The General Electric Company was founded by the great inventor Edison. Edison founded Edison Electric Light Company on 1878. 1892, Edison General Electric Company and Thomson Houston Electric Company merged to form General Electric Company (GE), which is the largest diversified service company in the world and a provider of high-quality, high-tech industrial and consumer products. From aircraft engines and power generation equipment to financial services, from medical imaging and TV programs to plastics, GE is committed to creating a better life through various technologies and services.
General Motors is the largest automobile company in the world, with an annual gross industrial output value of over US$ 6,543,800 billion. Its logo GM is taken from the first letter of the first two words of its English name (General Motro Corporation). 1908 was developed by william durant on the basis of Buick Motor Company and established in Detroit, USA. The current headquarters is still located in Detroit.