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:''General Motors is an automobile company from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]], [[ | :''General Motors is an automobile company from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]], [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|Movie]], and real world [[Continuity family|continuity families]].'' | ||
[[File: | [[File:GM_new_logo.jpg|right|thumb|Hmmmm.]] | ||
'''General Motors Company''', also known as '''GM''', is the largest auto company headquartered in the [[United States of America]]. Founded in [[1908]] in [[Flint (city)|Flint]], [[Michigan]], the company is headquartered in [[Detroit]], Michigan at present and presumably in the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|near future]]. | '''General Motors Company''', also known as '''GM''', is the largest auto company headquartered in the [[United States of America]]. Founded in [[1908]] in [[Flint (city)|Flint]], [[Michigan]], the company is headquartered in [[Detroit]], Michigan at present and presumably in the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|near future]]. (Or not.) The company's U.S. brands have included Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Geo, Saturn, Buick and more. | ||
On [[ | Currently GM's U.S. brands are down to Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, and Buick. | ||
On [[June 1]], [[2009]], General Motors filed for [[President of the United States|US government-assisted]] bankruptcy protection with plans to emerge as a smaller, less debt-riddled company. <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31030038|site=NBC News|title=Humbled GM files for bankruptcy protection|year=2009|month=05|day=31}}</ref> | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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===Transformers (2007)=== | ===Transformers (2007)=== | ||
====Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots==== | ====Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots==== | ||
A small army of mass-produced [[Autobot | A small army of mass-produced [[Autobot]]s are on [[Earth]] disguised as Chevy brand vehicles, under the command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. They must stop the [[Decepticon]] [[Mainframe (Movie)|Mainframe]], who eventually ended up on Earth after being exiled for a failed attempt to overthrow [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. | ||
A General Motors scientist, [[Dina Morgan]], made contact with the Autobots [[Flash (Movie)|Flash]] and [[Ridge]], and learnt about [[energon]]. She said in a report that energon could be ''the'' fuel of the 21st Century, but that got her targeted by Mainframe. She was used as bait to lure Bumblebee into a trap. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}} | A General Motors scientist, [[Dina Morgan]], made contact with the Autobots [[Flash (Movie)|Flash]] and [[Ridge]], and learnt about [[energon]]. She said in a report that energon could be ''the'' fuel of the 21st Century, but that got her targeted by Mainframe. She was used as bait to lure Bumblebee into a trap. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots}} | ||
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* [[Impala]] | * [[Impala]] | ||
* [[Silverado]] | * [[Silverado]] | ||
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====Transformers (2007) film==== | ====Transformers (2007) film==== | ||
[[File:Movie2007 Jazz dealership.jpg | [[File:Movie2007 Jazz dealership.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Why buy? When you can be!]][[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] is very impressed by the Pontiac Solstice on a turntable in a GM dealer's showroom. So he transforms into one! {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers (2007)}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1 & 2 (unlicensed)=== | ===Generation 1 & 2 (unlicensed)=== | ||
'''Chevrolet''' | '''Chevrolet''' | ||
[[File:RoadRage-toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Wings, missile launchers, and robot mode not standard.]] | [[File:RoadRage-toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Wings, missile launchers, and robot mode not standard.]] | ||
* [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] - | * [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] - {{w|Chevrolet Bel Air|Bel Air}} hot rod | ||
* [[Windbreaker]] - | * [[Windbreaker]] - {{w|Chevrolet Camaro (third generation)|Camaro Z28}} | ||
* [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] - {{w|Chevrolet Corvette C3|Corvette C3}} | |||
* [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] - | |||
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] - Corvette C3 | * [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] - Corvette C3 | ||
* [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] - Corvette C3 hot rod | * [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] - Corvette C3 hot rod | ||
* [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] - | * [[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] - {{w|Chevrolet Corvette C4|Corvette C4}} | ||
* [[Motorhead ( | * [[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]] - Corvette C4 | ||
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] - Corvette Indy | * [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] - {{w|Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle#CERV III|Corvette Indy}} | ||
* [[Drench (G1)|Drench]] - Corvette Indy | * [[Drench (G1)|Drench]] - Corvette Indy | ||
'''Pontiac''' | '''Pontiac''' | ||
