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JANUARY 4, 2018

General Motors and its joint ventures sold more than 4 million vehicles in China for the first time in 2017. Retail sales totaled 4,040,789 units, which was up 4.4% China was GM’s largest retail market for the sixth consecutive year. The company benefited from record domestic sales by the Cadillac, Buick and Baojun brands.

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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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General Motors 2014 China Sale 150

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APRIL 8, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures in China delivered a March record of 345,448 vehicles, an increase of 16% from a year earlier. The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands all reached new sales highs for March. For the 13 th consecutive month, Cadillac posted double-digit growth, with sales surging 63%.

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SUV Buick China Sale 150

Teslarati

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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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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2016 GM China Sale 186

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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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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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Teslarati

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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JUNE 5, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures sold 276,109 vehicles in China in May—a new record for the month. Sales increased 9.2% Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling as well as their Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac and Wuling brands also reached new highs for May sales. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 15.8% year on year.

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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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GM China Sale Buick 150

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AUGUST 17, 2013

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicle share of the California retail market. Hybrid vehicle market share (excluding plug-in hybrids) in California increased to 7% in the first half of 2013, up from 6.2% Plug-in hybrid market share was an estimated 0.7%, while battery electric vehicle market share hit 1.1%.

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MARCH 5, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures sold 257,770 vehicles in China during February, setting a new record for the month. Sales increased 19.9% In February, Shanghai GM’s domestic sales were up 8.8% year on year to 109,889 units, SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales were up 29.4% Chevrolet sales in China dropped 0.1%

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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% In August, however, domestic sales by GM and its joint ventures declined 4.8% to 248,815 vehicles, owing to softness in the overall vehicle market. Sales rose 5.4%

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2015 GM Sale China 150

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JANUARY 5, 2020

General Motors Co. The following nameplates saw the largest sales increases year over year: Chevrolet Trax up 29.9%. Buick Envision up 10.2%. Buick Encore up 10.0%. The Chevrolet Traverse and GM’s best-selling crossover, the Chevrolet Equinox, both continued to grow, achieving their best-ever sales in 2019.

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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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JANUARY 8, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 3,160,377 vehicles in China in 2013. Sales increased 11.4% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM rose 13.6% FAW-GM’s domestic sales were up 6.3% Buick sales in China increased 15.7% to 296,183 units, and the Excelle XT and GT, whose sales were up 17.9%

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2013 GM China Sale 265

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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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APRIL 4, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China during March and the first quarter of 2014. Sales in March increased 7.8% This helped domestic sales in the first quarter reach 919,114 units—an increase of 12.6% GM’s 2014 sales in China are on track to hit 1 million units by mid-April.

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GM China Sale Buick 199

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APRIL 21, 2014

China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. Some of the $12 billion investment will fund the launch of more than 60 new and upgraded vehicles coming to market through 2018. These areas already represent about 45 percent of GM’s domestic sales.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

For the second time, General Motors has sold more than 2 million vehicles in China in a calendar year, reaching the milestone today. Demand in China this year for the Buick brand has risen 24%, Chevrolet 18% and Cadillac 73%. It has been the sales leader among global automakers in the market for six consecutive years.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures in China set an August sales record en route to the third-best sales month in 2011. Domestic vehicle sales rose 13.4% Sales of passenger cars by Shanghai GM in China rose 21.7% Both were August sales records. Demand for Shanghai GM’s Buick lineup grew 22.6%

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GM China Sale Buick 225

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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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GM China Sale Buick 210

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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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GM China Sale Buick 225

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AUGUST 4, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures in China set a July record for deliveries. Retail sales increased 6.3% The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands reached all-time highs for July sales, while Chevrolet posted growth of 24% on an annual basis. Sales in the first seven months totaled 2,053,409 units.

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JUNE 5, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record 231,183 vehicles in China. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 7.1% FAW-GM sold 3,756 vehicles in the domestic market last month, down 0.7% FAW-GM sold 3,756 vehicles in the domestic market last month, down 0.7% Buick sales totaled 51,360 units in May, down 1.2%

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AUGUST 6, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a July record 199,503 vehicles in China, a 15.1% Shanghai GM’s sales in China rose 5.7% SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales reached 98,694 units, an all-time high for July and an increase of 26.6% FAW-GM’s sales were up 3.1% FAW-GM’s sales were up 3.1% Buick sales grew 4.8%

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GM China Sale Buick 225

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered an October record 382,723 vehicles in China. Retail sales were up 11% year-on-year, marking the highest monthly sales growth in 2017. Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and Baojun had their best October sales to date. Cadillac sales totaled 17,018 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.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

There were interior differences too, though they didn’t quite add up to the “specially designed instrument panel” claim in the marketing. But perhaps not as expected, the Buick was the cheapest option of the three. Oldsmobile didn’t have the relative affordability of the Buick or the prestige of the Cadillac and was the poorest seller.

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MARCH 7, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold 240,554 cars and trucks in China in February, setting a record for the month. Sales rose 30.4% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 31.8% year on year to 103,097 units; SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China increased 28.7% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 31.8% to 11,890 units.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

The sale of Opel Automobile GmbH with its brands Opel and Vauxhall by General Motors to Groupe PSA has now been finalized. The market share of the newly enlarged Groupe PSA is now around 17% in Europe, making it the continent’s second largest carmaker with first or second place in main markets.

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JUNE 11, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record 252,942 vehicles in China. Sales increased 9.4% Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling as well as all of their brands also had all-time sales highs for the month. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 18.4% Buick sales in China totaled 63,007 units in May, an increase of 22.7%

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GM China Sale Buick 199

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JULY 3, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in June and during the first half of the year in China. GM’s sales in China in the initial six months of 2013 rose 10.6% GM’s domestic sales in June were also up 10.6% Shanghai GM’s sales in China were up 16.2% Chevrolet sales in China rose 6.1%

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AUGUST 4, 2016

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered a July record 270,529 vehicles in China, taking deliveries for 2016 past 2 million vehicles. July deliveries advanced 18% year over year, with the Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands reaching all-time highs for the month. Cadillac deliveries in July jumped 90% year over year to 8,757 units.

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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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GM China Sale Buick 199

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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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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The current-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid may acquire a new identity for the Chinese market. General Motors sold the first-generation Volt under different brands in various international markets. So far it hasn't continued that practice with the second-generation version, which went on sale in the U.S.

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