General Motors and its joint ventures in China said domestic vehicle sales rose 13.4% year on year to 205,885 units, setting a new record for the month.
Sales of passenger cars by Shanghai GM in China rose 21.7% to 98,674 units. Domestic mini-commercial vehicle and passenger car sales by SAIC-GM-Wuling, including its new Baojun brand, were up 8.2% to 102,959 units.
Shanghai GM’s Buick sales rose 22.6% to 56,026 units.
Chevrolet sales were up 20.5% to 46,370 units with the Cruze sedan up 72.7% to 19,910 units.
Sales of Wuling mini-commercial vehicles in China increased 6% to 95,837 units.
But sales of FAW-GM light duty commercial vehicles were down 30.4% to 3,506 units.
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By GlobalDataFor the first eight months of 2011, GM and its joint ventures sold a record 1,652,693 vehicles in China, up 5.4%.