GMC

GMC is a division of General Motors that produces trucks, SUVs, and utility vehicles. They were known for producing fire trucks, ambulances, heavy-duty trucks, military vehicles, motorhomes, transit buses, and medium-duty trucks in the past. GMC is positioned as a premium brand to Chevrolet, and their vehicles are sold alongside Buick vehicles at multi-brand dealerships in North America. They also offer luxury trims Denali and Hummer EV.

The roots of the GMC brand can be traced to the Grabowsky Motor Company, established in 1900 and renamed the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company in 1902 In 1909, William C. Durant gained control of Rapid and made it a subsidiary of General Motors (GM) In 1911, GM formed the General Motors Truck Company and consolidated all GM truck production in Pontiac, Michigan In 1916, a GMC truck crossed the country from Seattle to New York City in 30 days During World War I, GMC produced trucks for military use, earning a Distinguished Service Award During World War II, GMC produced 600,000 trucks for the U.S. Armed Forces In 1923, GMC trucks were exported to Japan after the Great Kantō earthquake In 1925, GM purchased a controlling interest in Yellow Coach and renamed it the Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Company In 1981, GMC Truck & Coach Division became part of GM Worldwide Truck & Bus Group In 1996, GM merged GMC Truck Division with the Pontiac Motor Division In 2002, GMC celebrated its 100th anniversary In 2007, GMC introduced the Acadia crossover SUV In 2009, GMC ended production of medium-duty commercial trucks and introduced the Terrain crossover SUV In 2020, the Hummer nameplate was re-introduced as a sub-brand of GMC In 2022, GMC was introduced in South Korea as a subsidiary of GM Korea GMC has had a long history of platform sharing with Chevrolet, with many of their models sharing similar designs and components.