General Motors Company, commonly known as GM, is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services. With global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, United States, GM manufactures cars and trucks in 35 countries. In 2008, 8.35 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under various brands. GM reached the milestone of selling 10 million vehicles in 2016. Current auto brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, and Wuling. Former GM automotive brands include McLaughlin, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saab, Saturn, as well as Vauxhall, and Opel, which were bought by Groupe PSA in 2017.

The company was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 as a holding company. The company was the largest automobile manufacturer from 1931 through 2007.

In addition to brands selling assembled vehicles, GM has also had various automotive-component and non-automotive brands, many of which it divested in the 1980s through 2000s. These have included Euclid and Terex (earthmoving/construction/mining equipment & vehicles); Electro-Motive Diesel (locomotive, marine, and industrial diesel engines); Detroit Diesel (automotive and industrial diesel engines); Allison (aircraft engines, transmissions, gas turbine engines); Frigidaire (appliances including refrigeration and air conditioning); New Departure (bearings); Delco Electronics and ACDelco (electrical and electronic components); GMAC (finance); General Aviation and North American Aviation (airplanes); GM Defense (military vehicles); and Electronic Data Systems (information technology).

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Who founded the company?
2. when?
3. where is it headquartered?
4. What milestone did it reach in 2016
5. Are there many brands?
6. how many current?
7. Do they own Opel?
8. who aquired it?
9. when?
10. Is the company currently the largest automobile manufacturer?
11. was it ever?
12. when?
13. how many countries do they operate in?
14. how many cars and trucks were sold in 2008?
15. Where is the global headquarters?
16. what does GM stand for?
17. What does Terex sell?
18. How about fridgidaire?
19. doe sGM own them?
20. what division sells military vehicles?
1. William C. Durant
2. \ September 16, 1908
3. Detroit, Michigan
4. selling 10 million vehicles
5. yes
6. six
7. not anymore
8. Groupe PSA
9. 2017
10. no
11. yeas
12. 1931 through 2007
13. 35
14. 8.35 million
15. Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan
16. General Motors
17. earthmoving, construction, and mining equipment
18. appliances including refrigeration and air conditioning
19. yes
20. GM Defense