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GM sets October retail sales record in China, Up 15%

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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. The increase was led by the Excelle GT and Envision SUV.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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However, saying that this is the vehicle women most desire — let alone are willing to spend money buying — is probably a stretch. According to S&P Global Mobility, Buick was the brand that had the highest percentage of female customers with a 55-percent share at the start of 2023. Though it was hardly a buffet of information.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

However, saying that this is the vehicle women most desire — let alone are willing to spend money buying — is probably a stretch. According to S&P Global Mobility, Buick was the brand that had the highest percentage of female customers with a 55-percent share at the start of 2023. Though it was hardly a buffet of information.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

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Though he ignores the other reasons a wealthy person might buy a Bentley – style, creature comforts, as an indication of socioeconomic status, and so on. Power and top speed may not have been a motivating purchase factor. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be allowed to buy a car that has a high potential top speed.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Earlier post.).

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GM had $6 billion to spend on next-gen EVs, chose stock buybacks | opinion

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Stellantis is serious Europe-only Jeep Avenger plugin SUV; via Stellantis. A few short weeks after labor negotiations led to a six-week UAW strike at GM plants , GM board members approved a $10 billion accelerated stock buyback plan. China is a problem for GM ZEEKR-001 FR assembly line; via Geely. Cheaper product.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

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With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. How much range is enough?

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