GM China

DETROIT, 2008-05-20 - General Motors (GM) today announced that the General Motors Foundation and GM China have donated in excess of $1 million to support relief victims in China and Myanmar. GM China has made donations of over $850,000 for local efforts; the GM Foundation has donated $200,000 to the American Red Cross, China Disaster Response Fund and $50,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme to aid victims of the cyclone in Myanmar.

Additionally, GM China has pledged to match its employee contributions for local disaster response efforts and the GM Foundation will match other employee contributions made by May 27, 2008, to the American Red Cross, China Disaster Relief Fund and UN World Food Programme, up to a total of $100,000.

Shanghai, China, 2008-03-04 - General Motors Corp. and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) announced today the establishment of the General Motors-Shanghai Jiao Tong University (GM-SJTU) Institute of Automotive Research.

The US$4 million organization, located on SJTU's campus in Shanghai, will build on the existing collaborative automotive technology and research work in manufacturing, materials, propulsion systems and other energy-efficient and environmentally friendly automotive technology conducted at the university. The institute will leverage GM's extensive global automotive resources and SJTU's research expertise.