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Old 01-12-2008, 09:00 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: AutoNews: GM Says Asia Sales Up 15%

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Originally Posted by 2012Aveo View Post
Aside from large pick up trucks and SUV's (GMT-900) , GM makes a substantial amount of it's profit from Asia especially China. GM is also very highly regarded there because aside from selling high quality cars, they donate money to automotive engineering and design programs in universities in China and share their latest technology in the Chinese auto industry. It almost seems GM's Asia operations are a separate company from the North American operations.
The whole thing about sharing their latest technology with the their Chinese partners worries me greatly. Let's remember, even though the Chinese fund our national debt, they are NOT really our friends. GM's relationship with SAIC should be a tentative one, at most.
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