Hughes Electronics
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronics |
| Predecessor | Delco Electronics Hughes Aircraft |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Purchased by News Corporation and rebranded as The DirecTV Group |
| Successor | The DirecTV Group |
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | General Motors |
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Hughes Electronics Corporation was an American electronics company formed in 1985, when Hughes Aircraft was sold by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to General Motors for $5.2 billion. Surviving parts of Hughes Electronics are today known as DirecTV Group, while the automotive divisions became Aptiv.