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In China, Wuling launches electric minivan, Chevrolet introduces 48V MHEV Monza

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In China, Wuling launched its first electric minivan, the Rong Guang EV, and Chevrolet launched four new Monza variants featuring 48V mild hybrid technology. In China, General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, Baojun and Wuling brands.

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GM’s Sales in China Surpass 1.5 Million Units

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On 10 November, General Motors and its joint ventures in China surpassed 1.5 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. FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co. on an annual basis.

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GM Sets New June, First Half Sales Records in China; China First Half Sales Outpace US

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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. to 71,782 units as the result of rising demand for its Chevrolet lineup, a jump in sales of its Cadillac products and the ongoing strength of its flagship Buick brand. Sales in June rose 23.2%

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GM Sets New January Sales Record in China

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General Motors and its joint ventures in China sold 219,192 vehicles in January. Sales of both Buick and Chevrolet also reached all-time highs for the first month of the year. Buick sales rose 90.6% The launch of the Excelle XT coupe-like sedan further strengthened Buick’s momentum. Sales were up 97.0% to 46,853 units.

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GM sales in China up 28.8% in 2010 to 2.35M units; new record in its largest market

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General Motors’ vehicle sales in China rose 28.8% It captured about 40% of China’s mini-commercial vehicle segment. GM’s light-duty commercial vehicle joint venture, FAW-GM, sold 88,224 trucks in China in its first full year of doing business. Buick sales rose 23.0% to a record 2,351,610 units in 2010.

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

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General Motors China and its joint ventures sold 814,442 vehicles in China in the first half of 2009. GM China’s SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture once again registered record sales for its mini-commercial vehicles. Its Wuling Sunshine minivan was China’s most popular vehicle, with sales of 295,789 units in the first half.

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Tesla says Model S comes out on top in US-NCAP crash testing with lowest Vehicle Safety Score

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Tesla Motors announced that in recent US-NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) testing, the Model S earned an overall 5-star safety rating from NHTSA as well as 5 stars in each component test. While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. Source: Tesla Motors.

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