Who owns it?
Built and owned by US the United States, 1902

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.

US Detroit General Motors Company GM the chain ends here
Cadillac
US Detroit
Marque

124 years, two owners

The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

the United States 4
Buick a marque
Cadillac a marque
Chevrolet a marque GMC a marque