Next time you think about buying a GM vehicle

[ReserveBum]

There are over 318 million people in this country......we cant come up with (or have not been allowed to find) 2 qualified people to run for president? We get the absolute worst in Hillary who is being led by big money/big power, or Trump who will cause quite a division. I hate it but its "Anyone But Hillary"

[stroguy]

Sorry Tax. We may fight and all but Stro is blood. Don't try to mess with him when I'm around. All respect but they dont call me Shooter for nothing.

Now that's love. Quite different from the pitch fork incident.

[shooter]

I had all but forgotten about that. Did those holes heal up. Last I heard from Aunt Wilma 2 of them still had puss in them.

[2015F6B]

I sent a link to the video to a friend who is a retired GM exec. Here's the response I received:

"Yes, GM invested in China many years ago (probably 15-20) when the Chinese government decided to allow joint ventures with foreign companies. China does not allow foreign companies to set up operations in China unless they have a Chinese partner. GM got involved in the joint ventures along with Chrysler and other American companies (e.g. Jeep is an important brand name in China). I was not aware that there were 11 separate joint ventures - internal GM news about it implied there was a single venture, GM China, with top managers appointed by GM North America.

Since the bankruptcy GM China has sold more product than GM North America, Europe (Opel), Mexico, South America, Australia (Holden) or Korea (Daewoo). This summer GM will import its first Chinese vehicle, the Buick Envision, a mid-size SUV. GM has not shared any engineering with the Chinese since the joint ventures were created, as far as I know, other than to give them USA emission standards and GM specifications for vehicles it sells in North America. GM has a similar venture with Holden, from which they import the Chevy Camaro.

Buick is probably the most popular automobile brand in China. I believe that other GM brands mentioned in the video, Chevy and Cadillac, represent vehicles exported to China.

I have a friend who spent 2 years working on contract for a Chinese company in Shanghai. He reported that the Chinese people love American and European products and dislike many Chinese products because they believe foreign products are of higher quality than Chinese products.

GM NA works cooperatively with GM Europe on car programs that produce products for the US and Europe. A couple of Buick models were partly or mostly designed in Russelsheim, Germany but are assembled in North American assembly plants. When GM owned SAAB, GM and SAAB shared engineering designs and worked together on vehicle programs.

The "GM plant" in Saginaw that Chinese investors purchased is the old GM/Delphi Steering Gear plant. I worked on a factory automation project in that plant during the mid 1980's. The plant was part of Delphi when it was sold, and GM had no input in the decision to sell the Factory that Delphi had shut down.

From this epistle, it should be clear that GM is truly a global company, and GM China is one of the vehicle manufacturing companies in its network."