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Equity In Net Assets Of Nonconsolidated Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Equity Income

Revenue and expenses of our joint ventures are not consolidated into our financial statements; rather, our proportionate share of the earnings of each joint venture is reflected as Equity income.

			Years Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Automotive China equity income			$	512					$	1,132					$	1,981
Other joint ventures equity income			162						136						182
Total Equity income			$	674					$	1,268					$	2,163

Carrying Amount of Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates

			December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
Automotive China carrying amount			$	6,599					$	7,044
Other investments carrying amount			1,807						1,518
Total equity in net assets of nonconsolidated affiliates			$	8,406					$	8,562

Summarized Financial Data for Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Summarized Financial Data of Nonconsolidated Affiliates

			December 31, 2020																		December 31, 2019
			Automotive China JVs						Others						Total						Automotive China JVs						Others						Total
Summarized Balance Sheet Data
Current assets			$	17,604					$	16,844					$	34,448					$	14,035					$	13,319					$	27,354
Non-current assets			14,875						8,634						23,509						14,484						6,680						21,164
Total assets			$	32,479					$	25,478					$	57,957					$	28,519					$	19,999					$	48,518
Current liabilities			$	25,633					$	14,808					$	40,441					$	21,256					$	11,588					$	32,844
Non-current liabilities			1,163						6,654						7,817						968						5,017						5,985
Total liabilities			$	26,796					$	21,462					$	48,258					$	22,224					$	16,605					$	38,829
Noncontrolling interests			$	824					$	1					$	825					$	847					$	1					$	848

			Years Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Summarized Operating Data
Automotive China JVs' net sales			$	38,736					$	39,123					$	50,316
Others' net sales			1,850						1,815						1,721
Total net sales			$	40,586					$	40,938					$	52,037
Automotive China JVs' net income			$	1,239					$	2,258					$	3,992
Others' net income			436						477						536
Total net income			$	1,675					$	2,735					$	4,528

Nonconsolidated Affiliates

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Transactions with and Balances Related to Nonconsolidated Affiliates

The following tables summarize transactions with and balances related to our nonconsolidated affiliates:

			Years Ended December 31,
			2020						2019						2018
Automotive sales and revenue			$	235					$	199					$	406
Automotive purchases, net			$	165					$	1,065					$	1,155
Dividends received			$	1,198					$	1,852					$	2,022
Operating cash flows			$	1,473					$	913					$	657

			December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
Accounts and notes receivable, net			$	954					$	1,007
Accounts payable			$	494					$	369
Undistributed earnings			$	1,594					$	2,118

China JVs

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments

The following table summarizes our direct ownership interests in our China JVs:

			December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
Automotive China JVs
SAIC General Motors Corp., Ltd. (SGM)			50		%				50		%
Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd.			50		%				50		%
SAIC General Motors Sales Co., Ltd.			49		%				49		%
SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (SGMW)			44		%				44		%
Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. (Shanghai OnStar)			40		%				40		%
SAIC GM (Shenyang) Norsom Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM Norsom)			25		%				25		%
SAIC GM Dong Yue Motors Co., Ltd. (SGM DY)			25		%				25		%
SAIC GM Dong Yue Powertrain Co., Ltd. (SGM DYPT)			25		%				25		%
Other joint ventures
SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance Company Limited (SAIC-GMAC)			35		%				35		%
SAIC-GMF Leasing Co., Ltd.			35		%				35		%

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