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| | General Motors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. |
 | | GM also has stakes in Isuzu, Subaru, and Suzuki in Japan, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Lancia in Italy and also has a joint venture with Auto Vaz (Lada) in Russia. |
 | | During the 1950's, GM president Charles E. Wilson famously stated, "What's good for General Motors is good for the country." At the time, GM was the one of the largest employers in the world - only Soviet State Industries employed more people. |
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