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General Motors Acronyms & Abbreviations

This page displays General Motors acronyms and abbreviations from today and the past.

This page is a continuous work in progress and may not include every GM acronym or GM abbreviation. If you find errors, inaccuracies, or missing acronyms, please let us know here.

Business Acronyms

  • Divisional acronyms:
    • GMNA – GM North America
    • GME – GM Europe
    • GMSA – GM South America
    • GMI – GM International
    • GMF – GM Financial
    • CCA – Customer Care & Aftersales
    • GCCX – Global Connected Customer Experience
    • SGM – Shanghai General Motors
    • SGMW – Shanghai General Motors Wuling
  • Positional acronyms:
    • VLE – Vehicle Line Executive
    • PEM – Program Engineering Manageer
    • DRE – Design Release Engineer
  • GM-PATAC – General Motors Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center

Technology Acronyms

  • AFL – Active Forward Lighting
  • DRL – Daytime Running Lights
  • CHMSL – Center High Mounted Stop Light
  • SIDI – Spark Ignition Direct Injection
  • VVT – Variable Valve Timing
  • DI – Direct Injection
  • CUE – Cadillac User Experience (Cadillac infotainment system); replaced by Cadillac infotainment system
  • MyLink – Chevrolet MyLink (Chevrolet infotainment system); replaced by Chevrolet infotainment system
  • IntelliLink – Buick-GMC IntelliLink (Buick and GMC infotainment system); replaced by Buick infotainment system and GMC infotainment system
  • MRC – Magnetic Ride Control
  • DSSV – Dynamic Suspensions Spool
  • HiPerStrut – High Performance Strut
  • AFM – Active Fuel Management
  • DFM – Dynamic Fuel Management

Vehicle Acronyms

  • CPO – Certified Pre-owned Vehicle
  • CUV – Certified Used Vehicle
  • CVO – Company Vehicle Operations
  • ST – Sport Touring (Buick Sport Touring)
  • SS – Super Sport
  • RS – Rally Sport
  • RST – Rally Sport Truck
  • GS – Grand Sport
  • eAssist – Mild Hybrid vehicle
  • ATS-V.R – ATS-V Racing Model
  • CTS-V.R – CTS-V Racing Model
  • DPI-V.R – Daytona Prototype International Racing Model
  • EV – Electric Vehicle
  • BEV – Battery Electric Vehicle
  • EREV – Extended Range Electric Vehicle
  • PHEV – Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
  • VSS – Vehicle Set Strategy
    • VSS-F – Vehicle Set Strategy Front (drive)
    • VSS-R – Vehicle Set Strategy Rear (drive)
    • VSS-S – Vehicle Set Strategy SUV (crossovers)
    • VSS-T – Vehicle Set Strategy Truck (and SUVs)
  • GEM – Global Emerging Vehicles

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