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GM China Sales Up One Percent In Third Quarter 2022

GM China sales up one percent to 630,000 units during the third quarter 2022. Sales increased at the Buick, Chevrolet and Wuling brands, while decreasing at Cadillac and Baojun.

SAIC-GM Sales – Q3 2022

Third-quarter 2022 sales at SAIC-GM – GM’s primary joint venture in China responsible for Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac operations – increased 8.3 percent to 297,600 units:

Buick sales increased 11.4 percent to 185,100 units

Buick Envision Plus

Chevrolet sales increased 14.0 percent to 56,000 units

  • Sales of the brand’s best-selling nameplate in China – the Chevy Monza sedan – grew 56 percent to over 31,000 units
  • Sales of the Chevy Menlo EV more than doubled year-over-year
  • The all-new Chevy Seeker was launched in September to further expand Chevrolet’s crossover portfolio

2023 Chevy Monza

Cadillac sales decreased 5.0 percent to 56,500 units

  • The Cadillac CT5 remained the brand’s best-selling model, with sales growing 24 percent to over 21,000 units
  • The Cadillac Lyriq all-electric crossover started customer deliveries in September

SAIC-GM-Wuling Sales – Q3 2022

Third-quarter 2022 sales at SAIC-GM-Wuling – GM’s other Chinese joint venture responsible for Wuling and Baojun brands – decreased 4.7 percent to 332,400 units:

Baojun sales decreased 72.98 percent to 10,700 units

  • GM’s youngest brand in China continues to lose volume, accumulating several consecutive quarters with drastic declines in the midst of repositioning

Wuling sales increased 3.98 percent to 321,700 units

  • The Wuling Mini EV remained China’s best-selling electric vehicle with sales of over 108,000 units, while adding the all-new Mini EV Cabrio, China’s first electric convertible, to the family
  • Deliveries of two of Wuling’s silver-badged models – the Asta and Jia Chen – topped 33,000 units
  • The all-new Wuling Xing Chi crossover was launched as the brand continued to expand its foothold in the passenger vehicle segment

All-new Wuling Mini EV Cabrio

During the first nine months of the 2022 calendar year, GM China sales decreased 19.8 percent to 1,727,600 units.

Sales Results - Q3 2022 - China - Baojun

MODELQ3 2022 / Q3 2021Q3 2022Q3 2021YTD 2022 / YTD 2021 YTD 2022YTD 2021
BAOJUN TOTAL-72.98% 10,70039,600-76.35%42,000 177,600

Sales Results - Q3 2022 - China - Wuling

MODELQ3 2022 / Q3 2021Q3 2022Q3 2021YTD 2022 / YTD 2021 YTD 2022YTD 2021
WULING TOTAL+3.98% 321,700309,400-8.27%919,900 1,002,800

Sales Results - Q3 2022 - China - Chevrolet

MODELQ3 2022 / Q3 2021Q3 2022Q3 2021YTD 2022 / YTD 2021 YTD 2022YTD 2021
CHEVROLET TOTAL+14.05% 56,00049,100-16.14%148,600 177,200

Sales Results - Q3 2022 - China - Cadillac

MODELQ3 2022 / Q3 2021Q3 2022Q3 2021YTD 2022 / YTD 2021 YTD 2022YTD 2021
CADILLAC TOTAL-5.04% 56,50059,500-22.19%140,600 180,700

Sales Results - Q3 2022 - China - Buick

MODELQ3 2022 / Q3 2021Q3 2022Q3 2021YTD 2022 / YTD 2021 YTD 2022YTD 2021
BUICK TOTAL+11.44% 185,100166,100-22.70%476,500 616,400

Sales Results - Q3 2022 - China - GM Totals

BRANDQ3 2022 / Q3 2021Q3 2022Q3 2021YTD 2022 / YTD 2021 YTD 2022YTD 2021
BAOJUN TOTAL-72.98% 10,70039,600-76.35%42,000 177,600
WULING TOTAL+3.98% 321,700309,400-8.27%919,900 1,002,800
CHEVROLET TOTAL+14.05% 56,00049,100-16.14%148,600 177,200
CADILLAC TOTAL-5.04% 56,50059,500-22.19%140,600 180,700
BUICK TOTAL+11.44% 185,100166,100-22.70%476,500 616,400
GM CHINA TOTAL+1.01% 630,000623,700-19.82%1,727,600 2,154,700

About The Numbers

  • All percent change figures compared to GM China sales for Q3 2021, unless noted otherwise
  • GM China sales figures represent retail sales
  • GM does not provide individual sales performance of sales in China

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Deivis is an engineer with a passion for cars and the global auto business. He is constantly investigating about GM's future products.

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