Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

2014 Cadillac ELR Click to enlarge. Cadillac unveiled the anticipated 2014 ELR extended range electric (EREV) vehicle (based on the Converj concept, earlier post ) at the North American International Auto Show. ELR production begins in the US in late 2013 in limited numbers, said Bob Ferguson, Cadillac global vice president.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2020

General Motors confirmed Tuesday morning that its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant, which once served as the launch point for Saturn, will build the upcoming Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV starting late next year. As GM clarified in August, the Lyriq might be available for sale in another market—like China—before the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2023

General Motors’ Chevrolet brand reported US deliveries of 19,700 units of the Bolt EV/EUV in Q1 2023. Sales in Q1 2022 were only 358 units, as the Bolt was recovering from the battery issues that halted production and sales of the vehicle earlier in 2021. This represented 3.4% of all GM new vehicle deliveries in the period.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures [link]. 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% GM’s China sales in July were down 1.8% Buick sales were up 15.4%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold 240,554 cars and trucks in China in February, setting a record for the month. Sales rose 30.4% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 31.8% year on year to 103,097 units; SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China increased 28.7% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 31.8% to 11,890 units.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

For the second time, General Motors has sold more than 2 million vehicles in China in a calendar year, reaching the milestone today. Demand in China this year for the Buick brand has risen 24%, Chevrolet 18% and Cadillac 73%. It has been the sales leader among global automakers in the market for six consecutive years.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. PEV makers pursue revenue beyond vehicle sales.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). Each is required to meet stringent quality requirements, enabling Cadillac to offer an eight-year/100,000-mile battery system warranty. GM is using ultrasonic welding in the 16.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures in China sold 257,944 vehicles in March and 745,152 vehicles in the first quarter of 2012, setting March and quarterly records. GM’s domestic sales in March were up 10.7% Shanghai GM’s domestic sales increased 10.5% SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales in China increased 11.6% to 14,064 units.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2014

While General Motors'' plug-in electric cars are in a bit of a sales lull this fall, the company has an expanding number of plug-in products planned for years to come. The latest to be uncovered--at least in the planning stages--is an all-electric Cadillac sedan.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a July record 199,503 vehicles in China, a 15.1% Shanghai GM’s sales in China rose 5.7% SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales reached 98,694 units, an all-time high for July and an increase of 26.6% FAW-GM’s sales were up 3.1% FAW-GM’s sales were up 3.1% Buick sales grew 4.8%

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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. from November 2011. (By

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures sold their 3 millionth vehicle in China in 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. Cadillac sales in China in the first ten months of 2014 increased 57.9%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 1,273,502 vehicles in the first half of 2011 in China, receiving a boost from all-time June sales of 193,878 vehicles. GM’s first half sales in China increased 5.3% compared with the first six months of 2010, setting an all-time record for first half year sales.

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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. Cadillac luxury vehicle sales rose 55.8%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record 231,183 vehicles in China. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 7.1% Buick sales totaled 51,360 units in May, down 1.2% Sales of its original Excelle family grew 19.0% Sales of the Excelle XT and GT were also strong, totaling 11,985 units. Demand was up 21.3%

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 22, 2014

According to a Cadillac executive quoted in The Detroit News a week ago, it''s someone who never buys luxury cars. That phrase leaped out at us from an otherwise pro forma article in which General Motors executives said the company''s sales hadn''t been affected by the ongoing ignition-key safety recall.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures sold more than 300,000 vehicles in a single month for the first time in China last month. 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.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures set an October sales record in China of 220,412 units. Sales were up 10.4% year-on-year to a new October high of 103,309 units and domestic sales by SAIC-GM-Wuling jumped 19.2% During October 2011, sales by GM in China surpassed 2 million, reaching 2,113,274 units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China during March and the first quarter of 2014. Sales in March increased 7.8% This helped domestic sales in the first quarter reach 919,114 units—an increase of 12.6% GM’s 2014 sales in China are on track to hit 1 million units by mid-April.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures set a new August sales mark in China, with sales rising 7.3% Ford China also posted its highest-ever August sales, with 48,631 wholesale units sold, up 39% from last year. All three of GM’s key manufacturing joint ventures set sales records for the month. to 106,500 units.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2011

