急转弯

    丹•埃克森卸任首席执行官一职后，继续对一些收尾工作做好安排，同时彻底改变了一些原有的决策：

     在澳大利亚经营了82年后，通用汽车表示由于成本过高，霍顿分公司的引擎和整车生产将停产，结果使得丰田成了澳洲最后一家汽车厂商。

     在欧洲卖了九年的韩国产雪佛兰后，埃克森认定：1）这款车对客户毫无吸引力；2）它一直导致欧宝（Opel）销量的流失，而欧宝恰恰需要这个市场。因此通用决定不再销售该车，而退出欧洲市场的费用将高达10亿美元。

     通用曾经为了节约采购及新车型研发开支而与标致汽车（Peugeot）合作。如今，合作14个月后，通用以8200万美元的损失出售了它7%的股份，同时表示双方的合作范围将大幅缩小。

    U-turns

    On his way out the door as CEO, Dan Akerson took care of some unfinished business, reversing some old decisions:

    • After 82 years in Australia, GM said high costs would halt engine and vehicle production at its Holden subsidiary, leaving Toyota as the last manufacturer on the continent.

    • After nine years of selling Korean-made Chevrolets in Europe, Akerson decided 1) the cars weren't catching on with customers; and 2) were stealing sales from Opel, which needs the business. So GM is stopping sales and will take a charge of up to $1 billion.

    • After 14 months of working with Peugeot to save money in purchasing and new model development, GM sold its 7% stage at a loss of $82 million and said the scale of cooperation would be greatly reduced.