GM Export Company
Sydney Head Office Addresses
Feb. 1912
9 Bridge Street Sydney
Manager F R Pendleton arrived
[Motor in Australia 9/12)]
GME Was established in New York in June1911 and had been selling cars selling cars directly to
Australian distributors.
Sep. 1912
9 Grosvenor Street Sydney (or is it 19?) also location of garage and parts
storehouse.
[Motor in Australia (9/12)]
1913
General Motors’ Export Company (Australian Div.)
F R Pendleton Manager
19 Grosvenor Street
[Sands Directory]
1914
L W Place Manager
7 Bridge Street
1915
J E Clifford Manager
1916
Manager not named
[Sands Directory]
[Sands Directory]
Mr. F. E. Wodell has arrived in Sydney from the United States to take charge of the Australasian
division for the General Motors Co. Mr. H. A. Raseley will continue to represent this firm as the
Service man. Later on Mr. J. E. Clifford, who returned to America from this part, will come back and
take up his duties as Australasian manager for General Motors.
[The Mail SA 16 09 1916]
1917
Manager not named
[Sands Directory]
1918
350 Kent Street
[Sands Directory]
1919 – 1921
No listing in Sands Directory
Several officials of the General Motors Export Company of America are due to arrive in Sydney this
week by the Ventura. The chief of the party is Mr. Wheeler, who is head of the foreign department.
[The Mail SA (18 09 1920)]
At the conference of Australasian Buick distributors held in Sydney recently many improvements were
promised in the Buick car. Mr. Joseph Wheeler (General Motors Co. of America) presided, and his
company tendered a dinner to the visiting representatives at the Hotel Australia.
[The Mail SA 23 Oct 1920]
1922 – 1924
Manager not named
[Sands Directory]
Mr J. T. Trotter, Australian representative for General Motors Export Company of U.S.A., which
handles the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oakland, and Olds mobile cars, has left for U.S.A. It is Mr.
Potter's intention to spend a few months in and around the various General Motors factories and then
return to Australia.
[The Mail SA 23 06 1923]
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1925
Manager not named
158 Castlereagh Street
[Sands Directory]
Manchester Unity Chambers, 160 Castlereagh St., Sydney
[Motor Life (14/3/25)]
1926
Factory representatives
158 Castlereagh Street
R Selby (Manager)
160 Castlereagh Street
1927 – 1930
General Motors Australia Pty Ltd
10 Carrington Road, Marrickville
1930
Resale depot
4 Parramatta Road Camperdown
[Sands Directory]
[GME letter]
[Sands Directory]
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