General Motors Japan
| General Motors Japan, Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1926 |
| Seat |
1926/27 to 1939 : Osaka , Osaka Prefecture , Kinki since 2001 : Shinagawa , Tokyo Prefecture , Kantō |
| Branch |
Car manufacturers Car dealers Car suppliers |
| Website | www.gmjapan.co.jp |
General Motors Japan, Ltd. is a Japanese company formerly specialized in manufacturing and currently trading in automobiles. The company is a subsidiary of the American General Motors Corporation .
history
General Motors established a subsidiary in Osaka in 1926 or early 1927 . From 1925 to 1935 the Japanese market was dominated by American manufacturers (besides GM, Ford since 1925 and Chrysler since 1930). In 1930 the combined market share of Ford and General Motors was 95%. During its presence (1927-1939) General Motors had a market share of 42 percent. The models produced included the Chevrolet brand. In addition to a new law in 1936, according to which existing foreign companies were not allowed to increase their annual production any further, other economic and political factors led General Motors (like other American manufacturers) to withdraw from the Japanese market in 1939. In 1935 GM had made 9,470 vehicles.
A start-up of General Motors Japan, Ltd. in Tokyo took place in 2001.
Vehicle overviews
Chevrolet vehicles before 1945
All pre-1945 Chevrolet vehicles were front-engine and rear-wheel drive .
| model | construction time |
Cubic capacity cm³ |
Engine power hp |
Vehicle length cm |
Superstructures | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Series V | 1926-1927 | 2802 | 26th | 4-door touring car | ||
| Capitol Series AA | 1927-1928 | 2802 | 26th | 376 | 4-door touring car, panel van , pick-up | |
| LM Series 1t | 1927-1928 | 2802 | 26th | chassis | ||
| AB Series National | 1928-1929 | 2802 | 35 | 386 | 4-door sedan, 4-door touring car, roadster , panel van, pick-up | |
| LO Series 1t | 1928-1928 | 2802 | 35 | chassis | ||
| LP Series 1t | 1928-1929 | 2802 | 35 | chassis | ||
| AC Series International | 1929-1930 | 3177 | 46 | 391 | 4-door sedan, 4-door touring car, roadster, panel van, pick-up | |
| LQ Series 1½t | 1929-1930 | 3177 | 46 | chassis | ||
| AD Series Universal | 1930-1930 | 3177 | 50 | 4-door sedan, 4-door touring car, roadster, panel van, pick-up | ||
| LR / LS Series 1½t | 1930-1931 | 3177 | 50 | chassis | ||
| AE Series Independence | 1930-1932 | 3177 | 50 | 4-door sedan (as standard, special and de luxe), 4-door town car, 4-door touring car, coupé , roadster, panel van, pick-up | ||
| LT / MA / MB / MC / MD Series 1½t | 1931-1932 | 3177 | 50 | chassis | ||
| BA Series Confederate | 1932-1933 | 3177 | 60 | 439 | 4-door sedan (as standard, special and de luxe), 4-door touring car, coupé, roadster, panel van, pick-up | |
| NA / NB / NC / ND Series 1½t | 1932-1933 | 3177 | 60 | chassis | ||
| CC Series Standard Six Sedan | 1933-1934 | 2970 | 60 | Sedan 2-door | ||
| CA Series Eagle | 1933-1934 | 3389 | 65 | 4-door sedan (as standard, special and de luxe), 4-door touring car, coupé, roadster, panel van, pick-up | ||
| OA / OB / OC / OD Series 1½t | 1933-1934 | 3389 | 65 | chassis | ||
| O Series Utility Truck 2t | 1933-1934 | 3389 | 65 | Lorries 6-wheel | ||
| DC Series Standard Six Sedan | 1934-1935 | 2970 | 60 | 476 | 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan | |
| DA Series Master | 1934-1935 | 3389 | 80 | 476 | 4-door sedan (as standard, special and de luxe), coupé, roadster | |
| DB Series Half-Tone | 1934-1935 | 3389 | 80 | 476 | Delivery van, pick-up | |
| PA / PB / PC / PD Series 1½t | 1934-1935 | 3389 | 80 | chassis | ||
| P Series Utility Truck 2t | 1934-1935 | 3389 | 80 | 6-wheeled truck | ||
| EC Series Standard Six | 1935-1935 | 3389 | 74 | 4-door sedan, 4-door Phaeton | ||
| ED Series Master | 1935-1935 | 3389 | 80 | 4-door sedan, 4-door sports sedan | ||
| FD Series Burl | 1935-1936 | 3389 | 79 | 4-door sedan, 4-door sports sedan | ||
| GB Series Master | 1936-1937 | 3548 | 85 | 4-door sedan, 4-door sports sedan | ||
| HB Series Master | 1937-1938 | 3548 | 85 | 4-door sedan, 4-door sports sedan | ||
| JB Series Master | 1938-1940 | 3548 | 85 | 4-door sedan, 4-door sports sedan | ||
| EB Series | 1935-1935 | 3389 | 80 | Pick-up, chassis (112 inch wheelbase ) | ||
