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General Motors Open to export vehicles from China to the U S Says GM China President.
At a press conference at Auto Shanghai Saturday General Motors announced its future plans for the Chinese market Some of these plans include the launch of 17 new and improved models in China this year, adding 400 dealerships in China this year, continuing to hire locally facilitate the design, engineering, R & D, manufacturing, purchasing and sales and marketing functions, and the construction of four new plants in China by the end of 2015 to produce five million vehicles a year, but not all that production will remain in China, however, as general plans to export between 100,000 and 130,000 Chinese vehicles built in 2013, setting a record, and planning more.
Our friends at Autoblog caught with GM China President Bob Socia and asked if the automaker plans to export vehicles from China to the US His answer might surprise you.
It could very well happen, it could very well happen, you know, I'm not sharing plans with you, but we try to keep to what is logical and President Tim Lee GM international operations is the right guy to talk your manufacturing footprint If it makes sense to implement a vehicle in one place instead of two, the economic point of view, Tim says that's what we should do, we are open to that there no reason why we can t be exporting to the States, and of course the States exports here.
General Motors International Operations President Tim Lee over - GM China President Bob Socia.
As AB emphasizes the role of the joint venture between General Motors and SAIC known as Automotive Technical Center Pan-Asia CAPET was growing engineering organization and the design work was particularly increases with Buick brand, he designed the new Buick Riviera concept and is very popular in China mainly through a single model cheap and rather outdated known so original Excelle it be that Chinese Buicks built will be among the first cars for export to North America Import Buicks abroad wouldn t a first for the brand Tri Shield, since GM imports the new crossover subcompact Yet the United States from South Korea.
Note the general Cadillacs currently exports to North America US Canada, Mexico and China a practice that is the cost of the luxury brand's sales in the Chinese market booming through tariffs high import set by the Chinese government on imported vehicles s one of the reasons why GM plans to build Cadillacs locally in China for China by building a new Cadillac a year in the country from 2013 until 2016.
AB When asked if GM currently China's export projects at the U S at this time, it was said No.
We do not see how this will not turn into a public relations disaster for GM in the US Heck, we all heard and seen the various Chinese nicknames or person Motors bailed comment to import Chinese cars as well say if GM ever begin to do this, he can say goodbye to any kind of patriotism the American public still in the vehicle manufacturer or its brands.
But outside the nationalist nightmare importing cars built by the Chinese will undoubtedly bring, we are not sure that the import Buicks in China makes sense for GM To start, Buicks are semi luxury product that share their engineering architectures and vehicles in general with mainstream Chevy and Opel models as such, they carry higher profit margins for GM on a per unit in this regard, GM should have no problem continuing to build Buicks in North America for the North American market, rather than to import the remote possibility of making more money per unit by the Chinese labor cheaper while decreasing the volume of sales by the disaster followed public relations.
On a sidenote, it is quite possible that Lee and Socia want to keep all options open which company wouldn t, but GM needs to send its managers to dance around issues of class 101, we hear they're offerred in Washington DC Moreover, the grand momentum built by Buick in the United States over the past two years will disappear overnight.
To take everything backwards for cheap Chinese labor short as possible will probably be instantly erased by all the negative publicity importing American cars made in China, which in itself is an enigma.
Great now the new car smell will be replaced by something hideous like a store cargo port If vehicle production in China, then it means a very large percentage of components will he maybe the public does souciera not.
The fact is, China has significant voting rights regarding the procurement process GM and there is not a hell of a lot someone can do about it Meanwhile, China takes every opportunity to extract the intellectual property of GM and GM hands over without fighting you.
Unless GM put the company in China has a long-term strategy well hidden the rest of the world isn t just bright enough to identify all corporate procurement in China will devastate GM in the long term.
What GM really think that intellectual property delivered to CAPET won t be almost instantaneously transferred between the rest of the government ruled China automotive industry.
My view GM Executive This is obviously just gossip while South Korea is the first country that already has a reputation for good quality buiding vehicles these days as a Hyundai Kia Therefore, a small car built like chevy Orlando and Sonic can not do any harm to the brand's reputation.
China, on the other hand, is best known for the quality of construction vehicles less than sound, it would be a massive mistake to build a vehicle in China know what happens, and export it to a vehicle manufacturing countries high-end, especially in the United States.
These GM leaders narrow-minded must observe, that the credibility of the brand is what sells vehicles now and in the future, so if GM built Buicks in China Caddy or just keep the quality of construction, but simply the y sell luxury vehicles, manufactured in the United States, Europe, Australia or Japan can be sold everywhere.
For GM executives, don t the reputation you build for high-end GM or GM nameplate for that matter what is built in China sell in China and leave that.
GM has to pay all this s government loans before it even mention this option course it's on the table all along, and GM even works ads on nationalistic TV shows celebrate PRO Communist oppression and possesion of it is the citizens GM has given China concesions to continue to do business there and I think the concensus is where they've done so well with these TV spots, crossing the line to win big business in the largest car market in the world since 2010.
Slipping the lip, and even mention the prospect of importing Chinese- built GM cars is crazy, I totally agree with the authors of s in these facts and opinions My Gawd, people repay these loans before you gov throw in a conflict tornado as they've opened up SHEEESH.
So far, Americans associate cheap Chinese labor with cheap product Although products like the iPhone and iPad are made there, people do not give much thought to whom that compared to large heavy industrial products such as cars and trucks.
It is very tempting for GM and everyone to gain profits communist slaves build your DON T cars go, PERIOD The Volt is the first concern Just think, build the Shanghai and ship them here, and a PHEV VERA that outperforms rivals Toyota and Ford could cost 30 000 00 before delivery, instead of 42000 to forget he won t fly As Alex puts it wisely will be the public relations nightmare from hell for GM.
