GM builds research facility in Pudong
By Pan Xiaoyi |
July 20, 2010, Tuesday
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GENERAL Motors broke ground yesterday on a US$250 million research facility in Shanghai in an effort to consolidate its leading position in the Chinese market.
The GM China Advanced Technical Center in Pudong New Area will focus on advanced propulsion system research, battery cells, lightweight material research, petroleum alternatives and electrification technology. The facility, which covers an area of 65,000 square meters and will include 62 test labs and nine research labs, is the firm's most comprehensive technical and design facility outside North America.
"It's just a logical extension of the success of the China market and our success over here," said Kevin Wale, president and managing director of the GM China Group.
"Clearly the growth of China as the most important auto market in the world means that we're going to be putting more of our resources in advanced technology and research here," he added.
Construction will be completed by the end of 2011. Within five years, it is expected to have more than 300 employees, including designers, researchers, engineers and technicians, who will work on technology development that will lead to applications used in the current generation as well as the next 15 years.
The United States auto giant has sold more cars in China than in its home market for the first time with GM and its Chinese joint ventures selling 1.2 million units in the first half of this year in the world's biggest auto market, up 48.5 percent from a year ago.
The GM China Advanced Technical Center in Pudong New Area will focus on advanced propulsion system research, battery cells, lightweight material research, petroleum alternatives and electrification technology. The facility, which covers an area of 65,000 square meters and will include 62 test labs and nine research labs, is the firm's most comprehensive technical and design facility outside North America.
"It's just a logical extension of the success of the China market and our success over here," said Kevin Wale, president and managing director of the GM China Group.
"Clearly the growth of China as the most important auto market in the world means that we're going to be putting more of our resources in advanced technology and research here," he added.
Construction will be completed by the end of 2011. Within five years, it is expected to have more than 300 employees, including designers, researchers, engineers and technicians, who will work on technology development that will lead to applications used in the current generation as well as the next 15 years.
The United States auto giant has sold more cars in China than in its home market for the first time with GM and its Chinese joint ventures selling 1.2 million units in the first half of this year in the world's biggest auto market, up 48.5 percent from a year ago.
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