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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

January sales totaled 310,765 units, an increase of 26.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling, and their Buick, Chevrolet and Wuling brands all set new single-month records as well in January. Buick sales in China rose 21.7% Chevrolet sales in the domestic market rose 21.6% Its sales grew 7.8

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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AUGUST 7, 2011

173,398 vehicles in China during the month of July, as Shanghai GM and GM’s Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands all set sales records for the month. GM’s China sales in July were down 1.8% However, domestic sales of passenger cars from Shanghai GM rose 14.4% Buick sales were up 15.4%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures in China set an August sales record en route to the third-best sales month in 2011. Domestic vehicle sales rose 13.4% Sales of passenger cars by Shanghai GM in China rose 21.7% Both were August sales records. Demand for Shanghai GM’s Buick lineup grew 22.6% year on year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

In January, General Motors and its joint ventures set a new monthly sales record in China with sales of 348,061 units, an increase of 12.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling and their Buick and Wuling brands all reached all-time highs as well in January. Buick sales in China rose 15.7%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2013

2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8% NNA) posted sales of 1,489 units of the LEAF in December, up 56.1%

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APRIL 8, 2017

The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands all reached new sales highs for March. Their hot-selling models—the Baojun 510, Buick GL8 and Cadillac XT5—stood out in the fast-growing SUV, MPV and luxury segments, which accounted for about half of GM’s March sales. Chevrolet sales increased 4.3%

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JULY 4, 2012

For the first six months of the year, Volt sales reached 8,817 units, up 221.2% of the 19,150 units of Prius family sales in June, and taking second place for PEV sales for the month. of family sales); the Prius C, 2,657 units (19.1%); and the Prius V, 3,284 units (17.1%). Sales of the Cruze were down 23.8%

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In 2013, GM and its joint ventures hit 3 million sales in a calendar year on 12 December for the first time in GM’s history in its largest market. GM has experienced particularly strong growth in demand at the higher end of our lineup and in the SUV and MPV segments. on an annual basis to a record 2,872,501 units.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2012

With a month of sales remaining, General Motors and its joint ventures set an annual sales record in China. With domestic sales of 260,018 vehicles in November, GM’s sales in 2012 reached 2,593,642 units in the first 11 months compared with 2,547,171 vehicles sold in China for all of 2011. FAW-GM’s sales in China rose 4.2%

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Buick launched the 2018 Buick Envision in China with a new nine-speed transmission, updated design and enhanced connectivity. The Envision originally went on sale in China in October 2014. Like Buick’s new Regal and 2018 LaCrosse introduced earlier this year, the 2018 Envision features Buick eMotion Intelligent Drive Technology.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

China remained GM’s largest market in terms of retail sales for the fifth consecutive year, accounting for more than one-third of the company’s global sales. For comparison, GM brands reported retail sales in the US of 2,446,582 vehicles for CY 2016. It is focused on the luxury, SUV and MPV segments.

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2016 GM China Sale 186

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

Baojun deliveries reached an all-time monthly high, while Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet set November sales records. As the key driver of the company’s sustained growth, SUVs achieved sales growth of 73% from the previous November. Sales of the ATS-L luxury sport sedan grew 21% to nearly 5,000 units.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

General Motors’ vehicle sales in China rose 28.8% Its manufacturing joint ventures and major brands all set new annual sales marks, enabling GM to remain the leader among global automakers in its largest market (US sales crested 2.2 SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales grew 15.6% Buick sales rose 23.0%

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

General Motors said that it will offer all of its Buick franchise dealers in the U.S. In June 2022, Buick announced plans to go all-electric by 2030 starting with a crossover SUV in 2024. Global Vice President of Buick and GMC, Duncan Aldred, told WSJ that shifting to EVs will require significant investments by Buick dealers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 7, 2023

With the new Electra 5, GM banks on Buick brand to add high end SUV sizzle to its electric car sales in China.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Retail sales increased 6.3% The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands reached all-time highs for July sales, while Chevrolet posted growth of 24% on an annual basis. GM’s performance was strong across segments, with SUVs remaining the biggest riser—generating growth of 50% year over year. on an annual basis.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures’ retail deliveries rose 15% year-on-year to a record 327,037 vehicles in China in October, with Buick posting its best-ever monthly sales. Buick sales gained 42% in October, with monthly sales exceeding 100,000 units for the first time. Chevrolet sales declined 8.4%

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

To some, Buick is a name synonymous with cars for grandparents that had little-to-no personality and left much to the imagination. But to others, Buick is the name of a manufacturer pushing the boundary beyond a singular-segmented past, implementing exciting cues from the Wildcat concept. Buick is focused on broadening its horizons.

