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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. GM’s other mainstream brand in China also continued to perform strongly, with both the Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Lova topping 10,000 units in sales in October for the second month in a row.

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SAIC-GM-Wuling completes expansion of Qingdao mini-commercial vehicle facility; 70% increase in capacity

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Among the products manufactured in Qingdao are the Wuling Rong Guang, Wuling Xingwang and Wuling PN-Series minivans. More than 850,000 Wuling Rong Guangs have been sold since the model’s launch in 2008, making it the fastest-growing vehicle nameplate in China. Since its establishment, the facility has produced 1.3

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SAIC-GM-Wuling to Export Mini-Commercial Vehicles to South America, Middle East and North Africa

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The vehicles will be sold under the Chevrolet brand through GM’s distribution networks. Under an earlier agreement, SAIC-GM-Wuling began exporting the N200 to Peru in July 2008 as the Chevrolet N200. SAIC-GM-Wuling manufactures a range of Wuling brand mini-trucks and minivans as well as the Chevrolet Spark mini-car.

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On the Horizon

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by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. The Chevrolet Volt is the sexiest green car in GM's arsenal.

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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% Its Wuling Sunshine minivan remained the overall market leader, as monthly sales reached 49,298 units.

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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. General Motors China and its joint ventures sold 814,442 vehicles in China in the first half of 2009. This represented an increase of 38.0% to 32,065 units.

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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. The Chevrolet Cruze has also proven to be a big hit with its monthly sales growing to 8,764 units in July.

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