GM CEO Jack Smith was already in the air flying from Detroit to Beijing before the Chinese would confirm the location of the signing ceremony.

通用汽车首席执行官杰克•史密斯已经登上了底特律飞往北京的飞机，但中方还未确定举行签约仪式的地点。

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General Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler made cars on both sides of the Detroit River, sending parts and vehicles back and forth at will.

通用、福特和克莱斯勒在底特律河两岸制造汽车，随心所欲地把零件和成车来回运送。

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Yet only a decade earlier, GM, Ford and Chrysler were minting money, churning out the highly profitable pickups and SUVs that Americans loved and only Detroit knew how to make.

然而就在十年前，通用、福特和克莱斯勒简直就是印钞机，它们大量生产利润很高的轻型卡车和SUV，美国人很喜欢这些车，而且这些车只有底特律能够生产。

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