GM Plans To Export China-Built Vehicles To The U.S.

General Motors is considering selling vehicles it makes in China in the U.S. by 2011 - making it the first major automaker to import Chinese produced cars to the stateside. In document being circulated between GM and U.S. lawmakers, GM said that it plans on selling 17,335 units of China-made vehicles in the U.S. by 2011. It is looking to triple that number to 51,546 by 2014, reports Automotive News.
Of course this is expected to stir up some controversy among GM’s U.S. workers. GM said that the plans are subject to change depending on the outcome of the negotiations with the UAW.
The Detroit automaker said many of the vehicles will be similar in size to the upcoming Chevrolet Spark, which will be built in South Korea.
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Joe_Limon - 5/12/2009 11:01:42 AM

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Damn! That was my plan to over take GM :P

Joe_Limon - 5/12/2009 11:07:26 AM

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Damn! That was my plan to over take GM :P

veyron1001 - 5/12/2009 11:25:33 AM

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GM buy american buy american. Our Chinese made cars. Consumer wait what?

Joe_Limon - 5/12/2009 12:25:33 PM

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I really like this move GM is making, it would force the employee's (UAW) to work for competitive wages and keep all the specialty jobs which require precision in America. Thus motivating American's to get educated in order to get a job in the first place.

LACMAN - 5/12/2009 12:38:56 PM

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If they arent bringing over the Park Avenue, dont even bother.

no1listensanyway - 5/12/2009 12:55:45 PM

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So taxpayers are paying for Chinese workers. Great.

dlin - 5/12/2009 3:43:43 PM

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And their shareholder/management sit and made money! @*%$^*

Type707 - 5/12/2009 6:33:14 PM

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So...GM is copying Walmart?

TexLandRover - 5/12/2009 10:39:03 PM

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This has always been GM's plan. To build cars in Mexico and China for sale in the USA. They were going to take a longer period to transition, but the global recession and collapse in US auto sales sped up their plans. Now they can cut themselves off from the UAW and take advantage of "LOW" wages in the developing world.

Boss - 5/12/2009 11:35:39 PM

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Will never ever in my life buy anything from GM again.Bye bye caddy and farewell to the pontiac g8 best car GM ever built if you ask me.

Styles79 - 5/13/2009 1:10:17 AM

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I hate to be picky, but isn't that picture an Australian built Holden that is exported to China, sold as a Cadillac? I could be wrong... it has happened before.

Styles79 - 5/13/2009 8:32:00 PM

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Sorry, rather the pic is a Holden rebadged as a Buick. Beside the point though, being that the pic is an Australian built car!