For the month of May, General Motors and its joint ventures reported record sales in China, selling 196,004 vehicles and beating GM’s sales in the US, which had sales of 167,325 units.
GM’s operations in China were boosted by the strong demand for the Buick and Chevrolet brands and the positive demand for its other brands. From January to May 2010, GM’s sales in China reached 1,032,665 units, up 54% from the same period in 2009 — a new record for the period.
In the US, GM sold 882,277 vehicles from January to May 2010. Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director of the GM China Group, said that GM is pleased with its persistent strong sales, especially Chevrolet, in a very competitive market. Wale said that after the 1 million sales mark for the year was surpassed, GM is on its way toward record annual sales.
Furthermore, Wale revealed that sales of the Chevrolet lineup rose by 104%, Cadillac products went up by 98%, sales of Buicks rose by 22% on an annual basis, Shanghai GM sales reached 83,302 units in May, a 49% increase from May 2009.
