GM sales rise 13% on Chevy, microvan demand
General Motors and its three joint ventures sold 249,734 vehicles in China last month, an increase of 13 percent from the same month in 2013.
The growth was propelled by Chevrolet and GM's microvan venture, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., according to figures released by GM.
SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 125,895 vehicles last month, an increase of 20 percent year-on-year. Of the total, only 2,900 were Baojun-brand sedans and the rest were Wuling-badged microvans, GM said.
Shanghai General Motors Corp., GM's passenger vehicle joint venture, sold 120,734 vehicles in July, an increase of seven percent from a year earlier. Chevrolet deliveries increased 11 percent to 48,046 units while Cadillac sales surged 58 percent to 5,830 units. Buick volume increased 1 percent to 66,858 units.
Domestic sales at FAW-GM Light Commercial Vehicle Co. remained weak last month, dropping four percent from a year earlier to 3,105 units.
For the first seven months, sales of GM and its joint ventures in China reached 1,981,016 units, an increase of 11 percent from the same period last year.
GM also exports a small number of vehicles from China to other emerging markets. But the company does not disclose its export figures.
SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 125,895 vehicles last month, an increase of 20 percent year-on-year. Of the total, only 2,900 were Baojun-brand sedans and the rest were Wuling-badged microvans, GM said.
Shanghai General Motors Corp., GM's passenger vehicle joint venture, sold 120,734 vehicles in July, an increase of seven percent from a year earlier. Chevrolet deliveries increased 11 percent to 48,046 units while Cadillac sales surged 58 percent to 5,830 units. Buick volume increased 1 percent to 66,858 units.
Domestic sales at FAW-GM Light Commercial Vehicle Co. remained weak last month, dropping four percent from a year earlier to 3,105 units.
For the first seven months, sales of GM and its joint ventures in China reached 1,981,016 units, an increase of 11 percent from the same period last year.
GM also exports a small number of vehicles from China to other emerging markets. But the company does not disclose its export figures.
