General Motors Corp.'s (GM) China commercial vehicle joint venture has begun exporting its Chevrolet N200 minivans to Peru, GM ( China) Investment Co. said in a statement on Thursday.

The statement didn't specify when the first batch of exports were made or the volume of exports.

This marks the first time that GM is exporting its China-made mini-commercial vehicles to Latin America, the statement said.

Chevrolet N200 minivans are made and sold in China by SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., a commercial vehicle joint venture between GM, SAIC Motor Corp., and Wuling Automobile Co., a company based in China's southern Guangxi province.

Last year, Shanghai General Motors Corp., a 50-50 passenger car JV with SAIC, exported its Chevrolet Sail line of small cars to Chile.