DESIGN & ENGINEERING

Made to amaze

We’re built for this

Designers, engineers, innovators. Our expert team of problem-solvers are the driving force behind GM’s exceptional portfolio of vehicles.

Redefining the drive

With a hunger for innovation, we are always putting our best ideas to the test and breaking boundaries to lead the industry forward.

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Engineering the win

Racing is a sport decided in the details. It’s why we bring real-time data and AI together with precision engineering to create racecars that lead the pack.

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Driving a hands-free future

We’re bringing human ingenuity together with the latest advances in AI to push the frontiers of autonomous driving.

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Pioneering agility at every turn

We’re developing vehicles with features like CrabWalk1 and King Crab2 mode to move in any direction, ushering in a new era of off-road maneuverability long thought impossible.

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GM FACILITIES

Excellence has a home

In locations across America, our expert teams help keep the engine of innovation running non-stop.

Aerial view of the General Motors Technical Center, featuring a water tower, large reflecting pool, and modernist buildings.

GM TECHNICAL CENTER

An expansive 710-acres dedicated to the art and science of design

Design Dome

An iconic 180-foot diameter Design Dome

GM Design Dome illuminated at dusk showcasing historic concept vehicles through glass exterior
Sprawling interior view of a studio space inside GM's Design West with a physical model of a Cadillac vehicle on the floor.

Design West

A 360,000-square-foot studio powering design, engineering, and innovation

Wind tunnel

A 35,000-square-foot Reduced Scale Wind Tunnel for aerodynamic testing

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Aerial view of GM’s Milford Proving Ground, displaying high-speed test tracks and facilities in a forested landscape.

Milford Proving Ground

150 miles of road system and 4,000 acres for all kinds of road-testing

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A century of innovation

1939
A roadmap to the future

In 1939, our visionary “Futurama” exhibit at the New York World’s Fair heavily influenced the development of the Interstate Highway System.

Visitors at GM’s Futurama exhibit at the 1939 World’s Fair viewing a model of a futuristic American city from moving seats.

1955
Cure, accelerated

In 1955, we helped develop Centri-Filmer, a vaccine purifying machine that made large-scale manufacturing of the Salk polio vaccine possible.

GM researchers in the 1950s examining a vaccine purifying machine.

1969
Becoming moonbound

In 1969, we helped NASA get the first humans to land on the moon with the Apollo 11 mission. We manufactured, tested, and integrated the inertial guidance and navigation system for the entire Apollo Moon program.

1997
Impact defined

In 1997, our Hybrid III crash test dummies were declared the official standard for frontal impact testing by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

1977
An emissions breakthrough

In 1977, our experiments showed how unleaded gasoline would eliminate lead poisoning of the catalyst in vehicles. This led to us becoming the first automaker to offer cars that ran on unleaded gasoline, a major breakthrough in reducing vehicle exhaust emissions.

2011
Mission-critical robotics

In 2011, we partnered with NASA to create Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot sent into space to assist astronauts as they work and explore.

2020
A COVID lifeline

In 2020, we mobilized our manufacturing ingenuity to produce and equip frontline healthcare professionals with lifesaving critical care ventilators.

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CAREERS

Drive innovation with GM

If you’re an engineer or designer built to challenge the limits of automotive excellence, you’ve come to the right place.

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At GM, we thrive at the intersection of design and engineering, creating simplicity from complexity to make vehicles that customers are proud to own and love to drive. From becoming the first automotive manufacturer to standardize the automotive design process in product development to introducing innovations like Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance technology3 and Google Built-in4, we’ve always designed our vehicles with technical expertise to make driving smarter, safer, and more enjoyable.

For over a century, General Motors (GM) has been at the forefront of automotive engineering. From introducing the first mass-produced turbocharged car to pioneering the modern electric vehicle, electric pickup, and in-car touchscreen, GM has consistently led with bold ideas and real impact. We engineer the one for every drive and will continue to drive automotive innovation for generations to come. It’s part of our DNA.

GM’s design and engineering teams work together to blend creativity with technology. Concepts are developed, tested, and refined before being brought to life by manufacturing teams in state-of-the-art facilities.

GM’s new Design West facility, along with its predecessor, the Saarinen Building, are testaments to the creative forces that have defined GM’s design ethos since its founding. Design West’s large, open spaces allow for teams to congregate around the design process.

GM offers advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) like Super Cruise, which provide hands-free driver assistance3 on compatible roads but still require the driver to stay attentive. Super Cruise is powered by a Unified Lateral Controller — a self-learning, modular software system that uses real-time data and machine learning to manage lane centering, smooth lane changes, and adaptive steering.

  1. Limited to low speeds. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for important feature limitations and information.
  2. Limited to low speeds. Always be aware of your surroundings. Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for important feature limitations and information.
  3. Always pay attention while driving and when using Super Cruise. Do not use a handheld device. Requires active Super Cruise plan or trial. Terms apply.
  4. Google built-in services are subject to limitations and availability may vary by vehicle, infotainment system and location. Select service plan required. Certain Google actions and functionality may require account linking. User terms and privacy statements apply. Google, Google Play and Google Maps are trademarks of Google LLC.