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