GM sells record 418,225 units in China in November, up 13%

General Motors and its joint ventures in China have sold a record 418,225 vehicles in China in November, achieving growth of 13 percent on an annual basis. GM’s performance was strong across its brands. 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 percent from the previous November.

Chevrolet sales totaled 61,228 units, rising 17 percent year over year, for the brand’s fifth consecutive month of double-digit growth. The Cavalier sedan remained the brand’s best-selling model, with deliveries surpassing 21,000 units. Sales of the Malibu family, Chevrolet’s flagship sedan, rose 41 percent to nearly 15,000 units while Equinox global SUV was bought by over 6,900 people.

Cadillac posted sales of 16,629 units, an increase of 23 percent on an annual basis, giving the luxury brand its 21st consecutive month of double-digit growth. Its best-selling model, the XT5 luxury SUV, generated sales growth of 26 percent to more than 6,500 units. Sales of the ATS-L luxury sport sedan grew 21 percent to nearly 5,000 units. Deliveries of the CT6 prestige sedan more than doubled to over 1,200 units and sales of the XTS luxury sedan rose 12 percent.

Buick numbers in November were up 3 percent on an annual basis to 112,738 units. The Excelle GT sedan, with over 30,000 units delivered, remained Buick’s top-selling model. Deliveries of the GL8 MPV family exceeded 13,000 units – more than double of November 2016. A new addition to Buick’s MPV lineup, the GL6, saw sales of nearly 4,000 units in its first full month as production ramped up.  LaCrosse premium sedan sales rose 9.5 percent to over 10,000 units.

Baojun sales surged 52 percent year over year to 113,711 units. Baojun 510 SUV deliveries topped 48,000 units, making November the eighth consecutive month that it has been the brand’s most popular model. With strong demand for the Baojun 310 wagon, deliveries of the Baojun 310 family soared 97 percent to nearly 28,000 units. The brand’s first battery electric vehicle, the Baojun E100, continued to gain in popularity in its launch city of Liuzhou, Guangxi, with more than 1,900 units sold in November.

Wuling sales sold 113,919 units last month. While sales of Hong Guang family surpassed 59,000 units, its newest member, the Hong Guang S3, was launched in November and sold more than 13,000 units. The Rong Guang nameplate had sales of nearly 43,000 units.

In the first 11 months of 2017, GM and its joint ventures in China have sold a record 3,549,087 vehicles, which is an increase of 3.3 percent from a year earlier.