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Shanghai-GM Aims to Sell 1.45 Million Cars in 2013

The 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 →

Shanghai-GM Releases Springo Sail EV: 2012 Guangzhou Auto Show in Pics (1)

As the 2012 Guangzhou Auto Show opened to journalists today, Shanghai-GM announced the release of its first all-electric model, the Springo Sail EV. The production version of the Sail EV concept showcased two years ago, it sells for 258,000 Yuan (US$413,800) before incentives. A pure-electric version of the Chevy Sail hatchback, the Springo EV is … Read more →

Shanghai-GM To Release All-Electric “Springo,” Derived from Sail EV Concept

The production version of the Sail EV concept was exposed this week bearing a new nameplate "Springo." An all-electric version of the Chevy Sail hatchback, the Springo EV is expected to go on sale later this month when the 2012 Guangzhou Auto Show will be held. The logo of the Springo EV, containing an S … Read more →

Chevy Malibu Sales Quadrupled in August on US$4,000 Price Cut

When the eighth generation Chevy Malibu was released in February this year, a vice general manager of Shanghai-GM reportedly forecast 150,000 deliveries before the end of the year, which would made it an equal of Toyota Camry and VW Passat in the local mid-size market. Yet, from February to July, only 14,263 sales were recorded … Read more →

First Wuling Rongguang Microvan Rolls off Line in Egypt as Chevy Move N300

May 13th, 2012 | Posted in Chevy | exports | GM | SGMW

On May 9, the first Chevy Move N300 microvan, a re-badged Wuling Rongguang, rolled off assembly line in GM’s factory in Egypt. Built from complete-knock-down (CKD) kits provided by SGMW, a three-way joint venture between SAIC, GM, and Wuling, the N300 will go on sale in the third quarter of 2012. It will be distributed … Read more →

Sales of Shanghai GM Dipped in April

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

GM 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

The 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 →

Shanghai-GM Releases All-New Chevy Aveo, Priced between 81,800 and 111,800 Yuan

May 20th, 2011 | Posted in Chevy | GM | New Cars | SAIC

On Friday evening in Shanghai, with the help of Rosie Huntington Whiteley, the star from Transformer 3, Shanghai-GM announced the release of the second generation Chevy Aveo (called Sonic in North America). With two engine options, a 1.4-liter and 1.6-liter, the all-new Aveo, as a three-box sedan or a hatchback, sells for 81,800-111,800 Yuan ($12,576-$17,188). … Read more →

Shanghai-GM’s March Sales Climbed 16.8% to 101,580 Units

Shanghai-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 →

SGMW Rebages Chevrolet Spark as a Baojun

February 17th, 2011 | Posted in Chevy | GM | New Cars | SGMW

Under the new passenger car marque Baojun, launched last year, the three-way joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) plans a near-complete product line: first a compact sedan, Baojun 630, to be released before April; then a subcompact to come out in the second half of 2011, to be followed a MPV and SUV. Recently leaked photos reveal … Read more →

GM’s China Sales Rose 28.8% to 2.35 Million Units in 2010

General 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 Chevrolet Sail EV Concept at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show

Just as promised in its "drive to green" roadmap for the next five years (see Shanghai GM Sets 2015 "Drive to Green" Goals), Shanghai GM unveiled an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Sail subcompact before the year-end at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show held between Dec 20 and Dec. 27. Displayed alongside the Volt plug-in … Read more →

Shanghai-GM Sales Hit New Monthly High in October, Topping 100,000 Again

October 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 →

Shanghai-GM: Chevrolet Sails to Chile and Libya

October 24th, 2010 | Posted in Chevy | exports | GM | SAIC

The first batch of Chevrolet Sail supermini for overseas markets left the coast of Yantai, Shandong, on October 21, marking the beginning for Shanghai GM to mass export locally developed and built GM-brand cars. The passenger car joint venture of SAIC and General Motors said that it has received initial order for close to 10,000 … Read more →