Driving . I am david westin. Has been at the heart of american business. For most of the time, it was a dominant force. It was number one in the s p 500. Foreign competition, crippling pension costs, leading to gm going bankrupt in 2009. It emerged a much different, leaner company. We travel to detroit to see where it is going. We want to learn from mary barra and her lieutenants about the changes they are making and if they are the right changes. Mary we are most part of the that ared crossovers the best we have ever produced. , gmc, ourand cadillac brands in china as well. Every segment we compete in, we want to win. I would also say were looking at ways to grow the core business. With gm financial and service parts, those are just two ways we can continue to grow the core business even in developed markets. It is a transformational time in the auto industry. We know that people are going to have to figure out how to get from point a to point b. You see General Motors taking a very p
Jaume it is a destiny. He isnt simply a sculpture. He is creating situations where conversations take place. He is ambitious but he works on a scale that demands a public presence. Thee is playing with conventions of traditional sculptor. You know, they are not like heroes on horseback, but they are like, the giant heads of children. Narrator jaume plensa is one of the worlds most celebrated public artists. Best known for his monumental figurative sculptures, his iconic public works have sited around the world, from rio to calgary, new york to tokyo. Whether made out of steel, glass, bronze, light, water, or sound, his work aims to transform peoples experience of the spaces they occupy. Jaume i was born in barcelona. It is a beautiful town, in my opinion, because it keeps a human scale, but at the same time, i was born in a city with a sea. It is probably one of the most beautiful elements of the town. It was great to live in a city where you have the most beautiful museum. I loved it
Driving . David hello, gm. For more than a century into the heart of american business. It was a dominant force, the number one car company in the world, the largest u. S. Employer. Number one in the s p 500. But then came a host of problems. Foreign competition, inferior products, all leading to gm going bankrupt in 2009. It emerged a much different, leaner company. We traveled to detroit to see for cells where gm is now and where its going tomorrow. We wanted to learn from Ceo Mary Barra about the changes they are making and whether they are the right changes. Mary one of the things we are most proud of is the crossovers we are putting on the roads. They are the best weve ever produced. And continue to build brands. Both chevrolet and cadillac and gmc, and then our brands in china as well. Segment we compete again, we want to win that segment. Are looking say we at ways to continue to grow the core business. , after sales,ial that is two ways to grow the business. Is is a transformat
If we dont have a more Sustainable Way everybody has the capability. Remember your humanity. Terre welcome to big problems, big thinkers. Im terre blair. In this series, we confront the most dangerous challenges confronting our survival as a human race, Climate Change, economic dislocation, nuclear proliferation, social unrest, and we examine each issue by asking if there is an ethical framework that can help us face these problems and solve them. To do that, we will hear from an Extraordinary Group of leaders, as they search for answers and perhaps inspire us collectively to take action. In this first episode, all of these exceptional men and women agree that Climate Change is one of the top threats to our existence. Will we be up to the challenge . Will we take action . When i was born 70 years ago, there were just slightly over 2 billion people in the world, and now, there is almost 7 billion. The number of people on the planet has increased by three and a half times in the lifetime
David Berger, aged 95, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family while in hospice care at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 28, 2023. He is survived by