GM Colmotores

General Motors Colmotores S.A.
Formerly
  • Fábrica Colombiana de Automotores S.A.
    (1956–65)
  • Colmotores-Chrysler
    (1965–79)
Company typePrivate (1956–65)
Subsidiary (1965–present)
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedJuly 27, 1956 (1956-07-27)
FounderGermán Montoya Vélez
DefunctApril 26 2024; 1 year ago
Headquarters,
Colombia
ProductsAutomobiles, commercial vehicles
Brands
Number of employees
35,000
Parent
Websitechevrolet.com.co

General Motors Colmotores S.A. was a Colombian automobile manufacturer based in Bogotá and has been the local subsidiary of General Motors from 1979 to 2024. 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 had manufactured, up until 2024, 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 had produced nearly 1.5 million vehicles.