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GM China Sales Fell Nine Percent During 2023 Calendar Year

GM China sales decreased nine percent to 2,098,980 units during the complete 2023 calendar year. Sales decreased at all five brands marketed by GM in the Asian country, including Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling.

Gm states that new energy vehicles (NEVs) posted strong growth momentum, accounting for more than a quarter of total deliveries in 2023 across all brands. Both the Ultium platform and SAIC-GM-Wuling’s GSEV platform continued to scale up thanks to expanded lineups, with new entries quickly growing in popularity. GM will continue its intensive NEV launch cadence in China in 2024.

SAIC-GM Sales – 2023 Calendar Year

Sales at SAIC-GM – GM’s primary joint venture in China responsible for Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac operations – decreased 16.1 percent to 870,080 units in 2023 calendar year:

Buick sales decreased 19.66 percent to 517,650 units

  • Demand for the all-new GL8 Century flagship MPV as well as the Buick Envision Plus stayed strong
  • The brand sharpened its EV offensive through the introduction of its first Ultium-powered models – the Electra E5 and Electra E4

Chevrolet sales decreased 14.9 percent to 168,830 units

  • The Chevy Monza sedan remained the brand’s best-selling model
  • The three-row Chevy Blazer, exclusive to China, also posted strong growth momentum

Cadillac sales decreased 5.41 percent to 183,600 units

SAIC-GM-Wuling Sales – 2023 Calendar Year

Sales at SAIC-GM-Wuling – GM’s other Chinese joint venture responsible for Wuling and Baojun brands – decreased 3.01 percent to 1,228,900 1,266,250 units during the 2023 calendar year:

Baojun sales decreased 33.2 percent to 33,000 units

Baojun Yep EV

Wuling sales decreased 1.72 percent to 1,195,900 units

Wuling Starlight PHEV

About The Numbers

  • All percent change figures compared to GM China sales for 2022 year, unless noted otherwise
  • GM China sales figures represent retail sales
  • GM does not provide individual sales performance of sales in China

Further Reading & Sales Reporting

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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