General Motors’ sales in China rose 50% year on year last month.
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Its Chinese joint ventures sold 151,084 vehicles in April, driven by demand for Buick models popular in China and small-engine, $US3,000-dollar ‘bread vans’ built by a JV with domestic producer Wuling, GM said.
“Our new product offensive, which is still in its early stages, has helped get customers into our showrooms and increase demand across the board,” Kevin Wale, GM China’s president and managing director, said in a statement cited by news agency AFP.
GM has previously said it wants to double Chinese sales to over 2m vehicles in the next five years and launch more than 30 new or upgraded models during the period.
Shanghai GM Buick demand rose 63.6% to 38,071 cars while SAIC-GM-Wuling’s Sunshine minivan remained China’s best-selling vehicle, with 50,491 sold last month, the statement said.
Wale has said the company’s China subsidiary remains self-sufficient and is unlikely to be affected by the parent company’s troubles in the US.
In 2008, GM sold about 1.09m vehicles in China, 6.1% higher than 2007, AFP said.
