Disclosure Analysis Paper

General Motors, one of the largest cars and trucks manufacturer, is more than a century old and has a large scope of the industrial activities, mostly focusing on the motorized transportation with engineering and manufacturing to make all possible. GM was founded in 1908, by William Durant, as a holding company for Buick and McLaughlin Stocks. Global headquarters are located in Detroit, Michigan with manufactures located throughout 35 countries. GM designs, builds and sells trucks, cars and automobile parts around the world, also providing financing services with General Motors Financial Company, Inc. Analyzing results of the business with five segments: GM International Operations, GM North America, GM South America, GM Europe and GM Financial.
Consolidated financial statements include accounts and the subsidiaries that are controlled by ownership with a majority voting interest and consolidated interest entities, which are the primary beneficiary. Continuing evaluations with involvement with variable interest entities determines whether GM still have interest that are variable and are primary beneficiaries. When criteria gets met, GM requires consolidation of the VIE’s. Share of earnings or the losses of the nonconsolidated affiliates are included in the consolidated operating using the equity method for accounting when able to exercise significant influence over operating and financial decisions, using the cost method of accounting when unable to exercise significant influence over operating and financial decisions. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated within the consolidation.
General Motors consolidated financial statements are prepared in compliance with GAAP that requires uses of estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect amounts of the assets and liabilities at reporting date and amounts of