* [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] - | * [[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] - {{w|Pontiac Fiero|Fiero}} | ||
:''' | :'''{{w|Pontiac Firebird|Firebird Trans Am, Third Generation}}''' | ||
* [[Camaro]] (!) | * [[Camaro]] (!) | ||
* [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]] | * [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]] | ||
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===Robots in Disguise (unlicensed)=== | ===Robots in Disguise (unlicensed)=== | ||
* [[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]] - | * [[Side Swipe (RID 2001)|Side Swipe]] - {{w|Chevrolet Camaro (fourth generation)|Fourth Generation Camaro}} | ||
===Alternators/Binaltech=== | ===Alternators/Binaltech=== | ||
The 2004 | The 2004 {{w|Chevrolet Corvette C5|Corvette C5 Z06}} was licensed. | ||
* [[Tracks (G1)|Autobot Tracks]] | * [[Tracks (G1)|Autobot Tracks]] | ||
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===Universe (2003)=== | ===Universe (2003)=== | ||
* [[Swerve (Chevy)|Swerve]], the only case of a new-mold Transformer produced as an [[exclusive]]. ( | * [[Swerve (Chevy)|Swerve]], the only case of a new-mold Transformer produced as an [[exclusive]]. ({{w|Chevrolet Aveo|T250 Chevrolet Aveo}}) | ||
===Transformers (2007)=== | ===Transformers (2007)=== | ||
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'''[[Transformers (film)|Film]]''' | '''[[Transformers (film)|Film]]''' | ||
* [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (2007 | * [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (2007 {{w|Pontiac Solstice}}) | ||
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (1976 & 2006 Chevrolet Camaro Concept) | * [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (1976 & 2006 {{w|Chevrolet Camaro (fifth generation)#Chevrolet Camaro Concept (2006)|Chevrolet Camaro Concept)}} | ||
* [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Ironhide]] (2007 | * [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Ironhide]] (2007 {{w|Chevrolet Kodiak|GMC Topkick}}) | ||
* [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Ratchet]] (2007 | * [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Ratchet]] (2007 {{w|Hummer H2}}) | ||
'''[[Battle for the Allspark]]/[[Transformers The Game]]''' | '''[[Battle for the Allspark]]/[[Transformers The Game]]''' | ||
* [[Dropkick]] (Based upon 2007 | * [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] (Based upon 2007 {{w|Chevrolet Silverado}}) | ||
* [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (Based upon 2007 | * [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (Based upon 2007 {{w|Chevrolet Cobalt}}) | ||
* [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] (Based upon 2007 | * [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] (Based upon 2007 {{w|Cadillac Escalade}}) | ||
===Revenge of the Fallen=== | ===Revenge of the Fallen=== | ||
* [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (2009 | * [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (2009 {{w|Corvette Stingray (concept car)|Corvette Stingray Concept}}) | ||
* [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] (2010 | * [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] (2010 {{w|Chevrolet Volt}}) | ||
* [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ( | * [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ({{w|Daewoo Matiz|Chevrolet Beat Concept}}) | ||
* [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] ( | * [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] ({{w|Chevrolet Trax (concept car)|Chevrolet Trax Concept}}) | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
===Dark of the Moon=== | ===Dark of the Moon=== | ||
* [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (Heavily modified | * [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (Heavily modified {{w|Chevrolet Impala#NASCAR|Chevrolet Impala NASCAR stock car}}) | ||
* [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (Modified | * [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (Modified {{w|Chevrolet Suburban|GMT900 Chevrolet Suburban}}) | ||
* Skids, Mudflap ( | * Skids, Mudflap ({{w|Daewoo Matiz#Third generation|Chevrolet Spark}}) | ||
* Sideswipe ( | * Sideswipe ({{w|Corvette Stingray (concept car)|Corvette Stingray Concept}}) | ||
* Ironhide (GMC Topkick) | * Ironhide (GMC Topkick) | ||
* Ratchet (Hummer H2) | * Ratchet (Hummer H2) | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
===Age of Extinction=== | |||
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] - {{w|Chevrolet Camaro (fifth generation)|modified 2014 Camaro SS}} | |||
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] - {{w|Chevrolet Corvette (seventh generation)|Corvette Stingray C7}} | |||
===The Last Knight=== | |||
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] - {{w|Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)|custom-built 2016 Camaro SS}} | |||
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] - {{w|hevrolet Corvette (seventh generation)|Corvette Stingray C7}} | |||
==Bigger Toys== | ==Bigger Toys== | ||
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*'''Jazz''' (2007 Pontiac Solstice) | *'''Jazz''' (2007 Pontiac Solstice) | ||
:In association with [[Hasbro]], [[DreamWorks]], and GM (whew), | :In association with [[Hasbro]], [[DreamWorks]], and GM (whew), {{w|Maxim (magazine)|''Maxim'' magazine}} held a "Win Jazz" contest where one lucky reader would win a silver 2007 Pontiac Solstice equipped with the options used for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] in [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'']], including the custom hardtop and spoiler otherwise never available on the [[2007]] model. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
