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Goodmorning,everybody,it’sgreattobehereandIthanktheorganizersforinvitingGene
ralMotorstoparticipateinthisimportantconference.
Overtheyears,theAPECCEOSummithasdevelopedintoacrucialforumfordialogueanda
’stopi
c,GlobalCorporateSocialResponsibility,isanexampleofanissuethattrulydoescutacros
sallborders.
’sasmallworld,andallcompaniesareun
deramicroscope.
Tosetthestageforourpaneldiscussion,Iwouldliketoofferjustafewobservationsandco
mmentsbasedonGeneralMotors’broadglobalfootprintandourlonghistoryasacorpora
tecitizenofmanydifferentcountries.
Letmesayfirstthatit’sespeciallyappropriatethatwearediscussingtheseissueshereinC
-publicizedfearsofforeig
ninvestment,,fearthatthe
processofglobalizationandtheglobalcorporationinvolvedinitmayunderminenational
authority,localcultureandthenationalenvironment.
SpeakingfrommyownexperienceandthatofGeneralMotors,acompanythathasdonebu
sinessaroundtheworldfornearlyahundredyearsandnowhasoperationsinaround200c
ountries,
layapositiveroleinimprovingincomeandworkingconditions,incaringfortheenvironm
ent,,ofco
urse,
atingjobs,transferringmanagerialandtechnologicalknow-how,providingtraining,an
es’andanycommunities’ownwell-beingandprogress.
However,myownviewisthatsuccessfulcompanieshaveanobligationtodomorethan 而
不 仅 限 于
afairday’spayforafairday’
,wehaveadoptedthesa
mehealthsafetystandardsforeveryplantweoperatenomatterwhereit’
,wealsoapplybestpra
’swhatourowncorevalueslead
’dliketotakeamomenttodescribethemtoyoubriefly.
(再 三 怀
疑)fordoingtherightthingsforthecustomers.
,stretchtomeetthemand
thenraisethebar 标 准
,fasterandmoreeffectively
inalearningenvironment.
believeanddowhatwesay.
m,-skilledpeopleandourdive
rsity.
,explorenewtechnologyandi
mplementnewideas,regardlessoftheirsource,fasterthanthecompetition.
rkwith,andwewilltakepersonalresponsibilityforouractionsandfortheresultsofourwor
k.
EverysingleGMemployeearoundtheglobeisawareofthesesixcorevalues.
HereinChina,wehaveconductedemployeeworkshopsandtrainingsessionsaroundthe
m,usingthemtobroadenemployees’understandingandvisionofleadership,responsib
’
eacompany’
prisethatwantstogrowandwantstoberespected,thekindofenterprisethatanyemploye
eanywhereintheworldwillstrivetobeapartof,then,
heywillleadyoutorunyourbusinessinamannerthatgoesfarbeyondwhatthecriticsofglo
balizationoftenseemtoperceiveasnarrowandshort-termself-interest.
NowreturningtoGeneralMotors,ouractivityhereinChinaisagoodexampleofhowcorev
,
MChinawasestablishedin1929,
mpanies,weclosedouroperationsinChinaduringWW
Ⅱ .WhenChinabeganopeningitseconomyinmorerecentyears(特 别 是 近 几
年),,Chinaistheworld’sfastestgrowinge
conomyandit’spotentiallytheworld’slargestvehiclemarket.
,ofcourse,butweknowthatahuge
’scoastalregion,anare
awithabout400millionpeople,isvirtuallythesameasthatinmostofthecentralEuropean
countriesintermsofpurchasingpower.
Bywayofillustration,let’stakealookatPoland,
adatotalcarmarketofabout500,000unitslastyear,comparedtoonlyabout650,000inal
lopingtheinfrastructuretosupportgrowth,intermsofroads,intermsofthesalesanddist
ribution(thatwork)and…,,progresseshavealreadyb
eenmade,andwithChina’sentryintotheWTO,Ibelievethatthisprogresswillaccelerateat
,allofthemajorplayersintheautoindustrytodayw
,though,will
betheoneswhosecorevaluesleadthemtothekindofcommitmentandinnovationthatwil
lwintheheartsandmindsofthesefuturecustomers.
,900employ
ees,andoutofthatfigure,about3,800ofthemor97%
fexpatriatesinmanykeyjobsistypicalforyoungoperation,andweareexpectedthenumb
erofexpatsinourChinaoperationwilldeclinefromthecurrentlevelofaround100toabout
,givenourexperiencesinothercountries,Iwi
-educ
ated,
euptohigherpositionsnotonlywithinGMChinabutinotheroperationsaroundtheglobe.
Justlastweek,IhadthepleasureofmeetingwithseveralChinesenationals,manyofwhom
haveworkedatGMChinaandarenowworkingatourheadquartersandvehicleoperationsi
,wehavea50-50joi
ntventurecalledShanghaiGM,SGM,
stampingtoengineandtransmissionmanufacturing,aswellasvehicleassembly,market
$
Mincludeourfamilyof4midsizesedans,basedontheBuickRegal别克君威andCentury别
克世纪 .,//theBuickGL8executivewagon 别克 GL8 陆尊/路尊/陆上公务舱
.,andBuickExcelle 别克凯越 ,acompactcar 紧凑型车
basedontheOpelCorsa 欧宝可赛,originallydesignedandbuiltinEurope.
