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General Motors Headquarters & offices · Detroit, Michigan
General Motors · Detroit, Michigan
In January 2026 GM moved back to Woodward Avenue, into offices its own designers modeled on Eero Saarinen's Tech Center, around a seven-story atrium.
The new headquarters, the benefits and more than a century of moving house in Detroit — then the pay. Every number from GM's own filings, pressroom, careers site and the building's official pages.
- 4thDetroit headquarters since 1911
- 12 weekspaid parental leave (after one year)
- 155,000employees worldwide, end of 2025
- $89,785median employee pay, 2025
Sources: GM Pressroom “General Motors' new home in Detroit” (Jan 12, 2026) · Bedrock release (Apr 15, 2024) · GM careers site, Benefits · Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026
Companies / United States / Automobiles / General Motors
THE NEWEST OFFICE · HUDSON'S DETROIT · 2026
A headquarters designed by GM Design, not an outside firm
GM's new global headquarters sits in Hudson's Detroit, on the site of the old J.L. Hudson department store. GM Design created the interior: it echoes Eero Saarinen's work at the Global Technical Center in Warren and includes art installations, among them works by Detroit's own Harry Bertoia. The lobby at Entrance One shows GM's latest vehicles to Woodward Avenue. The office building wraps around a seven-story central atrium.
- Interior: GM Design
- Building: SHoP Architects
- Seven-story central atrium
- 13,000+ sq ft (≈ 1,208 m²) of terraces
- Vehicle lobby at Entrance One
- Moved in January 2026
Hudson's Detroit, 1240 Woodward Avenue
GM Design created the interiors of GM's new global headquarters, which opened in January 2026, with nods to Saarinen's Technical Center.
Facts: GM Pressroom “General Motors' new home in Detroit” (Jan 12, 2026) · Hudson's Detroit leasing page · SHoP Architects project page “Hudson's Detroit”
Hudson's Detroit, on Woodward Avenue
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Global headquarters (Hudson's Detroit) | 1240 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48265 |
Source: Form 10-K 2025, cover page (address of principal executive offices) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Bedrock release (Apr 15, 2024) · Hudson's Detroit leasing page · SHoP Architects project page (lists 1,360,000 sq ft for the project) · GM Pressroom (Jan 12, 2026)
Benefits (United States, salaried)
A 4% company contribution plus up to a 6% match on your own savings.
Paid vacation that grows as your career at GM grows.
Paid holidays, plus flexible work arrangements.
Paid parental leave once you have one year with the company.
Lifetime maximum for fertility treatment, surrogacy and adoption expenses combined.
Free coaching or therapy sessions a year, for employees and their families.
Up to $8,000 every calendar year.
Earned for completing key preventive activities in the LifeSteps program.
Source: GM careers site, Benefits — U.S. Salaried Employees (search-careers.gm.com/en/benefits). Hourly employees have a separate package, including profit sharing.
What keeps people at GM: what GM itself describes
GM University, global mobility and employee resource groups (ERGs) are part of career development.
Employees can complete company-aligned degrees and certificates; some technical staff join the GM Technical Learning University.
GM lists a career re-entry program among its development resources, alongside mentors and peers worldwide.
Employees and their families can buy or lease GM vehicles at a special price; friends get a supplier discount.
Peer appreciation, leader awards and service milestones earn points for merchandise, gift cards and experiences.
An incentivized volunteering program and community engagement programs.
Source: GM careers site (Benefits; Working at GM) · Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital
Who works here
employees worldwide
work in the United States
U.S. hourly employees represented by unions, mostly the UAW
countries with GM operations
Source: Form 10-K 2025 (Human Capital, Item 2) · Proxy statement 2026 (U.S. headcount)
Pay at General Motors
The CEO's total compensation ($29.9M) was about 333 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement, April 20, 2026 (CEO pay ratio)
Office history: four Detroit headquarters since 1911
- 1908 Founded by a carriage maker from Flint
William C. Durant, who had built Buick into a leading carmaker in Flint, Michigan, incorporated General Motors on September 16, 1908. Within 16 months he had bought 22 companies.
Source: gm.com Heritage, “GM Founder William Durant's Story”
Durant-Dort Carriage Company office, Flint · Andrew Jameson / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1911 The first Detroit home, on Woodward Avenue
GM opened its original Detroit home on Woodward Avenue in 1911 — the street it returned to in 2026.
Source: GM Pressroom, Jan 12, 2026 · Bedrock release, Apr 15, 2024
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1923 The General Motors Building by Albert Kahn
Albert Kahn's neo-classical building on West Grand Boulevard, built 1919–1922 with 1.3 million sq ft (≈ 120,774 m²) and 220 ft tall, was GM's world headquarters from its opening in 1923 until 2000. It is a National Historic Landmark and is now Cadillac Place, State of Michigan offices.
