GM's Chinese sales swelled 11.3 percent during the first six months of the year, totaling a record-setting 1,417,047 units. GM finished the period on a high note, selling 213,495 units, representing a 10.1 percent increase over the same month a year prior.
GM's SAIC-GM-Wuling joint-venture helped boost the automaker to the record first half, with the unit improving its sales by 16.2 percent to 745,427 vehicles. Buick, long a strong seller in the Chinese market, also improved its sales during the six-month period, with deliveries increasing 5.7 percent to 343,279 units.
