General Products
General is a major heavy industry company known for inexpensive products of fair to adequate quality. The company was formed by merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the Civil War, in the period 620 to 622.
- General Products is an Imperial megacorporation.
Description (Portfolio)[edit]
General Products is one of the thirteen Imperial MegaCorporations in operation in 1116.
Commercial Competencies[edit]
- Heavy Industry
- Starship Manufacturing
- Vehicle Manufacturing
General Products, LIC: Largely concerned with heavy industry, General is a manufacturer of starships, non-starships, and heavy machinery of all sorts.
Governance & Organization[edit]
No information yet available.
Stockholders[edit]
Stock ownership (1105):
- Imperial family— 5%
- Hortalez et Cie— 26%
- Noble families— 35%
- Private ownership— 12%
- Antares Holdings, LIC — 12%
- Other— 10%
Stock ownership (1126):
- Imperial Family— 5%
- Hortalez et Cie— 4%
- Noble Families— 37%
- Private Ownership— 12%
- Antares Holdings— 24%
- Murdoch Holdings— 1%
- Ling Standard Products— 1%
- Other— 16%
Subsidiaries[edit]
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
General is known for inexpensive products of adequate quality, but of late its starship division (particularly its military products) has been plagued with disaster.
- The corporation was formed by the merger of a number of smaller manufacturing concerns shortly after the end of the Civil War, in the period 620 to 622.
Trade Partners[edit]
No information yet available.
Trade Competitors[edit]
No information yet available.
Great Asset Swap[edit]
The Great Asset Swap of 1126 saw the shareholdings in General Products change considerably - one of the saving graces for the corporation was that Hortalez et Cie divested itself of GP stock to fund its other acquisitions, and thus it was able to maintain its independence.
History-Era: New Era[edit]
Former Imperial megacorporation that survives in the Regency and the Spinward States. GP was primarily a manufacturer of starships, transportation machinery and manufacturing equipment. Slipshod management and shortsighted austerity measures resulted in a dramatic lowering of the company's product quality and reliability late in the Antebellum period, a matter that came to a head with the Kinunir fiasco. The company has managed to solve its difficulties since the Collapse, but its reputation still suffers. The company is an active partner with Delgado Trading in the General Mechanics joint venture firm.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
No information yet available.
World Listing: 1116[edit]
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