Delivered 8.39 million GM vehicles on a global scale in 2010
• Shipments up 12.2% compared to 2009
• China and the United States each exceed the mark of 2 million sales
General Motors today it has announced Book 8 389 769 vehicles worldwide in 2010, an increase of 12.2% compared to shipments of 7,477,178 units in 2009.
GM has recorded double-digit increases in five of its top ten markets, including an increase of 28.8% in China, where GM and its partners were the first to reach the mark of 2 million vehicles sales in one year and an increase of 41.3% in Uzbekistan is now the tenth largest market for GM volume.
Deliveries to the United States, the second largest market for GM, have climbed 6.3% in spite of the gradual abandonment or sale of four brands, while deliveries in Brazil, the third largest market for GM, grew by 10.4%.
Here the data in major markets and most popular brands of GM:
Top 10 steps:
Country Sales 2010 Sales 2009 Change (%)
1 China 2 351 610 1 826 475 28.8
2 United States 2 215 227 2 084 492 6.3
3 Brazil 657 825 595 625 10.4
4 United Kingdom 290 250 287 278 1.0
5 Germany 269 061 381 687 29.5
Canada 6 247 104 254 257 2.8
Italy 7 169 955 188 689 9.9
Russia 8 159 199 141 695 12.4
Mexico 9 155 590 138 482 12.4
10 Uzbekistan 145 151 102 746 41.3
The most popular brands:
Brand Sales 2010 Sales 2009 Change (%)
1 Chevrolet 4 271 189 3 517 412 21.4
2 Opel / Vauxhall 1 206 620 1 236 221 2.4
Wuling 3 1 149 060 1 001 213 14.8
4 Buick 718 848 558 533 28.7
5 GMC 446 547 353 258 26.4
6 Cadillac 180 724 128 838 40.3
7 Holden 140 771 126 089 11.6
Daewoo 8 129 829 121 345 7.0
Jiefang 9 88 224 34 860 153.1
