General Electric traces its history back to Thomas Edison, who founded the Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. 1892 saw the merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the Thompson-Houston Electric Company to form General Electric (GE), the only company to remain on the Dow Jones Industrial Average since its creation in 1896. GE in China
As early as 1906, GE began to develop trade with China, and was one of the most active and influential foreign companies in China at that time. 1908, GE established the first light bulb factory in Shenyang. 1934, GE bought the Sims Trading Company, and began to provide installation and maintenance services of imported electrical equipment in China. 1979, GE and the Chinese People's Republic of China rebuilt the country. In 1979, GE reestablished trade relations with the People's Republic of China, and in 1991, the first joint venture, GE Aviation Medical Systems, was established in Beijing.
To date, all of GE's industrial product groups have operations in China, with more than 11,000 employees, and GE has established 40 operating entities with a total investment of more than $1.5 billion. With China's accession to the WTO and the gradual opening of the market, GE's financial business is also actively seeking opportunities for development in China.
GE's sales revenue in China in 2003 amounted to 2.6 billion U.S. dollars.
Besides business investment, GE is also committed to being a good corporate citizen and actively participates in various public welfare activities, such as setting up scholarships in Chinese educational institutions. In addition, GE Elfun, a volunteer organization for GE employees, has set up chapters in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, and Hong Kong, and is actively engaged in community service, environmental protection, and other volunteer activities.
General Motro Corporation
General Motors Corporation (GM) is the world's largest manufacturing company, with automotive manufacturing, sales, warehouse management, and technical service centers in more than 50 countries around the world. GM employs more than 700,000 people worldwide***.
GM is organized into five business units, each of which is: North American Operations (GM-NAO), Delphi Automotive Systems, International Operations (GMIO), General Motors Finance & Credit Corporation (GMAC) and Hughes Electronics.
North American Operations: focuses on the design, manufacture, and marketing of vehicles under the following brands: Chevrolet/CEO, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Jim West, and Saturn.
Delphi Automotive Systems: specializes in chassis, interiors, lighting, electronics, energy and engine management, steering, thermal systems, and more.
International Operations: designs, manufactures, and markets vehicles under the following brands: Opel, Volvo, Holden, Isuzu, and Squire.
General Motors Finance & Credit: The company can provide a range of services in the area of finance to customers in the U.S. and 27 countries around the world.
Hughes Electronics Corporation: designs, manufactures, and markets technologically advanced electronic systems, products, and services for many areas of automotive electronics communications, aerospace, and defense worldwide.
Business in China
Major models introduced to the Chinese market and their Chinese translations.
Cadillac Cadillac; Buick Buick; Chevrolet Chevrolet; Opel Opel;
On June 12, 1997, GM and Shanghai Automotive held an inaugural meeting and a groundbreaking ceremony for Shanghai General Motors Company Limited, which has become China's largest Sino-U.S. joint venture with an investment of $1.57 billion. The site was established in Pudong Jinqiao Export Processing Zone, supporting the project land of 800,000 square meters.
Shanghai General Motors (SGM) launched a prototype of the "Buick GL" sedan at the end of 1997, and the finished car is scheduled to roll off the assembly line at the end of 1998.
GM is the world's largest automobile company, with an annual gross industrial output of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars. Its logo GM is taken from the first letter of the first two words of its English name (General Motro Corporation). It was developed by William Durant in September 1908 on the basis of Buick Motor Company, founded in the U.S. auto city of Detroit. It is still headquartered in Detroit.
General Petroleum Company was founded in 1990, is located in Baoding City, Hebei Province, high-tech development zone, the existing staff of 223 people, including various types of technical personnel
12 people, fixed assets of 7.8 million yuan. The excellent rate of internal floating plate and tank fitting plate of the projects constructed by the company, such as Zhonghua Beijing Niulanshan Oil Depot, CNPC North China Shunyi Oil Depot, CNPC Beijing Residence
Hai Oil Depot, Linyi Airport Oil Depot, Sinochem Linyi Petroleum Company Oil Depot, Sinochem Weihai Comprehensive Oil Depot, CNPC Guangxi Nanning Tunli Oil Depot
, CNPC Beijing Fangshan Oil Depot, and CNPC Tianjin Wuqing Oil Depot, has reached more than 90%.
The aluminum internal floating pan developed and produced by the company has been designated by a number of oil companies to use the product, and in 2001 through the ISO9002 quality system certification
.