ThesaleofChina’
ofthesevehiclesaretailoredtospecificdrivingconditions,regulations,andcustomerdes
ireshereinChina,tailoredtoourPanAsiaTechnicalAutomotiveCenter(泛亚汽车技术中心
有限 X 公司),.
tusesstate-of-the-artprocessesintheareasofflexibletooling,forexample,aleanmanu
facturing（ 精 实 生
产 ） .Italsoincorporatessomeoftheindustry’smostadvancedpollutioncontrolequipm
entandprocedures,includingemissionsandwastewatertreatmenttechnology.
Wealsohavea50-50truckmanufacturingjointventureinthecityofShenyang,whichwec
allJinBeiGM(沈 阳 金 杯 通 用 汽
车 ).$230m,andit,too,incorporatesstate-of-t
he-artmanufacturingprocesses,
ganbuildingtheChevroletBlazer(雪 佛 兰 开 拓
者),whichisaSUV,sportutilityvehicle,justthispastspring….Andlaterthisyear,it’sgoingt
ostartbuildingtheChevroletS10CrewCabpick-uptruck(雪佛兰 S10 双排座皮卡).
IncorporationwithourChinesepartnerinSGM,weestablishedthePanAsiaTechnicalAut
$50minvestmentthatprovidesautomotiveengineering
servicesforitsparentcompaniesandotherautomotivecompaniesnotonlyinChinabutth
,developmenttes
,ourGMACfinancialservicessubsidi
ary(通 用 汽 车 金 融 服 务 X 公
司)hasestablishedanofficehereinChina,andispoisedamajorroleinvehiclefinancingfoll
owingChina’,ourtotalvehiclesalesin
Chinawereslightlymorethan30,000unitsandweexpecttosellmorethandoublethatnu
mberthisyear.
Wearealsonoweagerlyawaitingallthenecessarygovernmentapprovalstobeginoperati
nganothernewjointventurewithWulingAutomotive(上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限 X 公
司 ),Ithinkyougettheideawe
areamajorplayerinChina’’vealsoestablishedseveralp
orexample,wehavebeenanactivepartnerwiththeChinesegovernmentinaddressingcu
rrentandemergingenvironmentalchallenges.
onagencies,tosampleairqualityandtodetermineprimarysourcesofpollution.
Inthisvein,wehavetakenaleadroleinadvocatingthebenefitsandtheuseofunleadedfuel
’vealsopartneredwiththeChineseregulatoryandsafetycommunityonresea
rchingdevelopmentofsafetyandhealthstandardstoensurethatthebestavailabletechn
ologyisused.
attersofhealth,
,like
otherGMemployeesaroundtheglobe,havemanytrainingandeducationopportunitiesb
eyondthescopeoftheirjob,.
EmployeesatourvehiclejointventurehereinChinareceived170,000hoursoftraininglas
,we’vesignedascienceresearchcooperationagreementwit
htheNaturalScienceFoundationofChina(国 家 自 然 科 学 基 金 委 员
会).Underthisagreement,wewilldonate$1moverafive-yearperiodforjointresearchand
developmentprojectsonsafety,
nd$4mthatGMhascommittedtoresearchdevelopmentinengineeringwithinanumbero
’vealsojoinedwithotherco
mpaniesinChinaandwithAPECtodevelopworld-classcustomsprocessesandtotraincu
,ofcourse,partofAPECzoneShanghaiModelPortP
roject(APEC 上 海 示 范 通 关 点 项
目 ),we’vedevelope
dcustomizedtraininginmanagementdevelopmentprogramsforourjointventurepartn
,alloftheseactivitiesandcommitmentsar
oleindraftingTheGlobalSullivanPrinciples(全 球 苏 利 文 原
则).Theseprinciplesserveasaguideforcompaniesofallsizesallovertheglobe,particularl
,safetyanddi
gnity.
Byendorsingthem,companiesbecomeamodelforothercompaniesineachcountrytofoll
,theReverendLeonSullivan(,a
WestVirginianative,wasanAfricanAmericanPreacher,socialactivist,andeducatorresp
onsibleforleadinginternationaleffortstopromotenonviolentsocialandeconomicchan
ge.),theircreatorwasservingonGM’,Ihadtheprivilegeofintr
’veendorse
dtheseprinciplesbecause,likeourowncorevalues,theyarenotonlytherightthingtodob
osuchprinciplesandvaluesthroughtheirdeedsratherthanbywordsareintheendcompa
niesthataresuccessful,successfulinthemarket,
inally,weviewspartnershipswithothercompaniesaswellascommunitiesandnon-gove
rnmentalorganizationstoleverageourownresourcesinsuchareasaseducationandcari
(美 国 自 然 保 育 协
会),whichhasseveralmajorprojectsunderwayhereinChina,
anyothercompanies,wepartnerwiththeNaturalConservancybecausewesharethesam
,eachpartnerachievesfar
’vecontributednearlyU
S$16mtotheNaturalConservancyoverthepast8yearsandwe’veinvolvedinseveralofits
majorprojects,includingtheYunnanGreatRiversConservationandDevelopmentProjec
thereinChina.
Again,wearedoingallthesethingsnotonlybecausetheyaretherightthingtodo,theyalso
,thisisasmallworldinwhichweareallunderamicrosc
,themostsuccessfulcompanieswillbetheonesthatgobeyondthatst
artingpointofafairday’spayforafairday’swork.乐 其 工 而 享 其 酬
Theywillbetheonesthatmaketheextracommitmentascorporatecitizensthatgobeyond
what’smerelyrequired.
Inmymind,
Ihopethatisthegoalofeveryoneherethismorning.
Thankyouverymuch.
