GM opens R&D center in China

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: nthach
I knew that - but didn't Intel buy out STB in Mexico that was making NVidia and 3DFX's reference boards and Intel's motherboards? And Foxconn makes the iPhone, iPod, iMac, Mac Mini and the Apple TV/Time Capsule as well. Quanta is now making the entire MacBook lineup.

I believe Asus was Apple and Sony's partner of choice, but Asus decided to make it on their own with laptops, hence why Quanta is now handling their production needs.


Last I heard from ASUS, they were still making notebooks for Apple. They want to continue with the OEM stuff, while also providing their own notebooks to the market.

I will make it a point to ask at the next ASUS conference for sure though.

STB was purchased by 3DFX, they were originally NVidia's largest customer. The acquisition of STB by 3DFX was what pushed NVidia out of producing their own cards and focus soley on 3rd party vendors.

When 3DFX bought STB, many of the OEM's who were using 3DFX switched to NVidia.

NVidia now owns STB Systems, as that would have come with their purchase of 3DFX. The STB facility was located in Juarez.

Intel only has two Mexico locations: Guadalajara and Mexico City.

 

[mstrjon32]

Who could blame them? They could build cars that lasted a million miles and cost half as much as their Japanese competitors and most Americans still wouldn't even consider them. If I were GM I'd be developing my operations in China too.

 

[Familyguy]

Originally Posted By: mstrjon32
Who could blame them? They could build cars that lasted a million miles and cost half as much as their Japanese competitors and most Americans still wouldn't even consider them. If I were GM I'd be developing my operations in China too.


GM is doing well in China. The midsize Buicks are the up and coming yuppie mobile.

 

[smokey1]

sales where up 28% in CHINA last I knew . Better than CFC sales here . Scary

. No ?

 

[mstrjon32]

Originally Posted By: Familyguy
Originally Posted By: mstrjon32
Who could blame them? They could build cars that lasted a million miles and cost half as much as their Japanese competitors and most Americans still wouldn't even consider them. If I were GM I'd be developing my operations in China too.


GM is doing well in China. The midsize Buicks are the up and coming yuppie mobile.


No joke. It's a shame that China is going to get all the great cars that we should be getting here in a America.

 

[artificialist]

Originally Posted By: mstrjon32
Who could blame them? They could build cars that lasted a million miles and cost half as much as their Japanese competitors and most Americans still wouldn't even consider them. If I were GM I'd be developing my operations in China too.

Not many people want to buy something from a company that let them down in the past.

Anyway, now most American people will not buy GM cars because of the taxpayer bailout.