Who owns Corvette?
Corvette is owned by General Motors (the United States, NYSE: GM).[1]
Evidence: General Motors Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 January 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- General Motors Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Detroit, Michigan
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1953
- Category
- Automotive › Cars › Sports & performance cars
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: GM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Corvette
The Corvette has been America's sports car since 1953 and moved its engine behind the driver in 2020, after sixty-seven years in front. The change had been discussed inside GM since the 1960s. Chevrolet has built it in Kentucky since 1981, and the plant runs a programme letting buyers watch their own car being assembled.
Ownership timeline of Corvette
- Current owner General Motors [1] verified
Where Corvette sits in General Motors
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by General Motors
General Motors controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in automotive.
Also in automotive
Other brands in sports & performance cars, and who owns them
The 11 brands in sports & performance cars on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Volkswagen Group, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CUPRA | Volkswagen Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aston Martin | Aston Martin Lagonda | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Ferrari | Ferrari | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Ford Mustang | Ford | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lotus | Geely | 🇨🇳 China |
| Mercedes-AMG | Mercedes-Benz Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Alpine | Renault Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Alfa Romeo | Stellantis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: General Motors
General Motors is a publicly listed company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States, founded in 1908. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: GM.
General Motors was the largest carmaker in the world for seventy-seven consecutive years. It went through a government-backed bankruptcy in 2009 that eliminated Pontiac, Saturn, Hummer and Oldsmobile, leaving four American brands where there had been eight.
General Motors: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Corvette and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Corvette is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Corvette?
The parent company of Corvette is General Motors, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Corvette American?
Yes. Corvette originated in the United States in 1953 and its owner, General Motors, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Corvette still owned by General Motors?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Corvette is still owned by General Motors. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] General Motors Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 January 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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