On December 28, 2021, the "2020-2021 China's Most Respected Enterprises" selection, which has attracted much attention from the industry, held an online award ceremony, and SAIC-GM was once again awarded the title of "China's Most Respected Enterprise", becoming the only automobile company to receive this honor for 17 consecutive times; in addition, in the "2021 CBN China Corporate Social Responsibility List" list announced this month, SAIC-GM won the "Responsibility Model Award" for thirteen consecutive times. The two blockbuster awards from professional media and authoritative institutions are not only a high recognition of SAIC-GM's unremitting efforts and perseverance in practicing corporate citizenship responsibility and mission, but also fully demonstrate that SAIC-GM has never forgotten its original intention, actively undertaken corporate social responsibility, adhered to the harmonious development of people, vehicles and society, and strived to maximize social value.
SAIC-GM became the only automaker to be named "China's Most Respected Enterprise" for 17 consecutive times
SAIC-GM has been listed on the "CBN China Corporate Social Responsibility List" for 13 consecutive times
For SAIC-GM, 2021 is an extraordinary year, and the company has ushered in a number of milestones. With the official operation of the Ultium Aoteneng Super Factory in Jinqiao, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, SAIC-GM's localization of new energy core components has reached a new level, providing strong support for the landing of pure electric vehicle models of its three major brands based on Aoteneng's electric vehicle platform, and fully accelerating the introduction of a new electrified travel experience with smarter, safer and more performance for consumers. While vigorously developing new energy technology, SAIC-GM adheres to the product technology development strategy of "walking on two legs", continuously improves the efficiency and deep intelligent development of the traditional internal combustion engine, relies on Smart Propulsion intelligent drive technology, and comprehensively creates an efficient, small-displacement quantification and intelligent advanced powertrain technology, "more performance, more intelligent, quieter" Eighth-generation Ecotec 1.5T engine has been installed on a number of important models, engine start-stop technology, 48V light hybrid technology will also be fully popularized, all-round improvement and improvement of product fuel consumption performance. On the road to high-quality development in the future, SAIC-GM has opened a new chapter, is embracing changes with a comprehensive and renewed image, resonating with the same frequency with the times, making breakthroughs in products, technology, marketing, services and other aspects, solidly promoting the implementation of various strategic plans of enterprises, and accelerating toward electrification, intelligence and networking, and continuing to consolidate the core competitiveness of the future.
While actively transforming and upgrading in the face of new challenges in the market, SAIC-GM does not forget to give back to the society and continues to vigorously support various public welfare undertakings. This year, the "Green Future" environmental protection public welfare platform jointly launched by SAIC-GM and the China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association took "Green Moving Miles" as the theme to run through the annual environmental protection public welfare action, and used the method of zeroing out to land 9 stations of "Benefit for all" activities, attracting more than 10,000 caring people and volunteers to put into practice. And under the epidemic situation, through the release of "Thumb Public Welfare", more than 360,000 people participated in online public welfare projects to donate love, so that 3,268 children directly benefited, setting a record for the highest number in the past year: "A Cup of Water Agreement" donated love water cellars and water purification equipment for Shaanxi Yan'an Loft Primary School, and strived to fundamentally solve the drinking water safety problems faced by children; the sixth "Green Future" environmental protection public welfare library landed in Guizhou Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County Qianjin Complete Primary School, under the theme of "Green Children Enjoy Let Love Not Idle", Through online and offline linkage, multi-channel parallel methods, 10,821 idle children's books were donated, 3,806 environmental protection paintings were created, and for the first time, the "Love Recitation" link was added to enable the city and mountain children to achieve heart-to-heart dialogue, and a handwritten letter from the children in the mountainous area expressed deep gratitude to the benevolent people in the society; "Children by the Desert" went deep into the sand sea for the sixth time to sow green, and planted more than 20,000 shuttle trees in the Tengger Desert with the "Six Old Men" and completed another piece" Green Future Love Forest" to help the local green ecology and the healthy growth of children on the desert side; "For the Blue Action" clean beach trip to Weihai, Shandong Province, clean up 489 kilograms of marine garbage, plant 1,000 coastal zone restoration plants, and build the first "Sea Protection Love Forest" to protect our blue ocean.
The "Green Moving Future" environmental protection public welfare platform focuses on the theme of "Green Moving Miles" throughout the year and lands 9 stations of "Public Benefit" activities
In terms of promoting talent cultivation, SAIC-GM Campus Innovation Communication Workshop (ICCG) has joined hands with Buick Micro Blue to launch the annual creative theme of "Just Call Like This". In order to create more learning and development opportunities for college students, this year ICCG went to 12 colleges and universities across the country, held a number of creative exchanges and sharing meetings, and stimulated college students' innovation and creativity through ways of student interest such as big coffee sharing, Buick micro blue real car evaluation, excellent automobile creative model tour exhibition, and on-campus "call" behavior street visits. At the same time, the Auto Repair Service Skills School-Enterprise Cooperation Project (ASEP) and the Caijing Scholarship Program have also continued to advance in depth to provide assistance for the cultivation and exploration of more outstanding talents.
ICCG uses colorful interactive forms to build a stage for innovative talents in colleges and universities to show themselves and realize their innovative dreams
Not only that, saic-GM's three major brands have also continued to contribute to education, environmental protection, medical research and other fields: "Chevrolet Red Chalk Education Program" On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of its establishment, in response to the national call for "poverty alleviation must help the intellect, help the intellect to grasp education", launched a new public welfare project of "Chevrolet Red Chalk Rural Teacher Support Program", and simultaneously set up the "Chevrolet Red Chalk Rural Teacher Support Fund" to promote the construction of rural teachers and enlarge high-quality educational resources. The first project after the establishment of the Buick Smart Public Welfare Platform, the "Little Citizen Scientist" training program, responds to the national strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, helps cultivate young people's awareness of environmental protection, and helps participating parent-child families feel the charm of science in an entertaining and educational atmosphere through a series of fun projects such as online interaction, offline courses and field trips. Cadillac brand and dealers to participate in the "medical research public welfare project" - from 2020 to 2021, for each additional Cadillac car owner, it will donate 100 yuan to the three national medical laboratories under the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Health Commission to support the laboratory to improve in hardware, software and other aspects, and accumulate more brave forces to resist risks for the future construction of scientific research platforms.
Adhering to the corporate vision of "leading smart travel and achieving a better life with innovative automotive products and services", SAIC-GM has continuously improved its system capacity building, brought innovative products and services to consumers, and practiced the corporate culture and values of "integrity and integrity and return to society" with practical actions, and pursued a balanced and win-win situation of economic and social benefits, which has been widely recognized and highly affirmed by all sectors of society. In the future, SAIC-GM will continue to play the role of an industry leader, drive and support the partners of the whole business chain to improve and break through again, and move towards a solid path of high-quality and sustainable development.