{{picsneeded}} | {{picsneeded}} | ||
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*'''GMC Topkick 4500 Ironhide Edition''' (model year 2008) | *'''GMC Topkick 4500 Ironhide Edition''' (model year 2008) | ||
:This was a production line variant of the | :This was a production line variant of the {{w|Chevrolet Kodiak|GMC Topkick C4500}} crew cab medium-duty truck in black with the modifications Dreamworks made for the character [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Ironhide]], though it retains the stock large side-view mirrors and orange lights. The modifications were done by [http://www.monroetruck.com/index.asp Monroe Truck Equipment]. | ||
:Production on the GMC Topkick truck ceased when General Motors exited the medium-duty truck market in 2009. | :Production on the GMC Topkick truck ceased when General Motors exited the medium-duty truck market in 2009. | ||
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:Starting [[June 1]], [[2009]], Chevrolet began taking orders for the Bumblebee Edition package for the 2009/2010 Chevy Camaro. The package consists of Rally Yellow exterior color with black "Bumblebee" stripes and "''Transformers''" badging on the wheel center caps, sill plates and embroidered console lid. The package was available for Camaro LT and SS models. | :Starting [[June 1]], [[2009]], Chevrolet began taking orders for the Bumblebee Edition package for the 2009/2010 Chevy Camaro. The package consists of Rally Yellow exterior color with black "Bumblebee" stripes and "''Transformers''" badging on the wheel center caps, sill plates and embroidered console lid. The package was available for Camaro LT and SS models. | ||
:Production of the Transformers Special Edition ceased on [[January 12]], [[2010]], and with an estimated 1,500 Camaro to have been produced straight from order workbenches.<ref> | :Production of the Transformers Special Edition ceased on [[January 12]], [[2010]], and with an estimated 1,500 Camaro to have been produced straight from order workbenches.<ref> {{citesocial|link=https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48563|site=Camaro5.com|title=Camaro changes - Aqua Blue and Transformers Edition to end; high wing spoiler; hurst|year=2009|month=10|day=22}}</ref> Though production for this full package (with an order of a new Camaro) has ceased, the individual parts that made up the package can still be purchased through authorised GM accessory dealers. However, inspection of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) would reveal if the Camaro was a true Transformers Special Edition or an after-market clone. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Megatron]] would have been a licensed Cadillac XLR in the [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]] line had sales justified more toys for 2007. | * [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Generation 1 Megatron]] would have been a licensed Cadillac XLR in the [[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]] line had sales justified more toys for 2007. | ||
* Unusual for a car manufacturer, the GM company store once carried a selection of some of the licensed toys produced for the live action films. <ref>{{citesocial|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122004200/https://www.gmcompanystore.com/search?type=product&options=last&q=Transformers|site=General Motors Company Store}}</ref> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Vehicle brands]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:56, 26 March 2026
- General Motors is an automobile company from the Generation 1, Movie, and real world continuity families.
General Motors Company, also known as GM, is the largest auto company headquartered in the United States of America. Founded in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, the company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan at present and presumably in the near future. (Or not.) The company's U.S. brands have included Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Geo, Saturn, Buick and more.
Currently GM's U.S. brands are down to Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, and Buick.
On June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for US government-assisted bankruptcy protection with plans to emerge as a smaller, less debt-riddled company. [1]
Fiction
[edit]Generation 1
[edit]Binaltech
[edit]
Transformers (2007)
[edit]Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots
[edit]A small army of mass-produced Autobots are on Earth disguised as Chevy brand vehicles, under the command of Bumblebee. They must stop the Decepticon Mainframe, who eventually ended up on Earth after being exiled for a failed attempt to overthrow Megatron on Cybertron.
A General Motors scientist, Dina Morgan, made contact with the Autobots Flash and Ridge, and learnt about energon. She said in a report that energon could be the fuel of the 21st Century, but that got her targeted by Mainframe. She was used as bait to lure Bumblebee into a trap. Transformers: Rise of the Chevy Autobots
Autobot types
Transformers (2007) film
[edit]
Jazz is very impressed by the Pontiac Solstice on a turntable in a GM dealer's showroom. So he transforms into one! Transformers (2007)
Toys
[edit]Generation 1 & 2 (unlicensed)
[edit]Chevrolet
- Big Daddy - Bel Air hot rod
- Windbreaker - Camaro Z28
- Road Rage - Corvette C3
- Tracks - Corvette C3
- Skram - Corvette C3 hot rod
- Freeway - Corvette C4
- Motorhead - Corvette C4
- Detour - Corvette Indy
- Drench - Corvette Indy
Pontiac
Robots in Disguise (unlicensed)
[edit]Alternators/Binaltech
[edit]The 2004 Corvette C5 Z06 was licensed.
