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First Chevrolet Volt Handed Over in China
The first Volt’s were shipped to China several weeks ago, the first one was handed over today. Except nobody bought it. GM handed over one car to the Electric Car Testing Center in Jiading district of Shanghai earlier today, the center has several electric and new energy cars where consumers can try before they buy, [...]
GM sold one car every 12 seconds in 2011
GM’s lead in the Chinese car market can be measured in seconds according to a press release from GM China, GM were once again the biggest volume selling manufacturer in the Chinese market with a new car or van sold every 12 seconds, or yearly sales of 2.54 million vehicles – an increase of 8% [...]
Are Buick planning to put 2.0T into Buick Excelle to give us a three door hot hatch?
The Chinese hot hatch market is a desperate place, on one side you have the VW Golf GTI, on the other side you have exactly nothing. VAG has stolen the lime light with hot hatches, they introduce the Golf GTI, the Skoda Octavia VRS and the Polo GTI is expected to join them soon, God [...]
Cadillac SRX to be made in China
The Cadillac SRX has proven to be a popular model in the Chinese market, so much so that Shanghai GM are readying the model for production in China. Currently the car is imported from the USA which makes it price much higher than it should be due to higher taxes on imported high displacement vehicles. [...]
GM to invest 7 billion RMB in expanding capacity at Shenyang Factory
GM’s Bei Sheng plant in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, is about to gain from a 7 billion RMB upgrade over the next few years. The factory expansion will take GM’s production capacity to a new high in China. GM’s plans for the factory expansion have already been approved by the Ministry of Environment and will [...]
Shanghai GM’s capacity expansion plans approved, may start construction in July
The capacity expansion plan of Shanghai GM (Shenyang) Beisheng Auto Co., Ltd. has received approval for its proposed expansion plans. Construction of the extension may start as early as July this year. The expanded capacity includes 300,000 vehicles and 450,000 engines. The total investment in the project will be 7 billion yuan. The capacity of [...]
Chevrolet Captiva to be made in China
The Chevrolet Captiva is currently made in South Korea and imported into China, despite its imported status the Captiva is priced very competitively at 240,000rmb and rising, the latest facelift version has just been introduced into China and will no doubt prove to be a hit. However, Shanghai-GM are planning to move Captiva production into [...]
Chevrolet Aveo Launched in China
In US markets, the Aveo nameplate is held in such contempt that it had to renamed the Sonic for US consumers, but here in China the Aveo is well respected for being a economical and fairly solid small car. The latest generation of Aveo was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show last month and is [...]
GM’s Chevrolet Sail setting sail for Indian shores
GM are planning to export the Chinese designed and made Chevrolet Sail to India in the next few months making it one of the first Chinese cars to be imported into India. In late 2009 Shanghai-GM set up a company in India with two factories, located in Halol and Talegaon, these two factories have [...]
Buick Envision SUV renderings revealed before Shanghai Auto Show launch
The Shanghai Auto Show is Shanghai-GM’s chance to shine on the world stage, especially as it is in their own backyard. This year they have an amazing array of cars on show including the Camaro, new Malibu, new Aveo (aka the Sonic) and various other models, one of their major concepts is the below Buick [...]
Buick to launch compact concept SUV at Shanghai Auto show
Buick is one of GM China’s biggest brands, but one thing that every one of the American Big 3 are missing in China are locally made SUV products. America is famous for its SUV’s but it has failed to put anything into production in China and relies on imports instead, Chrysler import the Jeep range, [...]
GM shows good growth and a small fall in a short February
Dealers were shut for half of the month due to the the Chinese New Year, when the Chinese populace takes to the road to get home in time for the Chinese new year and come back in the second half of the month. Car sales were expected to have negative growth in February but GM [...]
Chevrolet Volt to launch in China this year
The market for hybrids in China is currently in its early stages, the numbers for hybrid sales in China in 2010 were in the low 1000′s but in the USA its a different story where the Nissan Leaf and also Chevrolet Volt appear to be picking up strong initial sales. GM are planning to launch [...]
20,000 Chinese built Chevrolet Sails heading for foreign markets in 2011
The Honda Fit (Jazz) was one of the first Chinese built vehicles to hit the market in Europe and now GM are planning to follow in Honda’s foot steps and launch its Shanghai-GM built vehicles in overseas markets. GM launched the new Sail in January 2010 and became the first foreign branded car to retail [...]
No Shocking news: GM sells more cars in China than it does in the USA
The Chinese car market was vital to GM’s survival in the past few years, it was clear that without positive revenue streams from a red hot Chinese market that GM would have suffered a great deal during the turmoil of 2008 and 2009 in its mature markets in Europe and America. GM’s China sales hit [...]
Chevrolet Cruze hatch spotted in China
The Chevrolet Cruze has been one of GM’s great gains in the Chinese market, in 2010 188,000 units alone were cleared from Chevrolet dealerships across China – that works out an impresive 515 Cruze’s sold per day for GM. To improve on 2010′s sales statistics, Shanghai-GM are readying the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback variant into China, [...]
GM’s China Sales Run Down
Shanghai-GM announced that they sold 2.35 million cars in 2010 – but 2.35 million of what seems to be the ultimate question. GM’s sales increased by 28% over the course of 2010. GM launched 11 new or upgraded models in 2010, and is expected to continue expanding the GM line up with some new products [...]
Buick Regal 2.4L SIDI model launched
Buick have launched a new generation of engine with the Buick Regal – this time the Regal will be sporting a 2.4L direct injection model that will be able to improve power and lower consumption at the same time. Pricing for the new 2.4L model ranges from 221,900rmb to 274,900rmb depending on specification and the [...]
GM sells 2.35 million vehicles in China during 2010
From the Wall Street Journal: BEIJING—General Motors Co.’s sales in China grew 28.8% in 2010 to a record 2.35 million units, making the U.S. firm the first foreign company to surpass the two-million mark for annual vehicle sales in China, GM said in a statement Tuesday. The growth comes after the Detroit-based auto maker launched [...]
GM sells one millionth vehicle in China this year
Shanghai-GM have seen explosive growth in the Chinese market over the past two years, which has made it the king of the Chinese auto market despite its turning fortunes in its own home market. GM has become the first car marker in China to sell one million vehicles in a single year. The lucky one [...]
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