GM China sales decreased six percent to 2, 901, 102 units during the complete 2020 season. Sales decreased at the Chevrolet plus Baojun brands, while increasing with Buick , Cadillac and Wuling.
Sales were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the first quarter plus started to recuperate in the second quarter . Transport posted a strong rebound in the 2nd half, led by SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles.
“In revenge of the unprecedented challenges that 2020 brought, we focused on keeping our own people safe, enhancing our item lineup with launches that would fulfill our customers’ needs, and speeding up our move toward an all-electric future, ” said GM Professional Vice President and President associated with GM China, Julian Blissett, inside a statement. “We expect China’s automobile market to continue growing in the long term and also have a positive outlook on 2021, ” he added.
GENERAL MOTORS China accelerated its new power vehicles (NEV) development and produced solid progress on its generate to a zero-emissions future. Its NEV sales in 2020 grew four-fold from a year earlier. In the next 5 years, more than 40 percent associated with GM’s new vehicle launches within China will be NEVs, supported with the introduction of the company’s state-of-the-art Ultium battery platform.
SAIC-GM Product sales – 2020 Calendar Year
The 2020 calendar year sales outcomes at SAIC-GM – GM’s principal joint venture in China responsible for Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands – decreased 5 percent to 1, 406, 606 units:
Buick sales increased 4. 1% to 885, 207 units
- Sales has been driven by strong demand with regard to premium MPVs and SUVs
- Sales of Buick’s group of utility vehicles surged 50. 1%
Chevrolet sales decreased 30. four percent to 290, 872 systems
- Within 2020, Chevrolet introduced the new Menlo EV as brand’s first electrical vehicle in the Asian country
Cadillac sales increased 7. 9 % to 230, 527 units
- Growth has been led by the brand’s family of resources – the XT4 , XT5 and XT6 – whose combined sales increased 40. 3 percent from a calendar year earlier.
SAIC-GM-Wuling Sales – 2020 Calendar Year
The 2020 calendar year sales outcomes at SAIC-GM-Wuling – GM’s additional Chinese joint venture responsible for Wuling plus Baojun brands- decreased 7. two percent to 1, 494, 496 units:
Baojun sales decreased 33. 9 % to 402, 210 units
- In 2020, the brand maintained an intensive item launch cadence to expand the portfolio
Wuling sales increased 8. 6 percent to 1, 092, 286 units
- Wuling introduced the global silver badge , expanding its presence in the traveler vehicle segment
Sales Results – Q4 2020 – China – GM Counts
| BRAND | Q4 2020 and Q4 2019 | Q4 2020 | Q4 2019 | YTD 2020 / YTD 2019 | YTD 2020 | YTD 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAOJUN TOTAL | -30. 17% | 125, 837 | 180, 196 | -33. 88% | 402, 210 | 608, 269 |
| WULING TOTAL | +35. 26% | 373, 579 | 276, 200 | +8. 84% | 1, 092, 286 | 1, 003, 611 |
| CHEVROLET TOTAL | -16. 32% | 84, 818 | 101, 363 | -30. 41% | 290, 872 | 418, 1000 |
| CADILLAC TOTAL | +55. 58% | 80, 064 | 51, 461 | +7. 87% | 230, 527 | 213, 717 |
| BUICK TOTAL | +27. 79% | 290, 027 | 226, 954 | +4. 14% | 885, 207 | 850, 007 |
| GM CINA TOTAL | +14. 13% | 954, 325 | 836, 174 | -6. 22% | 2, 901, 102 | 3, 093, 604 |
About The Numbers
- All percent change statistics compared to GM China sales for 2019 yr , unless noted otherwise
- GM China sales figures represent retail sales
- GM does not provide individual product sales performance of sales in China and taiwan
