General Motors was founded on September 16, 1908 by William Carpo (Billy) Durant. GM is one of the world's largest vehicle manufactures and has expanded worldwide. GM currently has operations and joint ventures in North America, Latin America, Africa/Middle East, Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe. GM offers products and services to millions of people worldwide. .
Over the years GM has established global partnerships with Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Corp. of Japan and Fiat Auto Spa of Italy. GM operates on of the world's largest financial services, which is GMAC. This company offers automotive, mortgage and business financing and provides insurance to customers worldwide. GM also has a program called OnStar that focuses on vehicle safety, security and on information services. .
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GM has operations worldwide in 32 countries and vehicles are sold in over 190 countries. GM employs over 349,000 people globally in the automotive business and subsidiaries. GM's automotive brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall.
The following are some of the highlights of GM's history: In 1948 during WWII, GM delivered more than $12,300,000,000 worth of war material to lead the Allied war effort, including airplanes and parts, trucks, tanks, marine diesels, guns, shells, and other miscellaneous products. In 1969 GM manufactured the guidance and navigation systems that guided to Apollo 11 astronauts to the man's first landing on the moon and safely back to earth. Also in 1971 GM designed and manufactured a mobility system for the Lunar Roving vehicle that enabled Apollo 15 astronauts to accomplish mankind's first vehicular drive on the moon. In 1980 with US economy and industry in recession, GM suffered its first corporate financial loss since 1920. In 1999 GM created a new business group called eGM to bring together all of the company's electronic commerce and Internet marketing initiatives as well as OnStar in a single global organization.
One of GM biggest problem is high cost. ... GM needs to link all of its departments in one IT system. All of GM's operations should be able to communicate and be compatible to each other. ... The dealers are concerned about GM trying to bypass them by selling vehicles on-line. GM is experimenting modular assembly plant in Latin America. ...
GM food, being a controversial topic, used to hit the headlines as often as IT and other hit issues before the Iraqi war. ... We should avoid consumption(thus cultivation) of GM food due to the potential dangers involved. ... The employment of GM technique may drive another divide between the have and the have not. ... Seen in the above stated arguments, no doubt that GM food may bring some light to the world. ... Hence, I would like to reiterate that I am against the cultivation of GM food. ...
Besides, GM crops are able to withstand harsh environments. ... Since GM technology is so new and so poorly understood, GM food could have unpredictable effects on the environment and on our health. ... Environmentalists are worried that GM crops could pollinate wild plant species, introducing foreign GM genes into non-GM species. ... GM technology is probably the most benign and beneficial technology of the last 200 years. ... However, controversies surrounding the risks of GM foods must be overcome. ...
GM food can boost the economy of the third world so that their standard of living can be raised. ... However, the scientists do not exactly know what will happen in the coming years after GM food becomes popular. One report shows that the GM experiments lack statistical power. ... GM food is an inevitable result. It is a fact that roughly two thirds of all GM corn products on American store shelves. ...
GM food What are the arguments for and against genetically modified (GM)food? ... In most case, the benefit of the GM food does not belong to the farmers who plant the GM food on their own land. ... And they have their own choice to the crop what they will plant. here i mean GM crops or non-GM crops. ... As a result ,it has a big problem---cross contamination from the GM crops to Non-GM crops in the field. ... So in conclusion, although there are so many benefits of GM food , what we should consider , is the disadvantages of GM food when we decide to make GM food in the commercial trade....
In a nutshell, the safety of GM foods can be guaranteed. There are reasons why we need GM foods urgently. ... And thanks to GM technology, food prices can be kept lower as it can reduce the cost of basic agricultural commodities, therefore it can also benefit consumers who actually don't refuse to purchase GM foods as long as they are reassured that GM foods are safe to eat. So GM technology is really a win-win solution for both the farmers and the customers. Apart from this, GM technology is more environmentally friendly as well. ...
There are several advantages to GM foods. ... Others propose there could be significant risk to humans exposed to the GM crops. The cost of seeds could increase due to the patents held by the biotech firms that manufactured the original GM seed. Some GM seed results in plants that produce infertile seed so a farmer would not be able to harvest seed for the next crop but instead have to buy new seed form the biotech firm or their distributors. ...
But with all the concern surrounding GM food, it must prove itself to be a safe alternative before people fully accept it and widely consume it (National Academy of Sciences, para 1). ... Overtime, I believe that people realize that in comparison to eating crops that have been exposed to pesticides, that GM foods are the safe alternative. ... Around the world people are concerned about GM foods, and so they should be. ... Basically everybody who isn't a scientist and who hasn't done hours of research on GM food knows pretty much the same about genetically modified food. ... S...
Controversial Issues over GM Foods Genetically modified foods are receiving quite a bit of attention in the media these days. ... Many of the arguments I have read lead me to believe there is presently no real threat that gm foods have on human health. ... According to regulations of the FDA, GM plants that are known to have even small levels of toxicity are tested. ... Now I think it's necessary to give an understanding of just how prevalent gm foods are today. ... With this in consideration there has been no documented evidence of any significant health issues related to gm foods. ...
Madame Chairperson, Adjudicators, Members of the opposition, fellow team - mates, members of the floor As Sinead already informed you I aim to encourage you to dispel the myths surrounding GM food, which are no more than propaganda created by anti-GM activists. I am also going to outline the rigorous safety screenings and tests are conducted to ensure that GM Crops are every bit as safe as organically grown produce and as such should be used to combat world hunger. ... This is the root of the problem when it comes to public perception of GM Foods, the propaganda being spread about is ...