I love you, unfortunately have products made in China in my home and nothing literally nothing great is built in China, I paid more, and sacrificed to help US by refusing to pay big dollars workers for goods made in China, I draw the line at my cell phone Nothing more expensive if done in China, I say no.
Please do the same and please help American workers by buying American-made products whenever you can.
My Volt is MADE IN USA and manufactured in the USA and I would not buy one that is not.
Unions here in the United States got too strong, too fat and too Let's all admit concessions they really did have opened the way for much of the current recovery of GM.
It's much like Washington DC NOBODY, and I mean nobody is going to get their way 100 time, we all have to compromise something GM is accused of numerous atrocities of workers in South America Here in the United States, unions have trampled on GM for decades, which in poor quality cars and bankruptcy are whisker inputs of a cat of mass unemployment there must be a US compromise UAW should bend and not break .
Congratulations to those who have achieved the necessary changes I tip my hat to those who went to the table with GM and became aware of having a job is better than unemployment and massive plunge in our economy, we can do it continue to build cars for China in China and build cars for the Americas in the Americas and for the love of God, enough pay compensation for South Korea and S and Central America for the excellent work that they are in the construction quality, world-class vehicles, GM or you cease to exist.
It is difficult, it is difficult, but the concessions on both sides must come to repel the lure of cheap labor in communist countrys slaves like China.
Trade unions in the United States got too strong, but in the other message, ask support for workers and complain Communist slaves in China.
With dozens of different models in different countries adapted to different tastes, snarling the only thing that prevents this is whether it could pass the relevant safety tests for each country it wants to sell in Here is a fantastic business oppotunity to sell more cars in new markets while also opening up new segments and gaining market share.
I buy American cars and I do buy GM or Ford or Chrysler.
I will never buy cars made outside of NAFTA and I try to buy American built where I can, but we all know that buying American is 100 possible I always say that we are very lucky, we still have cars built here, they are one of the latest products available that are even built here.
However, I am not the majority of Americans, they do not care where they buy is built evidence is all around us.
I will repeat We will see the cars imported from China and they come from one of the major brands such as GM Ford Toyota BMW and MB will be top quality China can build great things, they need quality specifications and the direction of China outside engineers to ensure they build to specification.
And the Americans buy American in all do not care where it comes from things because they buy the most affordable product possible.
we will again Import Here their stuff without tariffs, but ours has it go What the hell is our gov as usual I'm not buying a Chinese import that I better now then my Volt its always here it's probably one of the tricks they use to get the price down to 40k Incredible its one thing to build it for the so-called market growing there, but for a little ship of them back here taking ultimately more jobs away I t locally the red color lips they put on this pig, the real intention is the benefit of businesses and not those who use the local population.
WOW, you are clueless bloggers 100,000 exported vehicles represent 2 of the Chinese production capacity, and those vehicles will not be imported to America Jesus, buy a fricken clue before diarhea spill from your mouth, you ignorant fools.
Dave Before calling all the clueless world and fools, it might be apropos to completely wrap your mind around the possibilities and implications of this development.
The 100,000 vehicles will now exported to South America and India is a developing country exporters of cheap goods to other developing countries, but what are the benefits of exporting from China to the United States.
First, the image will only compromise negative impact on GM and its products A US company, bailed out by US taxpayers, production out of America and instead of importing from China.
But the picture's there will be zero image- and PR-based aspects to Chinese import practices of GM; let s say everyone loves the idea and bought cars by the boatload you aware that GM will share profits on cars it exports with its mandatory Chinese joint partner SAIC risk Therefore, it will actually makes less per vehicle and demand the United States and the subsequent benefits for GM vehicles will be shared with a Chinese company.
These are the two biggest negative by-products of that we're discussing here Ultimately, the best traditional practice of local production to meet local demand is still today, as it did a decade ago, twenties.
After reading this, I hope you now have an idea and you become less ignorant.
Alex, I agree with what you say, but EVERYONE already imports around KIA and Hyundai are mainly imported as are BMW, MB, Lexus, etc. Yes, they have two now more plants will be built here but mostly they are important and people do not care they are still buying them.
I like the mantra built locally, but once Chinese imports start to arrive to other discounts will follow sale Kia Hyundai mainly because a huge price advantage Yes, they are now fine vehicles, but they are the end of the contract value.
I did not think that GM would have to share the profits but it will be all non-Chinese exporting companies of cars and I think that 100 Chinese society will have a very hard time convincing the American buyers, they are a quality product Hopefully the profit sharing will prevent them from coming, but the Chinese government wants to export cars one day and they find a way to make it work.
62vetteefp Well, everyone at one time important everywhere except cars from China US manufacturers in the U S.
In addition, the price advantage once enjoyed by Hyundai and Kia is not as large or really non-existent because it was once the difference between Sonic and Rio, for example, is 600 for Kia The difference between a Malibu and Optima 650 also in favor of the difference between a Kia Equinox and Sorento is 50 for the Kia.
My question surrounds the real, tangible benefits to the import of vehicles from China in the U S It seems that the split between profits and ensuing negative PR, there is nothing to gain by doing so.
Exactly, and there is no reason for Americans will care when the quality of Chinese cars start coming ashore they sell, like the Japanese cars have and Korean cars I did not know that the Koreans had raided their so last price I looked they had a lot more content for the price.
And why the Koreans are now so close price competition is the brand value is now good enough to charge almost as much as their competitors they make a lot more profit now than in the past.
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