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Originally Posted by Geof.Fowler
This stuff is blowing my mind!
A couple of questions, was McKinnon a company in Canada that produced parts for GM in Canada?
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General Motors Corporation is, of course, an American Company. McKinnon Industries was a Canadian Company that developed early links with GM, and as the businesses increasingly became interdependant, was eventually bought by GM USA and later became part of "General Motors of Canada". It was this Canadian company, with limited input and oversight from GM USA, that developed the range of Chev vehicles for the Commonwealth militaries during WW2, and shipped Chev and GM vehicles throughout the British Empire.
https://hotrod.gregwapling.com/chevrolet/mckinnon.html
While a legitimate GM entity, GM Canada designed, developed and manufactured all it needed quite independently from GM USA, sometimes without the knowledge of Detroit, sometimes with the tacit agreement to utilise the benefits of trading within the Empire rather than being a US business.
There is a parallel story with Ford of Canada, and Chrysler/Dodge, too.