Windsor Transmission Plants joint health and wellness committee acts as one team

Speedometers make first appearance (installed in Oldsmobiles)

GM introduces the first electric headlamp

Cadillac is first manufacturer to offer closed bodies as standard equipment

GM adopts the first all-steel body

Four-wheel brakes appear on 1924-model Buicks

The world's first automotive proving ground test facility is opened by GM

Cadillac introduces shatter-resistant safety glass

GM conducts the first rollover and barrier impact tests

First turn signals in automotive industry developed by GM; introduced by Buick

World's first safety test laboratory established at GM Proving Ground

Concrete bridgerail developed (now used as highway median barrier throughout the U.S. and Canada)

The first energy-absorbing steering wheel appears on GM vehicles

GM introduces the first side-guard door beam for added occupant protection

GM completes development of the Hybrid III dummy; blueprints shared with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (U.S.)

GM becomes the first automaker to develop and offer air bags in production vehicles

Advanced Hybrid III dummy introduced (which is now the current industry standard)

GM establishes a Medical Committee for Automotive Safety; distinguished independent physicians advise and critique GM safety programs and policies

The BIOSID crash test dummy is developed to provide more lifelike responses to side-impact injuries

GM introduces the Delco ABS-VI - a less expensive, full-function anti-lock braking system, benefiting buyers of smaller, less expensive GM passenger cars

Delco ABS-VI added as standard equipment to Chevrolet Cavalier, making the Cavalier the lowest-priced car in Canada to offer anti-lock brakes as standard.

GM unveils the world's first pregnant crash test dummy

The one-billionth test mile driven at GM's Milford, Michigan, Proving Ground recorded; the 10,000th barrier crash test conducted at the Proving Ground

Dual air bags added as standard equipment to Chevrolet Cavalier, making the Cavalier the lowest-priced car in Canada to offer both anti-lock brakes and dual air bags as standard

Sets official industry standard with its Hybrid III crash dummy.

OnStar first introduced in Canada (1 year after it was introduced in the U.S.A.)

Cadillac introduces the stability enhancement system Stabilitrak

GM is the first automaker to offer Night Vision enhancement system

GM introduces frontal air bag sensors in 2003 large trucks and sport-utility vehicles that will automatically turn off the air bag based on weight of the front passenger seat occupant

The 2004 Chevrolet Malibu will be the first vehicle equipped with OnStar's newest service: Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN). The key benefit of AACN is the information that emergency and medical service providers will have when OnStar notifies them of the accident. Regardless of whether or not the air bag deploys, the data from AACN sensors will transmit crash information immediately informing emergency teams what to expect, and tell medical personnel what kinds of injuries to look for.

Automatic Passenger Side Air Bag Suppression System in full-trucks, an industry first

GM Announces that by the end of 2007, OnStar will become standard on all new trucks and cars sold in the United States and Canada and StabilitTrak will be standard on all GM utilities, SUV's and vans.

General Motors opened a state-of-the-art rollover crash test facility, becoming the first North American automaker to integrate in-house testing for the infrequent but potentially deadly rollover crashes.