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JULY 3, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in June and during the first half of the year in China. GM’s sales in China in the initial six months of 2013 rose 10.6% GM’s domestic sales in June were also up 10.6% Shanghai GM’s sales in China were up 16.2% Buick sales in the domestic market increased 16.9%

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Retail sales were up 11% year-on-year, marking the highest monthly sales growth in 2017. Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and Baojun had their best October sales to date. SUVs remained the fastest-growing segment for GM, with sales surging 64% year-over-year. Cadillac sales totaled 17,018 units.

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MARCH 6, 2017

SUVs, along with MPVs, accounted for nearly 50% of GM’s deliveries in February. Led by the XT5 SUV, Cadillac kept up its momentum with double-digit growth for the twelfth consecutive month. Sales of the Baojun 510 SUV exceeded 6,000 units following its launch on 20 February and contributed to the Baojun brand’s record deliveries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures had record retail sales of 2,197,192 vehicles in China during the first eight months of 2015, up 2.3% The increase was driven by successful new product launches and an improved mix of SUVs and MPVs. In August, however, domestic sales by GM and its joint ventures declined 4.8% Sales rose 5.4%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2015

GM’s sales were up 12.0% experienced especially strong growth in demand in the luxury segment as well as in the SUV and MPV segments. Domestic sales by Shanghai GM rose 13.1% FAW-GM’s domestic sales were down 29.4% Buick sales in China increased 13.5% Cadillac sales in China were up 47.0%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Shanghai GM’s domestic sales decreased 6.9% year on year to 160,067 units, SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China were up 3.5% to 178,903 units and FAW-GM’s domestic sales were down 75.6% Shanghai GM’s all-time record sales in December resulted in fewer products available for dealers to sell in January. to 811 units.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2010

liters will account for 95% of Shanghai GM’s total sales in the future. Engine technologies such as SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) and turbocharging, as well as new transmissions such as the S6, will be applied in Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet products offered by Shanghai GM. liters and 2.5 liter SE and 1.2-liter liter and 1.4-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

Sales were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter and started to recover in the second quarter. Deliveries posted a strong rebound in the second half, led by SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles, with fourth quarter sales increasing 14.1% Its NEV sales in 2020 grew four-fold from a year earlier. year over year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. GM’s focus will be on answering the growing demand for luxury vehicles, SUVs, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and smaller passenger cars. These areas already represent about 45 percent of GM’s domestic sales.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2016

SUV deliveries were up 107% from the same period a year earlier, while Cadillac luxury vehicle sales increased 13% in April from the previous year. Buick deliveries were up 56% from the previous April to 98,992 units, led by strong demand for the Excelle GT sedan and Envision SUV. from the same month last year.

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JULY 6, 2018

US and global demand for the Chevrolet Bolt EV has been very strong in 2018, with global sales estimated to be up more than 35% year over year in the second quarter and up more than 40% in the first half, according to GM. The extra production coming on line should be enough to help us keep growing global Bolt EV sales, rebuild our U.S.

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APRIL 5, 2020

Buick had deliveries of nearly 129,600 units (-42.5% The brand likewise began accepting preorders for the Blazer SUV to tap into the popular large SUV segment. New sales channels and methods such as livestreaming and touch-free vehicle services were introduced across the brands to reach out to customers in a secure way.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Half of the models to be introduced in 2017 under the Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands will be SUVs or MPVs. The products are expected to build on GM’s 2016 sales record of 3.87 The company introduced the Buick LaCrosse Hybrid, Chevrolet Malibu XL Hybrid and Cadillac CT6 Plug-In in 2016.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2016

Today, we have a 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car with 150,000 miles on its odometer, another victim of strong SUV sales in the form of the Buick Verano, and why Tesla's Autopilot system does not make cars fully autonomous. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2014

market is about to see a wave of new small utility vehicles, adding new subcompact SUV models below the hugely popular compact crossover utility segment. The 2015 Chevrolet Trax, which goes on sale next month, is one of those--and it''ll be joined this year by the Honda HR-V and the Mazda CX-3, among others.

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JANUARY 5, 2020

compared to 2018, and more than 1 million full-size pickup trucks and SUVs. The following nameplates saw the largest sales increases year over year: Chevrolet Trax up 29.9%. Buick Envision up 10.2%. Buick Encore up 10.0%. Continuing this momentum, the Chevrolet Trailblazer small SUV will arrive in showrooms this Spring.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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APRIL 21, 2013

Earlier this year, it introduced the locally produced XTS luxury sedan as well as the refreshed SRX luxury SUV, which is Cadillac’s best-selling model in China. GM currently offers five SUVs in China: the Buick Encore and Enclave, Cadillac SRX and Escalade, and Chevrolet Captiva. —Gary Smyth. million units.

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