Gasgoo.com (Shanghai April 16) - General Motors sold a total of 810,000 vehicles in China over the first quarter of the year, auto.qq.com reported today, citing the manufacturer's recently released sales performance report. The figure, which marks a new record for the American manufacturer, represents year-on-year growth of 9.6 percent. GM sold a total of 290,000 vehicles in China last month, 12.6 percent higher than the amount it sold last March.
According to the statistics, GM's three Chinese joint ventures, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Shanghai GM and FAW-GM, sold respective totals of 410,000 vehicles, 380,000 vehicles and 16,000 vehicles over the quarter. The former two JVs saw their sales increase 7.0 percent and 13.3 percent in the quarter, respectively, while FAW-GM's sales fell 2.3 percent. Shanghai GM ranked as the quarter's top selling passenger automobile enterprise, with sales of its Buick brand growing an impressive 22.8 percent last month.
While publicizing the performance statistics, GM China also announced that its president, Bob Socia, will officially reveal a new strategic development plan for the Chinese market this Saturday at the Shanghai International Automobile Exhibition.
