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General Motors Corp. and its joint ventures in China showed a record number of vehicles GMC truck parts and GMC truck accessories earlier this week at the Auto Shanghai 2007.
Both products of the GMC and its China joint ventures were introduced by GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner.
The 41 vehicles GM represents a series of production, concept and clean energy products. All six brands offered by the GM family in China are represented on their 4,500 square meters Stand in the leading auto show in China this year.
The Buick Riviera coupe is a stunning contribution to the overall design of GM's Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) in Shanghai and GM's Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) Automotive engineering and design joint venture in the same city. It was created to show the new global design direction for Buick in an elegant concept car east and west. It also marks the return of a popular board Buick features after eight years to stop production.
Appearing on the GM stand are the Chevrolet Camaro sports car, racing car WTCC Chevrolet and Cadillac Cien sedan, and other luxury vehicles in style.
GM and its joint ventures are also showing a variety of products currently or soon to be offered in China. One is the new Buick. Top of the brand-of-the-line model, luxury sedan, Buick Park Avenue is still Fresh from its global debut in Shanghai on April 10. The programming of the brand also includes Shanghai GM's best selling model, the Excelle, and the ever popular executive Buick GL8 wagons, and the hot-selling Buick LaCrosse premium sedan.
Two models courtesy of GM's Opel brand in Germany import sample first time in Asia: The Opel Astra GTC and the Opel Astra TwinTop. The first is offered with a panorama windshield that gives both driver and front passenger a field almost limitless of vision. Passengers experience their surroundings as in the cockpit of an airplane because there is no crossbeam restricting the view. The second, launched in Europe last May 2006, is a thin line four-seat cabrio-coupe is one of the first car of its kind to feature an innovative three-part roof.
Cadillac GM American luxury brand, is on display five vehicles that are currently offered in China. Making his first appearance at the Auto Shanghai is the business of Cadillac SLS luxury sedan.
Saab, GM's luxury brand from Sweden, will feature four family members of 9-3: the convertible, sedan linear and Sporthatch Vector sedan. The Saab 9-5 Aero sedan is also emerging.
The Hong Tu minivan represents the Wuling brand mini-vehicles SAIC-GM-Wuling. Also is making its first appearance at the Shanghai Motor Show. There is also the Sunshine minivan, the GM family in China the most popular model.
Chevrolet has on display a range of cars starting with mini-k the car is the Chevrolet Spar and go all the way to the new Chevrolet Epica intermediate sedan which went on sale across China from March. Also included are the standard versions of the sedan and sporty Chevrolet Aveo and Chevrolet's popular sedan Lova compact.
GM's latest achievement in fuel cell technology and electric appear in the next version of the E-Flex electric. This second variant of the E-Flex, which is probably a GMC truck part, shown for the first time in Shanghai new uses fifth-generation of GM's fuel cell propulsion technology and a lithium-ion battery. The system was shown for the first time in January at the IAA International Auto Show in Detroit in the Chevrolet Volt concept vehicle. This concept also appears on the GM stand.
Auto Shanghai 2007 began last April 22 and will run through April 28 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Vehicles from GM, Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling shown on the GM stand in Hall E1.
General Motors Corporation has been the global sales leader in the industry for 76 years and the world's largest automaker. Founded in 1908, GM has about 280,000 people worldwide. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. GMC truck parts and cars were sold globally under the brands Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. In 2006, he sold millions of trucks.
General GM China Group President and CEO Kevin E. Wale said GM is proud to join their large joint ventures to show the people of China for its "beyond of the limitations of the lineup of vehicles, plus some new products and technologies that are making their first appearance in the country. Also the automaker said it shows how China's vehicle buyers are benefiting from partnerships today and will continue to benefit from our partnerships in the future.
