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Ingo Scholten Appointed President of GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) Joint Venture

2012-01-30

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Shanghai – General Motors announced today that Ingo Scholten has been appointed President of its Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) joint venture in Shanghai, effective February 1, 2012.

Scholten will replace Maryann Combs, who was named GM Executive Director of Global Validation.

“We are pleased to have Ingo assuming the top post at PATAC,” said Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director of the GM China Group. “His extensive background in vehicle and powertrain engineering as well as his knowledge of PATAC will enable us to continue growing China’s leading automotive engineering and design organization.”

Scholten joined General Motors in March 1992. Since November 2009, he has served as Vice President of GM International Operations (GMIO) Powertrain Engineering. He has played a critical role in overseeing the opening of new GM engine production facilities in India, Thailand and Uzbekistan. Prior to that, he was PATAC’s Director of Powertrain. Among his earlier positions was Program Manager at the Fiat-GM Powertrain joint venture in Europe. Scholten has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the TU Aachen in Germany.

“We appreciate Maryann’s dedication to PATAC and its local design team since becoming our joint venture’s senior leader in November 2007,” said Wale. “She has helped make PATAC a key asset for the engineering and design of new vehicles in China, for China.”

PATAC is a 50-50 joint venture between GM and SAIC that was established in 1997. As an engineering center, PATAC provides for Shanghai GM and SGMW, GM’s flagship passenger and commercial vehicle joint ventures in China, automotive engineering services. Those include design, development, testing and validation of components and vehicles, with world leading research and development equipment and an experienced team. Among its achievements are the development of the Chevrolet New Sail and Buick GL8 luxury MPV, and the re-engineering of the new Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SLS and other products for Shanghai GM.

General Motors traces its roots back to 1908. GM has 11 joint ventures, two wholly owned foreign enterprises and more than 35,000 employees in China. GM and its joint ventures offer the broadest lineup of vehicles and brands among automakers in China. Passenger cars and commercial vehicles are sold under the Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang, Opel and Wuling brands. In 2011, GM sold 2,547,171 vehicles in China. It has been the sales leader among global automakers in the market for seven consecutive years. More information on General Motors in China can be found at GM Media Online.

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