General Motors - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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General Motors M&A Summary

General Motors has acquired 5 companies. It has also divested 6 assets.

General Motors’ largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Cruise for $1.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold Allison Transmission Holdings to The Carlyle Group for $5.6B. General Motors has acquired in 4 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (40%) and information technology (20%).

General Motors Business Overview

Where is General Motors headquartered?

General Motors is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

What is General Motors’ revenue?

General Motors disclosed revenue of 171,842M USD for 2023 and 156,735M USD for 2022.

How many employees does General Motors have?

General Motors has 163,000 employees.

What sector is General Motors in?

General Motors is an automotive company.

When was General Motors founded?

General Motors was founded in 1908.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12

General Motors

General Motors Co.

300 Renaissance Center,
Detroit, Michigan 48265
United States,
(313) 667-1500
www.gm.com

General Motors is a global manufacturer of cars, trucks, and auto parts. General Motors' automotive group is separated into GM North America (GMNA), GM Europe (GME), GM International Operations (GMIO) and GM South America (GMSA). GMNA develops vehicles manufactured and marketed under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands. Outside of North America, vehicles are developed, manufactured and marketed under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Opel and Vauxhall brands. GM also has equity ownership stakes directly or indirectly in entities through various regional subsidiaries, primarily in Asia. These companies design, manufacture and market vehicles under the Alpheon, Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang and Wuling brands. In addition to the products GM sells to dealers for consumer retail sales, GM also sells cars and trucks to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies and governments. General Motors was founded in 1908 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $1.0B $1.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $6.7B $6.7B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
OEConnection LLC 2019-08-02 - Secondary Sale
Richfield, Ohio · www.oeconnection.com
Strobe, Inc. 2017-10-09 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States
OEConnection LLC 2016-06-02 - Stake Purchase
Richfield, Ohio · www.oeconnection.com
Cruise LLC 2016-03-11 1.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.getcruise.com
SideCar LLC (Side.cr) 2016-01-18 - Special Situations/Distressed
San Francisco, California · www.side.cr
Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. 2010-07-06 - Divestiture
Saginaw, Michigan · www.nexteer.com
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 2007-06-27 5.6B USD Divestiture
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.allisontransmission.com
Ally Financial, Inc. 2006-04-03 - Stake Sale
Detroit, Michigan · www.ally.com
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 2005-01-12 - Divestiture
Lagrange, Illinois · www.emdiesels.com
General Motors Defense 2002-12-18 1.1B USD Divestiture
London, Ontario
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 2 (40%) 1.0B (100%) - -
Information Technology 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Transportation 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Automotive - - 2 (33%) 5.6B (84%)
Software 1 (20%) - - -
Defense - - 1 (17%) 1.1B (16%)
Financial Services - - 1 (17%) -
Total 5 $1.0B 6 $6.7B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 1.0B 5 5.6B
  California 2 1.0B - -
  Ohio 1 - 1 -
  Illinois 1 - 1 -
  Michigan - - 2 -
  Indiana - - 1 5.6B
Canada - - 1 1.1B
  Ontario - - 1 1.1B
Domestic 5 (100%) 1.0B (100%) 5 (83%) 5.6B (84%)
Cross-border - - 1 (17%) 1.1B (16%)
Total 5 $1.0B 6 $6.7B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Cruise LLC
$1.0B (2016-03-11)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $6.7B
TOTAL $6.7B
Largest Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
$5.6B (2007-06-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
67%
4 (67%)
Strategic(s)
33%
2 (33%)

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