Chevrolet continues to gain ground in the Chinese market with products like the Sail.
Despite some concerns about impending doom-and-gloom as the Chinese economy shows signs of slowing down, General Motors and its joint ventures in China reported another strong month as they posted a 20.4% increase in domestic sales.
The U.S. maker and its domestic Chinese partners sold a record 237,130 vehicles in November making it the third-best sales month of 2011. So far this year, GM and its joint ventures have sold a record 2,350,406 vehicles in China, an increase 8.2% from the same period last year and just short of last year’s full-year sales record of 2,351,610 units.
During November, demand remained strong for Shanghai-GM’s lineup of passenger cars, as the joint venture experienced a rise in domestic demand of 7.6% to 113,120 units. SAIC-GM-Wuling’s sales of mini-commercial vehicles and passenger cars generated domestic sales growth of 40.4% to 119,133 units. Both were all-time November sales highs.
Sales of the Buick brand in China increased 16.6% on an annual basis to a November record of 59,763 units. Leading the way was the original Excelle passenger car family, which experienced increased demand of 24.7% to 23,885 units. Combined sales of the Excelle XT and Excelle GT, the newest members of the Excelle family, were up 30.8% to 15,264 units.
Chevrolet had its second-best November ever in China, with sales totaling 54,638 units. The Cruze remained the brand’s best-selling model in China, as demand reached 21,862 units. Right behind it was the New Sail family, which generated domestic sales of 20,249 units, an increase of 34.5% from November 2010.
Cadillac sales in China topped 3,000 units for the first time in a single month, rising 64.1% on an annual basis to 3,008 units. Demand for the SRX, Cadillac’s best-selling model in China, jumped 155.2% to 2,261 units in November.
Domestic sales of the Wuling brand increased 39.7% on an annual basis to an all-time November high of 108,826 units. Baojun sales totaled 6,018 units in the new passenger car brand’s fourth month on the market.
Domestic sales by FAW-GM in November decreased 30.8% on an annual basis to 4,642 units.