U.S. couple accused of stealing GM secrets worth more than US$40M to sell
to Chinese rivals
A former General Motors engineer and her husband stole trade secrets related
to hybrid-car technology to help develop such vehicles in China, a U.S.
prosecutor said at the beginning of their trial
Shanshan Du(杜姗姗 ), the ex-GM employee, copied the Detroit-based company’
s private information on the motor control of hybrids and provided documents
to her husband, Yu Qin(余钦), the government alleges. Qin used the confidential
data to seek business ventures or employment with GM’s competitors, including
the Chinese automaker Chery Automobile Co., the U.S. said. General Motors
contends the stolen trade secrets are worth more than US$40-million, prosecutors
said.