通用汽车口译.docx
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通用汽车口译
Goodmorning,everybody,it’sgreattobehereandIthanktheorganizersforinvitingGeneralMotorstoparticipateinthisimportantconference.
Overtheyears,theAPECCEOSummithasdevelopedintoacrucialforumfordialogueandactiononissuesthatcutacrossnotonlythePacificRimbutallcountries.Thismorning’stopic,GlobalCorporateSocialResponsibility,isanexampleofanissuethattrulydoescutacrossallborders.
Theworldweliveintodaytrulyisaglobalvillage.It’sasmallworld,andallpaniesareunderamicroscope.
Tosetthestageforourpaneldiscussion,IwouldliketoofferjustafewobservationsandmentsbasedonGeneralMotors’broadglobalfootprintandourlonghistoryasacorporatecitizenofmanydifferentcountries.
Letmesayfirstthatit’sespeciallyappropriatethatwearediscussingtheseissueshereinChina.Chinahasopeneditseconomyfasterandmorebroadlythanmostobserverswouldhaveimagined.Yetthatopeningalsohighlightsmanyofthewell-publicizedfearsofforeigninvestment,marketintegrationandglobalization.Thecriticsexpressfear,fearthattheprocessofglobalizationandtheglobalcorporationinvolvedinitmayunderminenationalauthority,localcultureandthenationalenvironment.
SpeakingfrommyownexperienceandthatofGeneralMotors,apanythathasdonebusinessaroundtheworldfornearlyahundredyearsandnowhasoperationsinaround200countries,Ibelievetheseconcernsaremisplaced.Thedatashowthatglobalcorporationsplayapositiveroleinimprovingineandworkingconditions,incaringfortheenvironment,inimprovingeducationandinraisinglivingstandardsingeneral.Thatrolestarts,ofcourse,withthebusinessitself.paniesmaketheinvaluablesocialcontributionofgeneratingjobs,transferringmanagerialandtechnologicalknow-how,providingtraining,andgeneratingtaxrevenuesforgovernments.Thosethingsaretheessentialsofanycountries’andanymunities’ownwell-beingandprogress.
However,myownviewisthatsuccessfulpanieshaveanobligationtodomorethan而不仅限于thebasiccontributionsgeneratedbytheirownbusinessactivity.Amitmenttopayingafairday’spayforafairday’sworkisreallyonlythestartingpoint.Beyondthatisamitmenttoanemployeehealthandsafety.InthecaseofGeneralMotors,wehaveadoptedthesamehealthsafetystandardsforeveryplantweoperatenomatterwhereit’slocated.Andthesestandardsexceedalllocalrequirements.WearetheindustryleaderinhealthandsafetyintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.Intheenvironmentalarea,wealsoapplybestpracticesinallplantsaroundtheworld.Wedothesebecauseit’swhatourowncorevaluesleadustodo.Ourcorevaluesdefinewhatwewanttoachieveandwhatwewanttostandforasapany.Theyarenotonlyourroadmapforcorporatesocialresponsibility.Theyarethedriversofallourdecisionsandactivitiesinallcountries.Theyareinessenceourcodeofconduct.SoI’dliketotakeamomenttodescribethemtoyoubriefly.
Ourfirstcorevalueiscustomerenthusiasm.Wewilldedicateourselvestoproductsandservicesthatcreateenthusiasticcustomers.Noonewillbesecondguessed(再三疑心)fordoingtherightthingsforthecustomers.
Secondiscontinuousimprovement.Wewillsetambitiousgoals,stretchtomeetthemandthenraisethebar标准againandagain.Webelievethateverythingcanbedonebetter,fasterandmoreeffectivelyinalearningenvironment.
Thirdisintegrity.Wewillstandforhonestyandtrustineverythingwedo.Wewillsaywhatwebelieveanddowhatwesay.
Fourthisteamwork.WewillwinbythinkingandactingtogetherasoneGeneralMotorsteam,focusedongloballeadership.Ourstrengthsareourhighly-skilledpeopleandourdiversity.
Fifthisinnovation.Wewillchallengeconventionalthinking,explorenewtechnologyandimplementnewideas,regardlessoftheirsource,fasterthanthepetition.
Sixthisindividualrespectandresponsibility.Wewillberespectfuloftheindividualsweworkwith,andwewilltakepersonalresponsibilityforouractionsandfortheresultsofourwork.
EverysingleGMemployeearoundtheglobeisawareofthesesixcorevalues.
HereinChina,wehaveconductedemployeeworkshopsandtrainingsessionsaroundthem,usingthemtobroadenemployees’understandingandvisionofleadership,responsibilityandaccountability.Andwearenotaloneindefiningvaluesandusingthemtodriveandmeasurebehaviors.ArecentU.S.businessroundtablestudyshowsthat30majorU.S.panieshavesimilarcodesofconduct.That’sreallynosurprise.Thosecodesarewhatdefineapany’scharacterandsetitapartfromitspetition.Ifyouseeyourselfasanenterprisethatwantstogrowandwantstoberespected,thekindofenterprisethatanyemployeeanywhereintheworldwillstrivetobeapartof,then,yourcorevalueswillreflectthat.Andtheywillleadyoutorunyourbusinessinamannerthatgoesfarbeyondwhatthecriticsofglobalizationoftenseemtoperceiveasnarrowandshort-termself-interest.
