And that could be only the beginning: GM has just signed a deal with its Chinese partner, SAIC, under which the two will try to crack the next big Asian growth market, India.

但这仅仅是一个开端。通用已与中国合作伙伴—上海汽车集团签订了一项协议，在此协议下，这两个公司将尝试打入亚洲增长第二快的的市场—印度。

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GM doesn't have to work in India with SAIC, but it has chosen to, he said.

“通用汽车不是非得在印度与上汽合作，但它选择了这样做，”他表示。

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But SAIC's deal with GM to sell cheap cars and mini commercial vehicles to India could be different.

然而，上汽与通用汽车达成的向印度销售廉价汽车和小型商用汽车的交易，可能会有所不同。

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The cheapest car offered by GM in India is the Chevrolet Spark, which has done well but is still 30% more expensive than the highest selling car, Maruti Alto.

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The plan gives China's biggest domestic carmaker a foothold in the second-fastest-growing car market in the world (after China itself), and helps cash-strapped GM mount a more vigorous push into India, where it has struggled for years to reach its target of 10% market share.

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As it stands now, GM is one of the least profitable companies in India.

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