Beautifully engraved certificate from the General Motors Corporationissued no later than 1957. This historic document was printed by the E.A. Wright Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an allegorical woman and man flanking the Company's logo. This item has the printed signatures of the company's president and secretary and is over 59 years old. Founded in 1908, General Motors has grown into the world's largest automotive corporation and full-line vehicle manufacturer. The company employs more than 388,000 people and partners with over 30,000 supplier companies worldwide. As the largest U.S. exporter of cars and trucks, and having manufacturing operations in 50 countries, General Motors has a global presence in more than 200 countries. Along with designing, manufacturing, and marketing of vehicles, General Motors has substantial interests in digital communications, financial and insurance services, locomotives, and heavy-duty automatic transmissions. GM has more than 260 major subsidiaries, joint ventures, and affiliates around the world. GM's worldwide automotive operations have been combined into a single global unit known as GM Automotive Operations. It is composed of four regions: North America; Europe; Asia Pacific; and Latin America, Africa and Mid-East. Click here for further information about GM's global operating groups and major subsidiaries.