2010 World Expo Shanghai
Exposition Theme:
• World Expo 2010 Shanghai will be the first registered World Exposition held in an emerging market
• Theme:“Better City, Better Life”
• Duration: May 1 to October 31, 2010
• Expected Visitors: 70 million
• Expected Participants: Over 200 countries and international organizations
• Venue: Between Nanpu Bridge and Lupu Bridge, on the both sides along Huangpu River
GM Messages and Pavilion:
• GM and SAIC will leverage their corporate pavilion to demonstrate their vision for future transportation in 2030 and showcase their industry leadership in technology and innovation.
• GM and SAIC’s vision for the future is one in which transportation transforms lives around the world, bringing people and cultures closer together; a future in which people, motor vehicles and roads coexist in perfect harmony; and a future in which the motor vehicle no longer has a direct impact on the natural environment.
• In March 2010, GM introduced EN-V – a global concept vehicle with the new automobile DNA of electrification and connectivity – to showcase GM and SAIC’s shared vision of future urban transportation.
• The SAIC-GM Pavilion design and smooth, fluid lines of its exterior were inspired by nature and an automobile body. Symbolizing “the road to the future,” the external spiral design of the pavilion conveys promise and progressiveness.
• The 6,000-square-meter SAIC-GM Pavilion is located in the Puxi Shanghai Expo Park; 1,400 tons of steel were used to construct the pavilion and the exterior wall is cloaked in 4,000 recycled aluminum panels. The steel and aluminum panels are recyclable.