Universe (2003)
[edit]- Swerve, the only case of a new-mold Transformer produced as an exclusive. (T250 Chevrolet Aveo)
Transformers (2007)
[edit]
- Autobot Jazz (2007 Pontiac Solstice)
- Bumblebee (1976 & 2006 Chevrolet Camaro Concept)
- Ironhide (2007 GMC Topkick)
- Ratchet (2007 Hummer H2)
Battle for the Allspark/Transformers The Game
- Dropkick (Based upon 2007 Chevrolet Silverado)
- Swindle (Based upon 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt)
- Stockade (Based upon 2007 Cadillac Escalade)
Revenge of the Fallen
[edit]- Sideswipe (2009 Corvette Stingray Concept)
- Jolt (2010 Chevrolet Volt)
- Skids (Chevrolet Beat Concept)
- Mudflap (Chevrolet Trax Concept)
Dark of the Moon
[edit]- Topspin, Leadfoot, Roadbuster (Heavily modified Chevrolet Impala NASCAR stock car)
- Crankcase (Modified GMT900 Chevrolet Suburban)
- Skids, Mudflap (Chevrolet Spark)
- Sideswipe (Corvette Stingray Concept)
- Ironhide (GMC Topkick)
- Ratchet (Hummer H2)
Age of Extinction
[edit]The Last Knight
[edit]Bigger Toys
[edit]Transformers (2007)
[edit]- Jazz (2007 Pontiac Solstice)
- In association with Hasbro, DreamWorks, and GM (whew), Maxim magazine held a "Win Jazz" contest where one lucky reader would win a silver 2007 Pontiac Solstice equipped with the options used for Jazz in Transformers, including the custom hardtop and spoiler otherwise never available on the 2007 model.
- GMC Topkick 4500 Ironhide Edition (model year 2008)
- This was a production line variant of the GMC Topkick C4500 crew cab medium-duty truck in black with the modifications Dreamworks made for the character Ironhide, though it retains the stock large side-view mirrors and orange lights. The modifications were done by Monroe Truck Equipment.
- Production on the GMC Topkick truck ceased when General Motors exited the medium-duty truck market in 2009.
Revenge of the Fallen
[edit]
- Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Special Edition (2009)
- Starting June 1, 2009, Chevrolet began taking orders for the Bumblebee Edition package for the 2009/2010 Chevy Camaro. The package consists of Rally Yellow exterior color with black "Bumblebee" stripes and "Transformers" badging on the wheel center caps, sill plates and embroidered console lid. The package was available for Camaro LT and SS models.
- Production of the Transformers Special Edition ceased on January 12, 2010, and with an estimated 1,500 Camaro to have been produced straight from order workbenches.[2] Though production for this full package (with an order of a new Camaro) has ceased, the individual parts that made up the package can still be purchased through authorised GM accessory dealers. However, inspection of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) would reveal if the Camaro was a true Transformers Special Edition or an after-market clone.
Dark of the Moon
[edit]
- Chevrolet Camaro 2012 Transformers Special Edition (2011)
- In conjunction with Dark of the Moon, Chevrolet began taking orders for the 2012 Transformers Special Edition package for the Chevy Camaro in July, 2011, with vehicles arriving at dealers in the U.S. and Canada in September of the same year. Based upon the Bumblebee Camaro prop as it appears in Dark of the Moon, the package consists of Rally Yellow exterior color with black rally stripes that stretch over the hood, roof, decklid and a Dark of the Moon -inspired high-wing rear spoiler; 20-inch, black-painted wheels with performance tires, and Autobot Shield logos on the center caps and front quarter panels.
- Inside, the package has a black leather interior accented with yellow stitching on the instrument panel, center console, armrests and seats. Autobot Shield logos are embroidered on the front headrests, as well as the center console lid.
- Additionally, two dealer-installed options are available: exclusive, 21-inch, black-painted wheels and a black ground-effects package.
- Chevrolet Spark Transformers Edition (2011)
- Produced in a limited run of 1000 units for the South Korean market, the Chevrolet Spark Transformers Edition features a black paint scheme with orange racing stripes based upon Mudflap's prop (that was cut from) Dark of the Moon, an aero kit with side skirts, 15-inch glossy black wheels, and various Autobot and Transformers sigils and branding.
- Pricing in South Korea was announced at 11,823.00 won for a manual transmission or 13,326.00 for an automatic.
Notes
[edit]- Generation 1 Megatron would have been a licensed Cadillac XLR in the Alternators line had sales justified more toys for 2007.
- Unusual for a car manufacturer, the GM company store once carried a selection of some of the licensed toys produced for the live action films. [3]
