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GM to invest about $16 billion in U.S. market by 2016
… to GM's website. With its China investment, GM is increasing its number of assembly plants to 17 assembly plants, Bob Socia , the automaker's China president, said last month. The total number of facilities in China will be 30 in 2016, GM …
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GM China April sales rise 15% as Toyota struggles
… 2020. Overall, GM is "cautiously optimistic" that sales in China may reach 3 million units this year, GM China chief Bob Socia said last month. The company sold 2.8 million vehicles in China last year and targets to sell 5 million units by 2015 …
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West is best for growth in China sales, output
… Urumqi, in Inner Mongolia, north of Tibet. GM plans to build four assembly plants in China by 2015. GM China chief Bob Socia said the plants would boost GM's China production by 30 percent, to 5 million units. GM didn't say where the new …
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Cadillac eyes smaller Chinese cities for luxury market share
… introduce Cadillac's global portfolio to China and add one locally produced model a year through 2016, according to Bob Socia , GM's China head. The automaker plans to expand the number of dealerships for the brand in China to 200 this year …
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GM-VW China rivalry heats up as both see 3 million auto sales
… second year. GM is "cautiously optimistic" and expects its sales to reach that level if market fundamentals are strong, Bob Socia , head of China operations, said in an interview at the Shanghai auto show on Saturday. His Volkswagen counterpart …
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GM-VW China rivalry heats up as both see 3 million auto sales
… second year. GM is "cautiously optimistic" and expects its sales to reach that level if market fundamentals are strong, Bob Socia , head of China operations, said in an interview at the Shanghai Auto Show on Saturday. His Volkswagen counterpart …
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GM plans to add four more plants in China
… head of GM China said today at the Shanghai auto show. Bob Socia , head of GM China, said that the company and its joint ..... history and the industry's history in China," said Bob Socia , President, GM China, and Chief Country Operations …
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GM China's Socia: More luxury models, stores, local output
By necessity, Bob Socia is a multitasker. Over the past four months, he has reorganized General Motors' expansion in India, planned the company's …
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GM to add 400 dealers in China in 2013
… total auto dealerships in China across all its brands to 4,200 locations this year from 3,800 at the end of 2012, Bob Socia , GM China president, told reporters at the Detroit auto show. The brands sold by GM and its joint ventures in China …
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In China, automakers brace for tepid growth as Japanese struggle
… Lawler, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor's China operations, has forecast 5 to 10 percent in the overall market, while Bob Socia , head of General Motors' China division, has said it was likely to grow by 5 to 8 percent. During the first 11 months …
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Purchasing: BOB SOCIA , Vice president of global purchasing and supply chain, General Motors
Before his reassignment in September to run General Motors' China operations, Bob Socia did heavy lifting to repair supplier relations that were among the industry's worst. In this year's closely watched ranking …
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GM, Ford sales rise in China as consumers shun Japanese brands
… years to 2015 in China, is banking on the world's largest vehicle market to retain its global sales crown from Toyota. Bob Socia , a former vice president of global purchasing and supply chain, took over as China chief on Oct. 1 from Kevin Wale …
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GM names interim purchasing chief
… Brycz, a veteran purchasing executive, as interim purchasing chief while the company seeks a permanent replacement for Bob Socia , who became president of GM China Oct. 1. Brycz, 51, the company's executive director of indirect materials, machinery …
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GM names Kim Brycz interim purchasing chief
… Brycz, a veteran purchasing executive, as interim purchasing chief while the company seeks a permanent replacement for Bob Socia . Brycz, the company's 51-year-old executive director of indirect materials, machinery and equipment, will oversee …
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Suppliers praise GM's Socia
… last week for a meeting with General Motors brass got some news they hadn't bargained for: Global purchasing chief Bob Socia , who has done much to repair GM's strained relations with the supply base, is being reassigned. Socia, 58, will …
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GM purchasing boss Bob Socia to lead China operations
DETROIT -- General Motors has appointed global purchasing chief Bob Socia as president of GM China, succeeding the retiring Kevin Wale. Wale, 57, became president of GM China in 2005, growing sales …
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GM purchasing chief Socia to succeed Wale as China boss
DETROIT -- General Motors has appointed global purchasing chief Bob Socia as president of GM China, succeeding the retiring Kevin Wale, effective Oct. 1. Wale, 57, became president of GM China in …
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All automakers can do so much better with suppliers
… effort to improve those ties. The sharp gains are a testament to the efforts of the two companies' purchasing bosses: Bob Socia at GM and the late Dan Knott at Chrysler. There's much more room for improvement. Even after the latest gains, GM …
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Lutz: GM played hardball with suppliers
… And the suppliers are the serfs, taking their products up the hill in carts." GM's current purchasing chief, Bob Socia , has quietly repaired relations with suppliers, Lutz said. "It has to be a relationship of equals."
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GM, Chrysler soar in supplier survey
… The difference between the best and worst companies' scores is the smallest ever. Henke says GM purchasing chief Bob Socia and the late Dan Knott, who until April had been head of purchasing for Chrysler, deserve credit for their companies …
