General Motors’ top selling brand Chevrolet sold a record 2.5m vehicles around the world in the first six months of 2013, up 1.4% over the same period in 2012, and achieved its 11th straight quarter of increased sales on the strength of new products like the Onix subcompact car in Brazil, Impala full-size sedan in the US and Colorado midsize pickup in Southeast Asia.
Overall, GM posted sales of more than 4.85m in the first half of 2013, an increase of nearly 4%.
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“Chevrolet is in the midst of the most aggressive new product roll-out in the brand’s history,” said Alan Batey, senior vice president of Global Chevrolet. “The continued sales growth around the world is a result of a focused effort.”
In the US, the small car line continues to attract new customers to the brand. Sales of the Sonic, Spark, Cruze and Volt combined were up nearly 25% in the first half of 2013. Full size truck sales also increased 23% over the same period and dealers are delivering the new Silverado at a rapid pace, averaging only 10 days on dealer lots.
Sales in China rose 6.1% to more than 322,000 units, fueled by strong sales of the Sail, Cruze, Malibu and Captiva.
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