General Motors Corp. Chairman John F. Smith, Jr. told an industry conference last night that the giant automaker expects to transact $50 billion (US$) in business on its new business-to-business (B2B) Internet site by the end of the year.
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GM Expects $50B from B2B Site in 2000
Posted by: Chet Dembeck January 18, 2000 12:00 AMGeneral Motors Corp. Chairman John F. Smith, Jr. told an industry conference last night that the giant automaker expects to transact $50 billion (US$) in business on its new business-to-business (B2B) Internet site by the end of the year.