General Motors and General Electric are both American companies, not the same company.
I. General Motors Company
General Motors Company, hereinafter referred to as GM, was founded in 198 with William Durant as its founder. The predecessor of General Motors was Buick Motor Company founded by David Buick in 197. In 198, William C. Durant, the largest carriage manufacturer in the United States, bought Buick Motor Company and became the general manager of the company. At the same time, he launched Model C.. On September 16th, 198, General Motors was formally established.
GM produces and sells a series of brand models including Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, Wuling, Baojun and Horton all over the world and provides services.
II. General Electric Company
General Electric Company, referred to as GE for short, was founded in 1892, also known as Singular Company, and its founder was Thomas Edison. General Electric Company is the largest multinational company providing technology and services in the world, headquartered in Boston, USA.
The history of General Electric Company can be traced back to Thomas Edison, who founded Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. In 1892, Edison Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company merged to form General Electric Company (GE).
General Electric Company was formed by the merger of Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Hausdon International Electric Company with the contribution of John Pierpont Morgan in 1892. After two world wars, this company has achieved rapid development.
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The relationship between General Motors and General Electric Company and China
1. General Motors
General Motors has been in China for more than 9 years, and its development vision in China is to join hands with strategic partners and strive to build the best participants and supporters in China's automobile industry.
General Motors has established 12 joint ventures and 2 wholly-owned subsidiaries in China, with more than 58, employees. General Motors imports, produces and sells a series of products of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Baojun, Wuling and Jiefang brands in China, which ranks first among all multinational automobile enterprises in China.
II. General Electric Company
As early as 196, GE began to develop its trade with China, which was one of the most active and influential foreign companies in China at that time. In 198, GE established the first light bulb factory in Shenyang. In 1934, GE bought Shenchang Foreign Firm and began to provide installation and maintenance services for imported electrical equipment for China.
in p>1979, GE re-established trade relations with the people's Republic of China. In 1991, the first joint venture GE Hangwei Medical System Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing.