With its eye on growth, the company recently launched a massive joint venture in Qatar and an offshore well in eastern Russia.
在利润增长的同时，公司最近又在卡塔尔发起了一家大型合资公司，在俄罗斯东部金海岸开采了一个油井。
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A joint venture with Toyota to manufacture cars in California was an eye-opener. It convinced GM's management that "lean" manufacturing was of the highest importance.