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Numerous General Motors Corp. purchasing agents used to buy different versions of the same component from multiple suppliers. Today, one manager based in the region listed below oversees purchasing for a single component on a global basis. GM has 112 so-called Global Creativity Teams – 80 in the U.S., the rest elsewhere.

Brazil

• Compressors

• Resin

Canada

• Batteries

• Labels

• Owner’s Portfolio

China

• Emblems/Decals

• Radios/Displays

• Small/Medium Iron Castings

Germany

• Accessory Drive components

• Clutches

• Converters

• Engine Management Systems

• Glass

• Halfshafts

• Lighting

• Locksets/Latches

• PTC

• Seat Components

• Turbo/Superchargers

• Valvetrain

• Vehicle Information Displays

• Wheels/Wheel Trim

India

• Forgings

Mexico

• Antennas/Cables

• Control Heads

• Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems

• Seatbelts

• Speakers/Amplifiers

South Korea

• Tools/Cables

Spain

• Fasteners

• Rubber Sealing

Sweden

• Regulators

United States

• 80 Remaining Creativity Teams