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Chevrolet sets first-half global sales record with 2.35M units; 14% growth

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Chevrolet sold 2.35 million vehicles globally in the first six months of 2011, the best half-year performance in Chevrolet’s 100-year history. Chevrolet sold 286,499 more vehicles in the first half of 2011 than the same time period of 2010, a 14% increase year over year. Click to enlarge.

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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

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Materials like manganese mined in South Africa can have significant negative impacts on local communities and the people doing the mining. Image: Chevrolet] Become a& TTAC insider. Many of the extraction locations are in poor parts of the world where the environmental safety and protections aren’t as strong as they are here.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. Many of the most recent energy-savings initiatives have been within GM International Operations (GMIO) in China, India, Kenya, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Thailand.

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GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

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The results were strongly supported by Chevrolet, which sold 4.76 The United States led the way for Chevrolet with total vehicle sales of 1,775,812, up more than 13% from 2010. In the United States, Chevrolet was the best selling passenger car brand in 2011, thanks in large part to the success of the Cruze. Total Global.

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