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JANUARY 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 3,539,970 vehicles in China in 2014, an average of one vehicle every 9 seconds and almost 9,700 vehicles each day. GM’s sales were up 12.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM rose 13.1% FAW-GM’s domestic sales were down 29.4% Buick sales in China increased 13.5%

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JANUARY 7, 2021

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered 2.9 Sales were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter and started to recover in the second quarter. Deliveries posted a strong rebound in the second half, led by SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles, with fourth quarter sales increasing 14.1% from a year earlier.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered a record 3,870,587 vehicles in China in 2016, which was an increase of 7.1% China remained GM’s largest market in terms of retail sales for the fifth consecutive year, accounting for more than one-third of the company’s global sales. from the previous high in 2015.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

In January, General Motors and its joint ventures set a new monthly sales record in China with sales of 348,061 units, an increase of 12.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling and their Buick and Wuling brands all reached all-time highs as well in January. Buick sales in China rose 15.7%

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JANUARY 4, 2023

General Motors (GM) has announced its Q4 auto sales, showing that it has become the top automaker in the United States for 2022. As General Motors has quickly fallen behind traditional and up-and-coming rivals alike regarding EV sales, specifically Tesla, Hyundai/Kia, and Ford, it has moved towards more electric models and production.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures’ retail deliveries rose 15% year-on-year to a record 327,037 vehicles in China in October, with Buick posting its best-ever monthly sales. Buick sales gained 42% in October, with monthly sales exceeding 100,000 units for the first time. Chevrolet sales declined 8.4%

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

General Motors (GM) plans to launch a wholly-owned direct sales platform, Durant Guild, in China. With Durant Guild, GM hopes to revitalize Chinese consumers’ interest in its brand and increase sales in the country. Durant Guild will adopt similar sales and marketing strategies that worked for Tesla and Apple.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures sold more than 300,000 vehicles in a single month for the first time in China last month. January sales totaled 310,765 units, an increase of 26.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling, and their Buick, Chevrolet and Wuling brands all set new single-month records as well in January.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures sold 339,781 vehicles in China during January, down 2.4% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales decreased 6.9% year on year to 160,067 units, SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China were up 3.5% to 178,903 units and FAW-GM’s domestic sales were down 75.6% Chevrolet sales in China dropped 2.3%

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures in China delivered a November record 418,225 vehicles in China, achieving growth of 13% on an annual basis. Baojun deliveries reached an all-time monthly high, while Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet set November sales records. Sales of the XTS luxury sedan rose 12%.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures sold their 3 millionth vehicle in China in 2014. In 2013, GM and its joint ventures hit 3 million sales in a calendar year on 12 December for the first time in GM’s history in its largest market. Cadillac sales in China in the first ten months of 2014 increased 57.9%

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures had record retail sales of 2,197,192 vehicles in China during the first eight months of 2015, up 2.3% The increase was driven by successful new product launches and an improved mix of SUVs and MPVs. In August, however, domestic sales by GM and its joint ventures declined 4.8%

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AUGUST 5, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a July record 221,580 vehicles in China, an increase of 11.1% from last year’s previous high for the month and the first time that July sales topped 200,000 units. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 16.7% FAW-GM’s domestic sales decreased 4.1% Buick sales in China grew 25.7%

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In our last Eldorado entry , we discussed the exterior differences between Cadillac’s standard Series 62 convertible and the limited production Eldorado. It& remained in production through 1990. But perhaps not as expected, the Buick was the cheapest option of the three. You won’t particularly miss it,” said Du Pont.

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APRIL 5, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures in China sold 257,944 vehicles in March and 745,152 vehicles in the first quarter of 2012, setting March and quarterly records. GM’s domestic sales in March were up 10.7% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales increased 10.5% SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China increased 11.6% to 14,064 units.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

With a month of sales remaining, General Motors and its joint ventures set an annual sales record in China. With domestic sales of 260,018 vehicles in November, GM’s sales in 2012 reached 2,593,642 units in the first 11 months compared with 2,547,171 vehicles sold in China for all of 2011. from November 2011. (By

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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JUNE 21, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China in May. Buoyed by strong demand for the Chevrolet brand and ongoing positive demand for its other brands, GM sales totaled 196,004 units. GM’s sales in the first five months of the year in China reached 1,032,665 units, a 53.9% China results.

