

James DeLuca has served as vice president of quality for GM Daewoo Auto & Technology and General Motors Asia Pacific since November 1, 2007. He is also a member of the GM Asia Pacific Strategy Board and GM Daewoo Policy Committee.
DeLuca began his GM career in 1979 as a General Motors Institute (GMI) student at GM’s Linden Assembly Plant, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in production, maintenance and engineering. In 1993, he became body area manager at the facility.
In 1996, he transferred to the Moraine Assembly Plant as paint area manager. In 1997, he was appointed director of model change engineering for the GM Truck Group in Pontiac, before becoming assistant plant manager at the Pontiac Assembly Plant in 1999.
In 2000, DeLuca was appointed plant manager of the Ft. Wayne Assembly Plant and in 2004, became manufacturing manager of stamping operations for GM North American Manufacturing.
DeLuca received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in manufacturing management from GMI.