The vehicle division played a very important role because Marines were included in this battalion.
Mr. Kim was president of the company's commercial vehicle division.
The company's commercial vehicle division continued to bounce back from a near meltdown of the truck market in 2001.
He had been given a tough assignment and he was in there fighting like hell on behalf of the British vehicle division.
Currently he is an executive with General Motors in their vehicle remarketing division.
Only the police and officials from the Division of Motor Vehicles would be able to gain access to information on the new card.
But this willingness to share makes G.M.'s vehicle divisions nervous.
Among his top priorities, he said, will be improving service at the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Last year, the sale of an armored military vehicle division added $505 million to G.M.'s net income.
Isuzu's truck and commercial vehicle division is profitable, but some analysts suggest the company may never have made money from passenger-car sales.