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JULY 3, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures set new marks for unit sales in China in the month of June and for the first half of the year. Sales in June rose 23.2% For the first half, sales were up 48.5% GM China sales for 1H2010 thus outpaced US sales by almost 12%. Shanghai GM’s sales in June rose 18.9%

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JULY 5, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 1,273,502 vehicles in the first half of 2011 in China, receiving a boost from all-time June sales of 193,878 vehicles. GM’s first half sales in China increased 5.3% compared with the first six months of 2010, setting an all-time record for first half year sales.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

General Motors sales in China in the first eight months of 2009 increased 49.6% GM and its joint ventures benefited from record August domestic sales, which increased 112.7% These results continued a series of single-month sales records for the automaker that began in January 2009. Buick sales were up 102.8%

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JANUARY 4, 2013

2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% NNA) posted sales of 1,489 units of the LEAF in December, up 56.1%

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JANUARY 4, 2011

General Motors’ vehicle sales in China rose 28.8% Its manufacturing joint ventures and major brands all set new annual sales marks, enabling GM to remain the leader among global automakers in its largest market (US sales crested 2.2 SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales grew 15.6% Buick sales rose 23.0%

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JANUARY 16, 2017

General Motors will launch 18 new and refreshed models this year to achieve continued growth in the company’s largest retail market. Half of the models to be introduced in 2017 under the Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands will be SUVs or MPVs. The products are expected to build on GM’s 2016 sales record of 3.87

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JANUARY 4, 2010

GM and its joint ventures in China announced that their domestic sales in China jumped 66.9% The strong year-end results were enabled in part because of record December sales by GM’s Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling joint ventures and the addition of sales from its new FAW-GM joint venture. in 2009 to a record 1,826,424 units.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

Those who have followed the Tesla story for years would remember a time when practically every single concept car and production EV was dubbed as a “Tesla Killer.” Production & deliveries in Q4 exceeded 300k vehicles [link] — Tesla (@Tesla) January 2, 2022. Ford did not have an easy 2021 either.

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AUGUST 7, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures [link]. 173,398 vehicles in China during the month of July, as Shanghai GM and GM’s Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands all set sales records for the month. GM’s China sales in July were down 1.8% GM’s China sales in July were down 1.8% Buick sales were up 15.4%

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MAY 5, 2023

Ford Motor Company is tweaking plans in China and seeking to turn around financial losses after five years of lackluster sales within the region. The new strategy will be focused on exporting to other countries, commercial product, and reinforcing the necessary supply chain for all-electric vehicles. Ah, transparency.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

General Motors has started the production of the GMC Hummer EV SUV, and to commemorate the event, the veteran automaker decided to auction off the vehicle’s VIN 001 unit for a good cause. will be receiving $500,000 from the sale of the first production unit of the 2024 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 SUV.

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MARCH 6, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered 246,730 vehicles in February, an increase of 0.4% Sales of the Baojun 510 SUV exceeded 6,000 units following its launch on 20 February and contributed to the Baojun brand’s record deliveries. XTS luxury sedan sales increased 27%. on an annual basis.

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APRIL 25, 2023

General Motors (GM) has published its first-quarter earnings report, crushing earnings expectations, but the company isn’t out of the woods yet. With today’s earnings, the General may be poised to enter the EV segment guns-a-blazing , but the challenge of EV production remains daunting. billion expected by investors.

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APRIL 18, 2023

This was interesting because the article dealt exclusively with updates to the vehicle, which is technically still a product of North America. But Ford Motor Co. While the Lincoln Nautilus isn’t sublimely popular, averaging around 25,000 sales in the U.S. volume can be transitioned into an electric-vehicle plant. since 2016.

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APRIL 21, 2014

That investment will help GM step up its pace by funding facility and capacity expansion and new product programs. China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. These areas already represent about 45 percent of GM’s domestic sales. MPV sales will likely double to 2.8

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MARCH 29, 2024

The grille had circular bullet type protrusions from the intersections of the grille vanes, and was a more subtle take on Buick’s Fashion-Aire Dynastar grille. That grille was a ‘58-only design, as Buick introduced the disastrous Limited lineup. far and away the most expensive production car in the US at the time.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

The new Alpheon eAssist, which will go on sale in November, offers improved fuel economy of 25% and reduced CO 2 emissions of 22% compared with the standard Alpheon model. Like the light electrification powertrain of the Buick LaCrosse upon which it is based, the Alpheon eAssist features a 2.4-liter N·m electric motor generator.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale at 13 Shanghai GM Chevrolet dealerships in eight Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan. The announcement was made Monday as part of General Motors’ participation in Auto Guangzhou 2011. It will be priced at RMB 498,000 (about $78,000).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Hertz announced that it would purchase 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years across the Detroit-automotive company’s various brands. Hertz, which also has struck a deal with Polestar for electric vehicles , will purchase a variety of GM products across its several brands.

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