Israel21c reports about the long standing relationship between GM Motors and Israeli engineers. "We have been building a global network for the past decade, opening offices and development centers in countries where technology that can help GM is being developed," says Israeli site director Gil Golan. "Israel has many good scientists and engineers, and several companies are working on technologies that will be important to GM's future."

Golan further is quoted: "The Israeli engineers and tech people we hired got involved in the company's work very quickly, and were up to speed on GM design and engineering techniques within eight months, at which point they were able to contribute substantially to some of our important projects. In other places, that process took several years."