General Motors Europe (often abbreviated to GM Europe) is responsible for the operation of General Motors Company ("GM") businesses in Europe. The division was established by GM in 1986 and operates 11 production and assembly facilities in 8 countries, and employs around 64,500 people. GM's core European brands are Germany-based Opel and UK-based Vauxhall, which sell much the same range of cars in different markets. It also owns the Swedish marqu...
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General Motors Europe (often abbreviated to GM Europe) is responsible for the operation of General Motors Company ("GM") businesses in Europe. The division was established by GM in 1986 and operates 11 production and assembly facilities in 8 countries, and employs around 64,500 people. GM's core European brands are Germany-based Opel and UK-based Vauxhall, which sell much the same range of cars in different markets. It also owns the Swedish marque Saab. The U.S. brands Corvette, Hummer and Cadillac are imported into Europe in small quantities, and vehicles from GM's Korean subsidiary GM Daewoo are sold in Europe rebadged as Chevrolets.
In Europe, GM operates 11 vehicle production and assembly facilities in eight countries and employs around 64,500* people. Many additional directly related jobs are provided by some 8,700 independent sales and service outlets. In 2005 GM's market share in Europe was 9.4%.
The total number of European employees is 54,500 (as of May 2009).
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