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General Motors Japan

Logo: General Motors, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Japanese automobile manufacturer subsidiary

General Motors Japan, Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in automobile imports and previously automobile production. It is the Japanese subsidiary of the American company General Motors.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1927Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersShinagawa1
  • Websitewww.gmjapan.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
  • LEI549300YLEMT1RMOOT9603
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address8TH FLOOR, 140-8687 Shinagawa Ku, Japan3

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General Motors Japan, Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in automobile imports and previously automobile production. It is the Japanese subsidiary of the American company General Motors.2

Corporate structure

General Motors Japan is part of a group headed by General Motors. 362 entities, 42 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • General Motors Detroit, Michigan, United States
    • General Motors do Brasil Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil
    • General Motors Financial Company, Inc. Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • AMERICREDIT SYNDICATED WAREHOUSE TRUST Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • Banco Monex Inst BCA Mul Monex GPO Finan Div Fid F2965 Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
      • Cibanco SA IBM FID 00251 Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
      • General Motors Financial of Canada, Ltd. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2016-PP6 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2016-PP7 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP1 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP2 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP3 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2017-PP4 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2017-PP5 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2018-PP1 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM FINANCIAL AUTOMOBILE LEASING TRUST 2018-PP10 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP2 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP3 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP4 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP5 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP6 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP7 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP8 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2018-PP9 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-PP1 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-PP2 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2019-PP3 Subsidiary · Fort Worth, Texas, United States
      • and 107 more
    • General Motors Japan Shinagawa Ku, Japan
    • ACDelco Subsidiary · Warren
    • Allison Engine Company Subsidiary · Indianapolis
    • BrightDrop Subsidiary · Detroit
    • Buick Subsidiary · Detroit
    • Cadillac Subsidiary · Detroit
    • Cartercar Subsidiary · Pontiac
    • Chevrolet Subsidiary · Detroit
      • Chevrolet China Subsidiary
    • Chevrolet Europe Subsidiary · Zurich
    • Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Subsidiary
    • Delco Electronics Subsidiary · Kokomo
    • Elmore Subsidiary · Elmore
    • Fremont Assembly Subsidiary · Fremont
    • General Motors de Chile Subsidiary · Santiago
    • General Motors de México Subsidiary · Mexico City
    • General Motors Diesel Division Subsidiary · Detroit
    • General Motors Egypt Subsidiary · Maadi
    • General Motors India Private Limited Subsidiary · Gurgaon, India
    • General Motors OBB Subsidiary
    • General Motors of Argentina Subsidiary · Buenos Aires
    • General Motors Peninsular Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    • General Motors Specialty Vehicles Subsidiary · Adelaide
    • General Motors Thailand Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    • and 198 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

General Motors built a factory in Osaka in 1927 where Knock-down kits of Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick vehicles were shipped from the United States and assembled locally. From 1925 to 1935, the Japanese car market was dominated by American manufacturers (alongside GM since 1925 Ford and since 1930 also Chrysler). 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. Among the produced models was the brand Chevrolet. As a result of a new law in 1936, according to which existing foreign companies were not allowed to increase their annual production further, further economic and political factors led to General Motors (like other American manufacturers) withdrawing from the Japanese market in 1939.

The refoundation of General Motors Japan, Ltd. in Tokyo took place in 2001.

From Wikipedia’s article on General Motors Japan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • car

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1927Founded Founded1

Sources

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