Established on June 12, 1997, SAIC General Motors (SGM) is a joint venture between SAICMOTOR and General Motors. SGM has four major manufacturing bases, Jinqiao in Pudong, Dongyue in Yantai, Norsom in Shenyang and Wuhan base as well as 7 vehicle plants and 4 powertrain plants. With its customer-oriented and market-driven philosophy, SGM satisfies the ever-growing market demand by offering rich product lines and superior services. Today, SGM is a multi-brand company with more than twenty product lines, including the world-renowned Buick, Chevrolet, and Cadillac brands, covering the luxury, compact, sedan, MPV, and SUV segments, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles. In January 2008, SGM commenced its comprehensive ñDrive to Greenî strategy, which comprises the core values of ñdeveloping green products, insisting on green manufacturing, undertaking green responsibility.î Its technological innovation allows SGM to offer Chinese consumers green vehicles that perform better, consume less energy and include more intelligent features while being friendly to the environment. At the same time, SGM continues to play a leading role in the building of a green industry ecosystem with its upstream and downstream partners, ensuring sustainable and harmonious development for the company, the industry, and the environment. SGM website_www.saic-gm.com