Guangde is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province , People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Jiangsu to the north and Zhejiang to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of Anhui and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city Xuancheng within Anhui Province. The city has a population of 510,000 and an area of 2,165 km (836 sq mi). The seat of government is at Taozhou Town.
17-432: Guangde has jurisdiction over six towns and ten townships. Guangde City is divided to 5 towns and 4 townships. Guangde provides the terrain for the 5.67-square-kilometer automobile proving ground ( 31°02′39″N 119°25′33″E / 31.044266°N 119.425751°E / 31.044266; 119.425751 ) with 60 km (37 mi) of test roads, opened on September 22, 2012, and managed by Shanghai GM and
34-434: A 4.7 kilometers (2.9 mi) 4 lane circular track (speed bowl), 5.5 kilometers (3.4 mi) and handling course, a 1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi) noise road and 98 meters (107 yd) diameter skid pan . It is also equipped with an Emissions Laboratory and Safety Test Facility with crash barrier and HYGE sled. In February 2020 GM announced the test track and design centre would close with all jobs being redundant to reflect
51-631: A proving ground near Dudenhofen , Germany [3] , opened in 1964. Facilities include a 4.8 kilometers (3.0 mi) high-speed circuit, a 900 meters (980 yd) section of Belgian pavé and a hill circuit with gradients up to 30%. Opel operates a winter climate proving ground near Arjeplog , Sweden . Most of the tracks are on the lake ice. Arjeplog has an average temperature of −11 °C (12 °F) in January. 38°21′14″S 145°35′27″E / 38.353889°S 145.590833°E / -38.353889; 145.590833 The Lang Lang Proving Ground
68-667: Is 256,223 (2020 est.) in an area of 311.5 km (120.3 sq mi). The elevation is 624 m (2,047 ft). The city's name derives from the Tupi language . It is an important city in one of Brazil's main industrial regions. Based on the latest IFDM social index data, Indaiatuba ranks number one of the "Top 100 best cities to live in, in Brazil". The Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro , surveyed data and compared information on education, health, income and employment (wage and average generation of formal jobs) of all municipalities in
85-510: Is a vehicle testing facility located at Lang Lang, Victoria , Australia, approximately 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-east of Melbourne . It was opened in 1957 by Holden on a 2,152 acres (871 ha) site off the Bass Highway . It was used to test every Holden model from the Holden FC onwards. It is a dedicated 877-hectare site with 44 kilometers (27 mi) of road systems, including
102-450: Is a facility co-built and leased by General Motors located within the US Army 's Yuma Proving Ground , near Yuma, Arizona . The facility came fully online as of July 2009. The site contains an inner facility sitting on 2,400 acres (970 ha) with a 24-acre (9.7 ha) campus containing 98,000 square feet (9,100 m ) of building area and also has 40 miles (64 km) of roadway. One of
119-638: The Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), both joint ventures of SAIC Motor with GM China . On July 19, 1964, China launched and recovered its first successful experimental biological rocket carrying eight white mice from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Base 603 launch site in Shijie Town ( 誓节镇 ) within the city. Prior to the late 19th century, most residents spoke a Jianghuai Mandarin dialect. Thereafter many people in
136-968: The GM decision to quit global right hand drive vehicle production. In September 2020, it was sold to VinFast . It will continue to be used by GM Specialty Vehicles . In October 2021, VinFast disbanded its local engineering operations and put the Lang Lang Proving Ground test track up for sale. As of 2024, VinFast has not found a buyer for the track. 31°02′39″N 119°25′33″E / 31.044266°N 119.425751°E / 31.044266; 119.425751 Shanghai GM (SGM) and Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), both joint-ventures of SAIC Motor with GM China , opened in September 2012 China's largest proving ground in Guangde County , Anhui , China . GM's proposed facility at Mezcala, Mexico
153-583: The country and, with this data they created the Firjan Development Index Municipal (IFDM), so it was possible to create the rank of the top 100 cities to live in Brazil . Data was collected from the Ministries of Education, Health and Labour for all municipalities. In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo . In July 1998, this company
170-507: The grounds are mostly abandoned, and only a local security staff remains. This is due to the volatile, potentially unsafe situation in the region and the access routes to/from Cupuán. 23°08′33″S 47°16′10″W / 23.1425°S 47.269444°W / -23.1425; -47.269444 General Motors Cruz Alta Proving Ground at Indaiatuba, Brazil [1] 49°59′34″N 8°55′23″E / 49.992777°N 8.923055°E / 49.992777; 8.923055 Opel operates
187-449: The grounds is the same as 5 miles (8.0 km) in the real world. 18°46′59″N 102°10′07″W / 18.783056°N 102.168611°W / 18.783056; -102.168611 General Motors Proving Ground Cupuan del Rio is situated between Lázaro Cárdenas and Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico. The facility opened in 2006 and features a circle track, several off-road courses, and is primarily used for testing HVAC systems. As of 2011
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#1732855268520204-491: The main reasons that this site was chosen was the already imposed no fly zone which helps prevent unwanted photography of pre-production prototypes undergoing testing. The facility is also used by the US Army for their own testing requirements. Other such features are: 42°35′01″N 83°41′04″W / 42.583603°N 83.684449°W / 42.583603; -83.684449 The General Motors Milford Proving Ground
221-598: The southern and eastern parts of the city began to speak Old Guangde dialect , a Taihu Wu Chinese dialect closely related to that of Suzhou dialect and Shanghainese . Most residents also speak the Southwestern Mandarin Guangde dialect . General Motors Proving Grounds#Guangde County.2C Anhui.2C China General Motors operates several proving grounds . 32°55′11″N 114°19′24″W / 32.919818°N 114.323366°W / 32.919818; -114.323366 Desert Proving Ground Yuma
238-675: Was a General Motors facility for the testing of HVAC, propulsion, and various automotive systems in a harsh climate. Opened in 1953, the closure of this facility was completed in 2009. It was replaced by a new facility in Yuma, Arizona , known as the Desert Proving Ground Yuma. Indaiatuba, Brazil Indaiatuba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil . It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas . The population
255-674: Was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable). Viracopos International Airport is located 10 km from the city of Indaiatuba, with easy access via the SP-75 . There are metropolitan bus lines that run this route, leaving from the Indaiatuba Bus Station directly to Viracopos and vice versa. { [1] } { [2] } This geographical article relating to
272-552: Was terminated in the planning phase due to breakdown in land negotiations. The facility was to take over Desert Proving Ground tasks when GM announced DPG's closing in 2000. DPG is still operating as of late 2008. Soon to be closed and replaced with the new facility in Yuma, Arizona. 33°19′27″N 111°37′13″W / 33.324265°N 111.620192°W / 33.324265; -111.620192 GM Desert Proving Ground in Mesa, Arizona , USA
289-646: Was the industry's first dedicated automobile testing facility when it opened in 1924. It is the longest continuously operating proving grounds in the world. It is located in Milford, Michigan and covers 4,000 acres (1,600 ha). 4,800 staff work in its 142 buildings today. The proving ground includes the equivalent of 132 miles (212 km) of roads representative of conditions found on public roadways and other specialty surfaces for vehicle testing. Some roads are open only to drivers who have passed special performance driving training. The saying goes that each mile driven on
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