Although General Motors’ U.S. sales are down through the first half of the year, the company is actually doing quite well in other regions of the world. While GM’s Chinese sales are up for the year, the auto giant is also experiencing record sales in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
Through the first half of 2008, GM’s sales in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East are up 19 percent when compared to the same period the year before. However, those markets are relatively small and only combined for 670,000 sales, according to Automotive News.
Overall, GM’s market share of those regions is up 0.7 percent to 17.5 percent.
While these sales figures are positive for GM, they still aren’t strong enough to carry its sagging U.S. operations.