General Motors and its joint ventures in China reported a 20.4% increase in domestic sales to post a November record of 237,130 vehicles delivered. It was the third-best sales month of 2011. percent from the same period last year and just short of last year’s full-year sales record of 2,351,610 units. to 113,120 units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2018

GM China sales in February. General Motors and its joint ventures in China delivered a March record of 352,346 vehicles. Sales were up 2% from a year earlier. Buick and Cadillac had record deliveries in March, while Chevrolet grew 35% from a year earlier. XTS luxury sedan sales advanced 65% to nearly 5,100 units.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Cadillac will put the 2017 CT6 Plug-In Hybrid ( earlier post ) sedan on sale in the US in the spring of 2017, with a total driving range of more than 400 miles. In the CT6, Cadillac presents a new formula for prestige luxury. —Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen. The two-motor EVT system combines with the 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 3,539,970 vehicles in China in 2014, an average of one vehicle every 9 seconds and almost 9,700 vehicles each day. GM’s sales were up 12.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM rose 13.1% FAW-GM’s domestic sales were down 29.4% Buick sales in China increased 13.5%

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Green Car Congress

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% Chevrolet sales in China rose 6.1%

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

General Motors’ Cadillac brand is set to eliminate around 40% of its U.S. Cadillac, one of GM’s luxury brands, is planning to make a more committed effort toward electrification starting at the dealership level. Cadillac plans to be 100% electric by 2030. Credit: Cadillac.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a July record 221,580 vehicles in China, an increase of 11.1% from last year’s previous high for the month and the first time that July sales topped 200,000 units. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 16.7% FAW-GM’s domestic sales decreased 4.1% Buick sales in China grew 25.7%

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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% year on year.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 26, 2022

Cadillac has made the decision to be more than a premium brand offering deluxe sedans and SUVs. The 2025 Celestiq EV, currently in the concept stage, will take Cadillac into a completely different space of seriously high-end, ultra-luxury cars. The Cadillac Celestiq is projected go on sale in 2025. Photos by Cadillac. [

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China in May. Buoyed by strong demand for the Chevrolet brand and ongoing positive demand for its other brands, GM sales totaled 196,004 units. GM’s sales in the first five months of the year in China reached 1,032,665 units, a 53.9% China results.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2018

General Motors and its joint ventures sold more than 4 million vehicles in China for the first time in 2017. Retail sales totaled 4,040,789 units, which was up 4.4% The company benefited from record domestic sales by the Cadillac, Buick and Baojun brands. GM’s SUV sales in China surged 37% last year. million units.

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Electrek

APRIL 3, 2023

General Motors (GM) released Q1 sales results Monday, showing a promising kickoff to 2023, with EV sales reaching over 20,000 for the first time in a quarter. more… The post GM sells over 20K EVs for the first time in Q1 with Chevy Bolt, Cadillac Lyriq sales heating up appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures in China sold 219,192 vehicles in January. GM both topped 200,000 unit sales for the first time and set a new sales mark for the month of January in China. Sales were up 97.0% Sales of vehicles by Shanghai GM jumped 150.1% Sales of vehicles by Shanghai GM jumped 150.1%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record 252,942 vehicles in China. Sales increased 9.4% Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling as well as all of their brands also had all-time sales highs for the month. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 18.4% Buick sales in China totaled 63,007 units in May, an increase of 22.7%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Limited engagement by dealers, poor purchase experience, or efforts to block innovations in the automotive retail sector could adversely impact sales and slow the growth of the nascent PEV market. Power 2013 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study data on customer satisfaction with new car dealerships and Tesla stores.

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Electrek

JANUARY 19, 2024

General Motors says it is responding to a strong demand for luxury EVs by ramping up production of its Cadillac all-electric Lyriq SUV this year. The company says it has resolved its battery module production problems that have plagued sales for the last two years.

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