-duty commercial trucks. In 2020 GMC revived the Hummer nameplate as its model with Hummer EV SUV and SUT. [2]

Actual GMC models

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References

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  1. Meyer, Donald E. (March 2009). "The First Century of GMC Truck History" (PDF). General Motors Heritage Center.
  2. "New Hummer EV will debut in Super Bowl ad with LeBron James". CNET. Retrieved 2024-11-28.