Source: State of Michigan, Cadillac Place “History”
The General Motors Building, Detroit · Historic American Buildings Survey / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1996 The Renaissance Center on the river
GM bought the Renaissance Center in 1996, and its development of GM Plaza started the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. GM's filings gave 300 Renaissance Center as its head-office address.
Source: Bedrock release, Apr 15, 2024 · Form 10-K 2016, cover page
The Renaissance Center, Detroit, 2014 · Crisco 1492 / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 2024 Choosing Hudson's Detroit
On April 15, 2024 GM announced it would become the anchor tenant of Hudson's Detroit, with an initial 15-year lease for the top office floors plus street-level space to show its vehicles.
Source: Bedrock release, Apr 15, 2024 · GM official YouTube live replay
Hudson's Detroit under construction · Asukite / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2026 Back on Woodward Avenue
In January 2026 GM moved into its new global headquarters at Hudson's Detroit, its fourth headquarters in the city, with interiors by GM Design.
Source: GM Pressroom, Jan 12, 2026 · Form 10-K 2025
Hudson's Detroit, 2026 · Photo: General Motors
Map: how the headquarters moved
From New Center to the riverfront and back to Woodward Avenue: GM has kept its headquarters in Detroit since 1911, all within about 5 km.
- 1 · 1923General Motors Building, New Center — 3044 W. Grand Blvd — Albert Kahn's world headquarters until 2000
- 2 · 1996Renaissance Center — 300 Renaissance Center on the Detroit River
- 3 · 2026Hudson's Detroit — 1240 Woodward Avenue — today's global headquarters
Addresses: State of Michigan, Cadillac Place · Form 10-K 2016 and 2025 cover pages. The 1911 Woodward Avenue office is not mapped: GM's sources give no street number.
What General Motors does
GM designs, builds and sells trucks, crossovers, cars and parts under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac brands, sells software-enabled services and subscriptions, and lends to car buyers through GM Financial.
Three reporting segments: GM North America (GMNA), GM International (GMI) and GM Financial.
Where the money came from · Revenue by segment, 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 1 and MD&A (segment results). Segments do not add up exactly to the total because of Corporate items and eliminations.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 (filed Jan 27, 2026)
Growth: revenue vs. people
$149.2B → $185.0B
225,000 → 155,000
Calendar years. Revenue: SEC XBRL financial data from GM's 10-K filings. Employees: hourly plus salaried employees at December 31 in each Form 10-K (2025: 155,000 per the 10-K table and the 2026 proxy). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
CEO since 2014 and Chair since 2016. She joined GM in 1980 as a General Motors Institute co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division.
Founder: William C. Durant (1908).
Source: gm.com leadership, “Mary T. Barra” · gm.com Heritage, “GM Founder William Durant's Story”
General Motors: questions people ask
Where is General Motors' headquarters?
At Hudson's Detroit, 1240 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit, Michigan. GM moved there in January 2026 from the Renaissance Center.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover · GM Pressroom, Jan 12, 2026
Who designed GM's new headquarters?
GM Design created the interior, inspired by Eero Saarinen's work at the GM Global Technical Center. The Hudson's Detroit building itself was designed by SHoP Architects for the developer Bedrock.
Source: GM Pressroom, Jan 12, 2026 · SHoP Architects project page
Why did GM leave the Renaissance Center?
When it announced the move in April 2024, CEO Mary Barra said GM wanted to stay in Detroit “in a modern office building that fits the evolving needs of our workforce”, with collaboration areas, executive offices and vehicle display space.
Source: Bedrock release, Apr 15, 2024
How many headquarters has GM had in Detroit?
Four since 1911: the first office on Woodward Avenue, the General Motors Building on West Grand Boulevard (1923–2000), the Renaissance Center, and Hudson's Detroit (2026).
Source: Bedrock release, Apr 15, 2024 · State of Michigan, Cadillac Place
Can you visit GM's headquarters?
GM leases street-level space at Hudson's Detroit to show its vehicles and host community activations, and the Entrance One lobby on Woodward Avenue displays GM's latest vehicles. The GM Heritage Center is closed to the public.
Source: Bedrock release, Apr 15, 2024 · GM Pressroom, Jan 12, 2026 · gm.com Heritage
How many people work at General Motors?
About 155,000 at the end of 2025, including about 94,000 in the United States. 56% are hourly and 44% salaried.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026
How much do GM employees make?
The median employee earned $89,785 in total compensation in 2025. The CEO's pay was about 333 times that.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
What benefits does GM offer?
For U.S. salaried employees: a 401(k) with a 4% company contribution plus up to a 6% match, 15+ vacation days, up to 19 paid holidays, 12 weeks of paid parental leave after one year, $40,000 for family building and up to $8,000 a year in tuition assistance.
Source: GM careers site, Benefits
Does GM offer flexible work?
GM's careers site lists flexible work arrangements among its time-away-from-work benefits for U.S. salaried employees.
Source: GM careers site, Benefits
Who is GM's CEO?
Mary Barra, CEO since 2014 and Chair of the Board since 2016.
Source: gm.com leadership
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