On the eve of the 2013 Shanghai motor show Buick unveiled an upgraded version of the Riviera concept debuted 6 years ago. Designed by Shanghai-GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), the 2013 coupe concept sports a sophisticated e-drive system while radicalizing some of the cool styling features on the 2007 model. The new Riviera … Read more
2013 Buick Riviera Concept: Shanghai Auto Show in Pics
April 19th, 2013 | Posted in Auto Shows | Buick | GM | New Cars | SAICVolkswagen and General Motors dominated the 2012 list of top-ten besting-selling sedans in China, contributing five and three entries respectively. The Buick Excelle compact, built by Shanghai GM, successfully defended its No.1 position by beating close rivals such as VW Lavida and VW Jetta. However, the biggest winner was truly Ford Focus from Changan Ford, … Read more
Shanghai-GM Aims to Sell 1.45 Million Cars in 2013
November 29th, 2012 | Posted in Buick | Chevy | GM | SAIC | SalesThe general manager of Shanghai-GM, Ye Yongming, revealed at the 2012 Guangzhou Auto Show that the company had set the goal of producing and selling 1.45 million vehicles next year. Sales of this year are expected to exceed 1.38 million. In the first ten months of 2012, the joint venture between SAIC and General Motors … Read more
Buick Excelle to Get Smaller, 1.5L Engine for 2013
November 14th, 2012 | Posted in Buick | GM | New Cars | SAIC | SGMWWhen the XT and GT were launched in 2010, the old Excelle was expected to be fully retired in two year. However, as the aged has retained its popularity, Shanghai-GM has decided to keep it on the new car market. The Excelle, not covering the Excelle XT or GT, was the No.1 best-selling sedan in … Read more
Shanghai-GM will discontinue its Buick flagship, the Park Avenue, before the year end, says a marketing official at the joint venture. The slot left in the Buick lineup will remain unfilled until 2015 when a new full-size model will be launched. The Chinese version of Holden Caprice from Australia, Shanghai-GM’s Park Avenue was first released … Read more
Shanghai-GM Releases Crippled Buick Encore
October 11th, 2012 | Posted in Buick | GM | New Cars | SAICAt a ceremony held Wednesday evening in Guangzhou and attended by pop idols like Sodagreen, Alex Wong, and Christine Fan, Shanghai-GM announced Buick Encore went on sale with a price range of 149,900-196,900 Yuan (US$23,842-31,318). By just looking at the price tags, one might want to thank the joint venture, for finally here is car … Read more
Figures released by General Motors on Monday show sales of its three Chinese ventures–SGMW, FAW GM, and Shanghai GM–rose 11.7% in April from a year earlier to 227,217 units. However, Shanghai GM, the most profitable of the three ventures, saw a rare negative growth, as deliveries dropped 2.2% from April 2011 and over 10% from … Read more
GM Posts Best Quarterly Sales in China
April 5th, 2012 | Posted in Buick | Chevy | GM | SAIC | Sales | SGMWGM looks unstoppable in China, setting new quarterly sales record in the first three months of 2012. Its three local ventures, Shanghai GM, FAW GM, and SAIC-Wuling-GM, posted combined sales of 257,944 vehicles in March, 10.7% more than the same period a year earlier. In Q1, deliveries increased 8.7% to 745,152. In March, the passenger … Read more
Shanghai-GM Sales Climbed 27.5% to 612,072 in the First Half of 2011
July 5th, 2011 | Posted in Buick | Chevy | GM | SAIC | SalesThe passenger car joint venture of SAIC and General Motors said on Monday that it delivered 612,072 new vehicles (including 12,067 exports) in the first six months of this year, 27.5% more than H1 2010. Sales in June reached 104,472. Cadillac sales jumped 88% on year in the first half year to 14,078, including over … Read more
Buick Envision SUV Concept: Auto Shanghai in Pictures (3)
April 18th, 2011 | Posted in Auto Shows | Buick | Electric Car | GM | New Cars | SAICThe joint venture of SAIC and GM launched Buick Envision concept on Monday in Shanghai, highlighting China as the most important market of Buick cars. Developed by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), the Buick Envision concept is a series-parallel PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) in the form of a midsize AWD SUV. Its … Read more
Shanghai-GM’s March Sales Climbed 16.8% to 101,580 Units
April 1st, 2011 | Posted in Buick | Chevy | GM | SAIC | SalesShanghai-GM says today that its new vehicle sales increased 16.8% in March from a year earlier to 101,580 units. For the first three months, sales topped 313,000, up 33.3% on year. Buick delivered 55,025 units last month and 165,716 in the first quarter (up 36%). The March number includes 6,015 GL8 MPVs, over 17,000 units … Read more
GM’s China Sales Rose 28.8% to 2.35 Million Units in 2010
January 4th, 2011 | Posted in Buick | Chevy | FAW | SAIC | Sales | SGMWGeneral Motors reports today its Chinese ventures sold 2,351,610 new vehicles in the domestic market in 2010, 28.8% more than 2009, making it the first foreign automaker to pass 2 million in annual China sales. GM builds and sells vehicles in China through three joint ventures: Shanghai-GM (for mainly Buick, Chevy, and Cadillac), SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW, … Read more
Shanghai GM Unveils Revamped Buick GL8 MPV
November 28th, 2010 | Posted in Buick | GM | New Cars | SAICGM’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) launched the third generation Buick GL8 on Sunday to consolidate its lead in the MPV market. Four all-new trims are introduced with prices ranging between 288,000 and 388,000 yuan. They will go on sale in a month or two alongside two refreshed trims of the second … Read more
Shanghai-GM Sales Hit New Monthly High in October, Topping 100,000 Again
November 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Buick | Chevy | GM | SAIC | SalesOctober sales of GM’s passenger car joint venture in China reached 100,833 units, breaking the all-time monthly record just set in September. For the first ten months, the company sold 843,009 cars, up 54% year-on-year. Buick accounted for more half of the October sales, delivering 54,490 units or 36% more than a year ago. Sales … Read more
September Sales: Shanghai-GM, Shanghai-VW (Skoda), Hyundai-Kia, Chery
October 10th, 2010 | Posted in BAIC | Buick | Chery | Chevy | GM | Hyundai | Kia | SAIC | Sales | skoda | Volkswagen | VWNew vehicle sales at Shanghai GM rose 41% year-on-year last month to 100,825 units, hitting a record monthly high. For the first three quarters, the joint venture sold 742,176 cars, surpassing last year’s annual sales of 727,000. In September, Buick delivered 57,948 units (LaCrosse 10,339, Regal 7,669, Excelle 22,607), Chevrolet 40,860 (Cruze 17,264), Cadillac 2,017 … Read more
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