通用汽车拟在中国市场大展拳脚

尽管中国经济放缓，通用汽车今后几年仍打算在中国大展拳脚。

《华尔街日报》报道，GM在北京召开新闻发布会，详细介绍了自己的目标，其中包括今后五年在中国推出60款新车型。该公司预计，2020年以前中国轿车市场每年都将增长3-5%。2013年中国轿车市场出现了两位数的高速增长，2014和2015年的增幅分别为7%和4.7%。

报道指出，A股市场延续着今年前两个月的低迷势头，2015年则是中国经济增长最慢的一年。但GM并未望而却步，反而把注意力集中在了中国不断增长的高档轿车需求上。报道引述普华永道咨询集团的数据称，2015年中国的SUV和跨界车销量同比上升了52%，高档轿车销量增长了10%。

因此，今后五年通用汽车在中国推出的全新和改款车型中，SUV和高档迷你货车将占40%。GM将向中国市场投放10种凯迪拉克改款车型。同时，到2020年该公司在中国推出的所有凯迪拉克、别克和雪佛兰车型都将具有联网功能。

GM高层还表示，该公司的产品将增加更多自动化安全控制功能，如车道偏离预警、盲点侦测以及在公路或繁忙道路上解放驾驶人员双手的半自动驾驶技术。此外，GM还在探索拼车模式。

几个月来，通用汽车向自动驾驶技术投入了大笔资金，其中包括斥资5亿美元入股拼车服务商Lyft，目的是让Lyft的业务网络在某一天配备GM的无人驾驶汽车。

3月初，通用汽车还收购了初创公司Cruise，后者开发的系统可以将现有车型改装成自动驾驶汽车。据称收购价为10亿美元。（财富中文网）

译者：Charlie

校对：詹妮

Despite an economic slowdown in China, General Motors is plotting a big push there over the next few years.

On Monday, the automaker detailed its goals at a press briefing in Beijing, including plans to introduce 60 new models in the Chinese market in the next five years, according to the Wall Street Journal. GM expects China’s car market to grow 3% to 5% per year until 2020, compared with its 4.7% growth last year, 7% growth in 2014, and double-digit jump in the years prior.

A stock market plunge in the first two months of this year extended an ongoing trend: In 2015, China grew at its slowest pace, as the Journal notes. However, GM GM 0.38% isn’t deterred and is focusing on the growing demand for luxury cars there. In 2015, Chinese sales of sport-utility vehicles and crossovers increased 52% from the previous year, and luxury car sales went up by 10%, according to the report, citing data from PWC’s consulting group.

For that reason, about 40% of GM’s new and updated models in China in the next five years will be SUVs and high-end minivans, the Journalreports. The automaker will introduce 10 new updated Cadillac models in China, and by 2020, all of its Cadillac, Buick, and Chevrolet models in the country will offer Internet connectivity.

GM will also add more automated safety features such as lane-drift alerts, blind-spot detection, and partially autonomous driving technology for hands-free driving on highways and in heavy traffic, company executives added. It’s also exploring car-sharing models.

In the last few months, GM has been investing heavily in autonomous driving tech, including a$500 million stake in ride-hailing company Lyftwith the aim of someday injecting its driverless cars into its network. Earlier this month, GM also acquired Cruise, a startup developing an aftermarket autonomous driving system, for a reported $1 billion.