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GM’s Sales in China Surpass 1.5 Million Units

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from the first 10 months of 2008 and a new record for the period. This was more than double the number sold in October 2008. Sales of both the Buick New Regal and new Buick LaCROSSE topped 6,000 units in October, while the Buick Excelle surpassed sales of 1 million units since its introduction in 2003.

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GM Sales in China Increase 49.6% in First Eight Months to More Than 1.1M Units; Record Sales in August, Up 112.7%

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We expect GM sales for the year as a whole to rise by more than 40 percent from 2008. —GM Driven by demand for its Chevrolet and Buick models, Shanghai GM experienced domestic sales growth in August of 99.6% Buick sales were up 102.8% Buick sales were up 102.8% GM China Group President and Managing Director Kevin Wale.

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GM China Sales Rise 38.0% in 1H09 to 814,442 Units

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from the first six months of 2008. from the first half of 2008. Its Wuling Sunshine minivan was China’s most popular vehicle, with sales of 295,789 units in the first half. Led by record demand for its Buick lineup of passenger cars, Shanghai GM also continued to see its sales rise. This represented an increase of 38.0%

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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GM enjoys sales surge in China

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per cent compared to the first seven months of 2008. Both Buick and Chevrolet set calendar year-to-date records with the Buick LaCrosse setting a strong early pace, selling 3,787 units in its first two weeks in the market alone. Shanghai GM has been particularly successful with 60.6 Elsewhere, SAIC-GM Wuling sales rose by 90.7

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