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Partnership in China

Rick Wagoner and Hu Maoyuan, Chairman of
SAIC, shake hands in front of the HydroGen3
after signing the MOU for clean energy vehicle
cooperation between GM and SAIC

GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp Group (SAIC) have formed a partnership to jointly pursue the development and commercialization of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles in China. The agreement reinforces the two partners' strong commitment to provide solutions to reduce the environmental impact of China's growing number of motor vehicles. In addition, GM and SAIC are working together to advance local engineering capability for clean energy vehicles and to promote the development of a Chinese hydrogen infrastructure.

Fuel Cell Demonstration in Japan

GM is taking part in a project to demonstrate fuel cell vehicles in Japan. The Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstration Project (JHFC) is directed by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). GM and other automakers, as well as energy companies and key suppliers, are working together to better understand fuel cell technology and how to create a hydrogen infrastructure. The project is also educating the public about the use of fuel cells and about hydrogen as a safe and clean fuel. Participants plan to use data generated in the project to support the establishment of standards and regulations pertaining to fuel cells and hydrogen.

GM Holden Collaboration for future technologies

GM Holden and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have joined forces to research many areas of automotive technology. Following an initial project in 2000, which involved the development of a hybrid electric learning vehicle, the ECOmmodore, GM Holden and the CSIRO have undertaken further development in the areas of power management strategies and energy storage technologies such as super capacitors. GM Holden and the CSIRO are, respectively, Australia's leading R&D investors in the private and in the public sectors.

Holden CSIRO ECOmmodore Hybrid Learning Vehicle

GM Holden actively participates in GM’s Global Hybrid Development Community, and is currently leading the integration of one of GM’s hybrid systems into future Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) vehicle architectures.