| QA / QB Series 1½t | 1935-1936 | 3389 | 69 | Truck, chassis (131 inch wheelbase) | ||
| QC / QD Series 1½t | 1935-1936 | 3389 | 69 | Truck, chassis (157 inch wheelbase) | ||
| FB Series | 1935-1936 | 3389 | 80 | Pick-up, chassis (112 inch wheelbase) | ||
| GC Series | 1936-1937 | 3548 | 85 | Pick-up, chassis (112 inch wheelbase) | ||
| RA / RB Series 1½t | 1936-1937 | 3548 | 78 | Truck, chassis (131 inch wheelbase) | ||
| RC / RD Series 1½t | 1936-1937 | 3548 | 78 | Truck, chassis (157 inch wheelbase) | ||
| HC Series | 1937-1938 | 3548 | 85 | Pick-up, chassis (112 inch wheelbase) | ||
| SA / SB Series 1½t | 1937-1938 | 3548 | 78 | Truck, chassis (131 inch wheelbase) | ||
| SC / SD Series 1½t | 1937-1938 | 3548 | 78 | Truck, chassis (157 inch wheelbase) | ||
| JC Series | 1938-1940 | 3548 | 85 | Pick-up, chassis (112 inch wheelbase) | ||
| TA / TB Series 1½t | 1938-1940 | 3548 | 78 | Truck, chassis (133 inch wheelbase) | ||
| TC / TD Series 1½t | 1938-1940 | 3548 | 78 | Truck, chassis (158.5 inch wheelbase) |
Oldsmobile vehicles before 1945
| model | construction time | Cubic capacity cm³ |
Engine power hp |
Vehicle length cm |
Superstructures | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1935-1935 | 3490 | 90 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1935-1935 | 3933 | 100 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6th | 1935-1936 | 3490 | 90 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1935-1936 | 3933 | 100 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6th | 1936-1937 | 3769 | 95 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1936-1937 | 4211 | 110 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6th | 1937-1938 | 3769 | 95 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1937-1938 | 4211 | 110 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6th | 1938-1939 | 3769 | 95 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1938-1939 | 4211 | 110 | 4-door sedan |
Pontiac brand vehicles before 1945
| model | construction time | Cubic capacity cm³ |
Engine power hp |
Vehicle length cm |
Superstructures | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 De Luxe | 1935-1935 | 3408 | 80 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1935-1935 | 3661 | 84 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6 De Luxe | 1935-1936 | 3408 | 80 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1935-1936 | 3807 | 87 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6 De Luxe | 1936-1937 | 3649 | 85 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1936-1937 | 4079 | 100 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6 De Luxe | 1937-1938 | 3649 | 85 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1937-1938 | 4079 | 100 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 6 De Luxe | 1938-1939 | 3649 | 85 | 4-door sedan | ||
| 8th | 1938-1939 | 4079 | 100 | 4-door sedan |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ General Motors Japan Ltd .: Private Company Information. In: bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ General Motors: Eighteenth Annual Report of General Motors Corporation, Year ended December 31, 1926 , Wilmington 1027.
- ↑ a b c d Volker Elis: From America to Japan - and back - contemporary historical research. In: Contemporary historical research. 2009, accessed April 5, 2017 .
- ^ A b Stewart Lone: "Japan and the Age of Speed: Urban Society and the Automobile, 1925-30", in International and Japanese Studies Symposium: The Automobile in Japan , London 2005.
- ^ Mark Mason: American Multinationals and Japan: The Political Economy of Japanese Capital Controls, 1899–1980 , Harvard 1992.
- ^ William Pelfrey, Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History , New York 2006, p. 257.
- ^ General Motors Japan Ltd: Company Profile - Bloomberg. In: bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Jeremy Risdon: Pomchi Book of Cars, Vans & Light Trucks. Volume 1. Japan 1902-1934 . Pomchi Press, Yate 2017, ISBN 978-1-5332-8268-2 , pp. 10-25 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Jeremy Risdon: Pomchi Book of Cars, Vans & Light trucks. Volume 2. Japan 1935-1939 . Pomchi Press, Yate 2017, ISBN 978-1-983476-36-5 , pp. 26-30 (English).