The history of General Electric Company can be traced back to Thomas Edison, who founded Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. 1892, Edison Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company merged to form General Electric Company (GE). GE is the only company that remains on the list of Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1896 was founded.
Seven development engines generate 85% profits, including consumer finance group, commercial finance group, energy group, medical group, infrastructure group, NBC Universal and transportation group. Four cash growth points continue to generate cash flow and income in the growing economic environment: high-tech materials group, consumer and industrial products group, equipment service group and insurance group.
General Electric Company is headquartered in fairfield, Connecticut, USA. The company's electrical products are mature in technology and have a wide range of products. In addition to producing consumer appliances and industrial electrical equipment, it is also a large arms contractor, manufacturing aerospace instruments, pilot navigation systems for jet planes, multi-warhead ballistic missile systems, radar and space flight systems. The world-famous Atlas rocket and Raytheon rocket, which can carry atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs, are both produced by this company.
Its subsidiaries: General Electric Capital, General Electric Aviation Financial Services, General Electric Commercial Finance, General Electric Energy Financial Services, General Electric Finance, General Electric Fund, General Electric Technical Facilities, General Electric Aviation, General Electric Enterprise Solutions, General Electric Medical Services, General Electric Transportation, General Electric Energy Facilities, General Electric Water Treatment, General Electric Oil and Gas, General Electric Energy, General Electric Consumers and Industries, General Electric Equipment, General Electric Lighting and General Electric.
GE's brand slogan is "Imagination at Work".