Event Details
China 2012
October 29 - 30
General Motors
General Motors Company, one of the world’s largest automakers, traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM does business in some 120 countries. The General Motors-China relationship dates back more than eight decades. GM China’s vision is together with its partners, to be the best automotive group in China.
GM has 11 joint ventures and two wholly owned foreign enterprises as well as more than 35,000 employees in China. GM, along with its joint ventures, offers the broadest lineup of vehicles and brands among automakers in China. Products are sold under the Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Opel, Wuling and Jiefang nameplates. In 2010, domestic sales of vehicles by GM and its joint ventures jumped 28.8 percent on an annual basis to 2,351,610 units. It has been the sales leader among global automakers in China for six consecutive years. In the first eight months of 2011, GM and its joint ventures sold a record 1,652,693 vehicles in China. GM was the joint global automobile partner of World Expo 2010 Shanghai along with SAIC.