NowreturningtoGeneralMotors,ouractivityhereinChinaisagoodexampleofhowcorevaluestransformwordsintodeeds.Actually,wearenotnewerstoChina.TheoriginalGMChinawasestablishedin1929,withofficesrighthereinShanghai.Likesomanyotherpanies,weclosedouroperationsinChinaduringWWⅡ.WhenChinabeganopeningitseconomyinmorerecentyears(特别是近几年),wewereveryeagertore-enterthemarket.Today,Chinaistheworld’sfastestgrowingeconomyandit’spotentiallytheworld’slargestvehiclemarket.
Letmegiveyouanideaofthemagnitudeofthatpotential.Chinahasapopulationofaround1.3billionpeople.Notallofthemcanaffordtoownacar,ofcourse,butweknowthatahugenumberofthemarealreadynearthatpoint.PercapitaGDPinChina’scoastalregion,anareawithabout400millionpeople,isvirtuallythesameasthatinmostofthecentralEuropeancountriesintermsofpurchasingpower.
Bywayofillustration,let’stakealookatPoland,anationofonly40millionpeople.Polandhadatotalcarmarketofabout500,000unitslastyear,paredtoonlyabout650,000inallofChina.SoyoucanseethepotentialgrowthinChinaishuge.Alotneedstobedoneindevelopingtheinfrastructuretosupportgrowth,intermsofroads,intermsofthesalesanddistribution(thatwork)and…,alsointermsoffinancing.However,progresseshavealreadybeenmade,andwithChina’sentryintotheWTO,Ibelievethatthisprogresswillaccelerateatarapidpace.Withthatkindofpotential,allofthemajorplayersintheautoindustrytodaywouldlovetohaveasolidpresencehere.Thepaniesthatautomaticallywin,though,willbetheoneswhosecorevaluesleadthemtothekindofmitmentandinnovationthatwillwintheheartsandmindsofthesefuturecustomers.
LetmegiveaquickoverviewofouractivitiesinChinatoday.Wehavearound3,900employees,andoutofthatfigure,about3,800ofthemor97%areChinesecitizens.Thepresenceofexpatriatesinmanykeyjobsistypicalforyoungoperation,andweareexpectedthenumberofexpatsinourChinaoperationwilldeclinefromthecurrentlevelofaround100toabout50withinarelativelyshorttime.Longerterm,givenourexperiencesinothercountries,Iwillexpectustooperatewithjustahandfulofexpatriates.Ourworkforcehereishighly-educated,well-trainedandveryeagertodomore.WealsoexpectmanylocalemployeestomoveuptohigherpositionsnotonlywithinGMChinabutinotheroperationsaroundtheglobe.
Justlastweek,IhadthepleasureofmeetingwithseveralChinesenationals,manyofwhomhaveworkedatGMChinaandarenowworkingatourheadquartersandvehicleoperationsintheDetroitarea.Theyareamostimpressivegroup.HereinShanghai,wehavea50-50jointventurecalledShanghaiGM,SGM,wecallitforshort.Itsactivitiesrangefromsheetmetalstampingtoengineandtransmissionmanufacturing,aswellasvehicleassembly,marketingandadministration.TotalinvestmentisaboutUS$1.5b.ProductsmanufacturedatSGMincludeourfamilyof4midsizesedans,basedontheBuickRegal别克君威andCentury别克世纪builtintheU.S.,//theBuickGL8executivewagon别克GL8陆尊/路尊/陆上公务舱alsobasedonthevanbuiltintheU.S.,andBuickExcelle别克凯越,apactcar紧凑型车basedontheOpelCorsa欧宝可赛,originallydesignedandbuiltinEurope.
ThesaleofChina’sfirstpactcarintendedspecificallyforthegrowingmiddleclass.Allofthesevehiclesaretailoredtospecificdrivingconditions,regulations,andcustomerdesireshereinChina,tailoredtoourPanAsiaTechnicalAutomotiveCenter(泛亚汽车技术中心##),orPATACjointventure.AndIhavemoretosayaboutPATACinamoment.
TheShanghaiManufacturingandAssemblyplexisthemostadvancedinallofChina.Itusesstate-of-the-artprocessesintheareasofflexibletooling,forexample,aleanmanufacturing〔精实生产〕.Italsoincorporatessomeoftheindustry’smostadvancedpollutioncontrolequipmentandprocedures,includingemissionsandwastewatertreatmenttechnology.
Wealsohavea50-50truckmanufacturingjointventureinthecityofShenyang,whichwecallJinBeiGM(##金杯通用汽车).ThisplantrepresentsaninvestmentofU.S$230m,andit,too,incorporatesstate-of-the-artmanufacturingprocesses,andpollutioncontrolequipmentandprocedures.ItbeganbuildingtheChevroletBlazer(雪佛兰开拓者),whichisaSUV,sportutilityvehicle,justthispastspring….Andlaterthisyear,it’sgoingtostartbuildingtheChevroletS10CrewCabpick-uptruck(雪佛兰S10双排座皮卡).
IncorporationwithourChinesepartnerinSGM,weestablishedthePanAsiaTechnicalAutomotiveCenterin1997.Thisisa$50minvestmentthatprovidesautomotiveengin
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