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General Motors Delivered 8.39 Million* Vehicles Globally In 2010, Still Lags Behind Toyota

8,389,769: that’s the amount of vehicles General Motors delivered globally in calendar year 2010. The number represents a significant 12.2 percent increase from 2009 levels of 7,477,178 units but leaves GM as the number-two automaker worldwide, with Toyota taking the crown after registering 8.42 million deliveries in 2010.

The General also achieved double-digit gains in five of its top 10 markets, with a 28.8 percent increase in China — GM’s latest market by volume — and a whopping 43 percent gain in Uzbekistan, which became GM’s tenth-largest market by volume. In the U.S. — GM’s second-largest market — the automaker saw vehicle deliveries rise by 6.3 percent in the face of the phase-out of four brands. The General’s third-largest market — Brazil — saw deliveries rise by 10.4 percent.

Those curious about how GM counts its sales numbers in China should know that its joint venture (JV) agreement with SGMW (44% GM ownership) and FAW-GM (50% GM ownership) allows GM to report SGMW and FAW-GM JV sales in China as a part of its global market share… so there you have it.

Top 10 Markets - 2010

2010 RANKCOUNTY2010 DELIVERIES2009 DELIVERIES% CHANGE2009 RANK
1CHINA2,351,6101,826,475+28.82
2UNITED STATES2,215,2272,084,492+6.31
3BRAZIL657,825595,625+10.43
4UNITED KINGDOM290,250287,278+1.05
5GERMANY269,061381,687-29.54
6CANADA247,104254,257-2.86
7ITALY169,955188,689-9.97
8RUSSIA159,199141,695+12.48
9MEXICO155,590138,482+12.49
10UZBEKISTAN145,151102,746+41.313

Top Brands - 2010

2010 RANKBRAND2010 DELIVERIES2009 DELIVERIES% CHANGE2009 RANK
1CHEVROLET4,271,1893,517,412+21.41
2OPEL/VAUXHALL1,206,6201,236,221-2.42
3WULING1,149,0601,001,213+14.83
4BUICK718,848558,533+28.74
5GMC446,547353,258+26.45
6CADILLAC180,724128,838+40.37
7HOLDEN140,771126,089+11.68
8DAEWOO129,829121,345+7.09
9JIEFANG88,22434,860+153.112

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