General Motors sells assembled vehicles.
Chevrolet ( [ ʃɛvrəˈleɪ ] ) , colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company , is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors ( GM ) . In North America , Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles , from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks . GMC (automobile) . GMC sells pickup and commercial trucks , buses , vans , military vehicles , and sport utility vehicles marketed worldwide by General Motors . 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 . 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 .