General Motors has just announced its sales results for the year that ended December 31, confirming that it managed to deliver more than 8 million vehicles globally. Specifically, the US-based manufacturer sold a total of 8,389,769 cars in calendar year 2010, which represents a 12.2 percent increase as compared to 2009, when only 7,477,178 vehicles have been delivered to consumers from all over the world.
In case you're wondering, China is now the company's largest market, as 2010 brought sales of 2,351,610 units, up 28.8 percent as compared to 2009 when "only" 1,826,475 units have been delivered. The United States is now second with 2,215,227 units, despite the 6.3 points increase it has registered, up from 2,084,492 units sold in 2009.
Brazil completes the podium with 657,825 units, up 10.4 percent from 595,625 units sold in 2009, while the United Kingdom follows in 4th place with 290,250 delivered vehicles.
The top brand remains Chevrolet, with total deliveries of 4,271,189 units, up 21.4 percent from 2009 when deliveries reached 3,517,412 units. Opel and Vauxhall come second with 1,206,620 sold units, an increase of 2.4 percent from the 1,236,221 units sold in the year before. Wuling is the third company on the podium with sales of 1,149,060 units, up 14.8 points from 2009 when it has posted sales of 1,001,213 units.
"GM achieved double-digit increases in five of its top 10 markets, including a 28.8 percent increase in China, where GM and its partners were the first to top the 2 million sales mark in a single year, and an increase of 41.3 percent in Uzbekistan, which is now GM’s tenth-largest market by volume," GM said in a press statement.
In case you're wondering, China is now the company's largest market, as 2010 brought sales of 2,351,610 units, up 28.8 percent as compared to 2009 when "only" 1,826,475 units have been delivered. The United States is now second with 2,215,227 units, despite the 6.3 points increase it has registered, up from 2,084,492 units sold in 2009.
Brazil completes the podium with 657,825 units, up 10.4 percent from 595,625 units sold in 2009, while the United Kingdom follows in 4th place with 290,250 delivered vehicles.
The top brand remains Chevrolet, with total deliveries of 4,271,189 units, up 21.4 percent from 2009 when deliveries reached 3,517,412 units. Opel and Vauxhall come second with 1,206,620 sold units, an increase of 2.4 percent from the 1,236,221 units sold in the year before. Wuling is the third company on the podium with sales of 1,149,060 units, up 14.8 points from 2009 when it has posted sales of 1,001,213 units.
"GM achieved double-digit increases in five of its top 10 markets, including a 28.8 percent increase in China, where GM and its partners were the first to top the 2 million sales mark in a single year, and an increase of 41.3 percent in Uzbekistan, which is now GM’s tenth-largest market by volume," GM said in a press statement.