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...Chang of Sinomind Management Consulting in Beijing. "GM wouldn't sell it if it was in better shape." But China's previous results from acquisitions of foreign automakers have been poor. In 2004, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. paid $500 million for a 49% stake in South Korea's Ssangyong Motors, which declared bankruptcy in January...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will China Build a Fuel-Efficient Hummer? | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...trying to ease profit pressure at home through global acquisitions. Guangdong-based TCL last year bought the television arm (including the RCA brand) of French electronics giant Thomson. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. is in talks to acquire the very English MG Rover and has already bought Korean SUV maker Ssangyong. A consortium of Chinese companies bid on the Canadian mining firm Noranda. Says Arthur Kroeber, managing editor of the China Economic Quarterly, of the dealmaking: "It's not a silly gamble, but it is high risk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IBM Puts The PC In Its Past | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...into world markets by buying foreign companies. Last year, Guangdong-based TCL bought the television arm of French electronics behemoth Thomson, which gave it the RCA brand. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. is in talks to acquire the very English MG Rover, and has already bought Korean SUV maker Ssangyong. A consortium of Chinese companies bid on the Canadian mining firm Noranda. According to a recent study by Bain & Co., China's foreign investments will reach $86 billion by 2015. These global ambitions have generally been encouraged by the government, with Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai last month urging the nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Whole Lot to Swallow | 12/12/2004 | See Source »

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