Staff writer

MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- General Motors Corp. is counting on its Japanese partners to aid its aggressive push into Asian auto markets.

Attending the 33rd Tokyo Motor Show here, Rudolph Schlais Jr., vice president of the GM Group and president of General Motors Asia Pacific, said the auto giant is trying to increase its 5 percent share in the Asia-Pacific market to 10 percent over the next five years.