Cadillac is a brand of General Motors.
Cadillac was sold to General Motors in 1909, with Henry and Wilfred Leland staying on as production managers until 1917.
Where it sits
Two levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
Cadillac
124 years, two owners
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 1902 The Cadillac Automobile Company was launched in August 1902, founded by Henry M. Leland out of the remains of the Henry Ford Company and named after the French officer who founded Detroit.
- 1909 Cadillac was sold to General Motors in 1909, with Henry and Wilfred Leland staying on as production managers until 1917.
General Motors
4 marques
No car is sold as a GM: the badges are names the company owns outright, while the subsidiaries on its own list are finance arms, regional operations and Chinese joint ventures. No shareholder controls it.