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General Motors Colmotores S.A. is a Colombian automobile manufacturer based in Bogotá and has been the local subsidiary of General Motors since 1979. Established in 1957 as "Fábrica Colombiana de Automotores S.A." (shortened "Colmotores)", they began manufacturing Austin vehicles under license of BMC. In 1965, US-based corporation Chrysler took a 60% stake in the company, which manufactured Chrysler cars under license until 1979. In 1979, General Motors took control of the company, purchasing a 77.4% stake.

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  • General Motors Colmotores S.A. is a Colombian automobile manufacturer based in Bogotá and has been the local subsidiary of General Motors since 1979. Established in 1957 as "Fábrica Colombiana de Automotores S.A." (shortened "Colmotores)", they began manufacturing Austin vehicles under license of BMC. In 1965, US-based corporation Chrysler took a 60% stake in the company, which manufactured Chrysler cars under license until 1979. In 1979, General Motors took control of the company, purchasing a 77.4% stake. In 1981, the company was renamed "General Motors Colmotores". Since then it has manufactured, under license, a variety of General Motors, GM Daewoo, Isuzu, Qingling, and Suzuki vehicles for the local market, all sold under the Chevrolet brand. The company has production facilities in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, imports models from Chevrolet built by GM in the US and GM Korea built in Korea. The company was the first automobile manufacturer in Colombia when they started to assemble cars in their factory in Bogotá in 1962. Since its establishment, Colmotores has produced nearly 1.5 million vehicles. (en)
  • GM Colmotores es uno de los mayores fabricantes y ensambladores de automóviles con sede en Bogotá, capital de Colombia. Establecida en 1956, empezó manufacturando bajo licencia coches de la firma británica Austin. En 1965, Chrysler Corporation tomó cerca del 60% de la participación accionaria en la compañía, e iniciaría la fabricación de vehículos de la marca Chrysler bajo licencia hasta el año de 1979. En 1979, General Motors toma el control total de la compañía, comprando el 77.4% de los paquetes accionarios. En 2017 a las instalaciones y a la misma compañía se le cambiaría la razón social de Colmotores a la de GM Colmotores. Desde entonces se han manufacturado, bajo licencia y/o cesión de derechos reservados, una gran variedad de los modelos de las marcas de General Motors, GM Daewoo, Isuzu, Suzuki, , SAIC Motor y de Opel para el mercado local, todos los cuales se comercializan bajo el logo y marca de Chevrolet. Aunque la compañía dispone de plantas de producción en Colombia; dispone también de participación accionaria en las plantas de ensamblaje de Ecuador, Venezuela y Chile, e inclusive ha iniciado el proceso de importación de maquinaria para la producción total de modelos de origen coreano y chino hechos por la filial de GM Daewoo, Qingling Motors y SAIC Motor respectivamente, para ahora hacerlos localmente.​​ (es)
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  • Austin (en)
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  • Chrysler took over Colmotores in 1965. Some models produced by Colmotores were the Dodge Coronet 400 and the Dodge D-series truck (en)
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  • Germán Montoya Vélez (en)
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  • GM Colmotores es uno de los mayores fabricantes y ensambladores de automóviles con sede en Bogotá, capital de Colombia. Establecida en 1956, empezó manufacturando bajo licencia coches de la firma británica Austin. En 1965, Chrysler Corporation tomó cerca del 60% de la participación accionaria en la compañía, e iniciaría la fabricación de vehículos de la marca Chrysler bajo licencia hasta el año de 1979. En 1979, General Motors toma el control total de la compañía, comprando el 77.4% de los paquetes accionarios. (es)
  • General Motors Colmotores S.A. is a Colombian automobile manufacturer based in Bogotá and has been the local subsidiary of General Motors since 1979. Established in 1957 as "Fábrica Colombiana de Automotores S.A." (shortened "Colmotores)", they began manufacturing Austin vehicles under license of BMC. In 1965, US-based corporation Chrysler took a 60% stake in the company, which manufactured Chrysler cars under license until 1979. In 1979, General Motors took control of the company, purchasing a 77.4% stake. (en)
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