General Motors and its Local Partners Build China's Biggest Test Track

General Motors is pretty serious about maintaining its leading role in China, the world's largest auto market.

On Saturday, September 22, GM and its Chinese partners, which include SAIC, Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center, opened the largest automotive proving ground in the country.

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GM China’s SAIC-GM-Wuling Joint Venture Reaches 1 Million Sales

While General Motor's SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) joint venture in China has sold more than 1 million vehicles before, reaching this milestone at this time of year is a first for the company. In 2011, SGMW sold its 1 millionth vehicle in October.

The automaker said it delivered an average of 3,500 vehicles every day through the first eight months of the year 2012, up 15.2 percent from the same period last year.

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GM Posts All Time Record July Sales in China, up 11.7 Percent from the Beginning of 2012

It's been a good sales month in China for General Motors and its 12 joint ventures in the country as the Detroit-based company set an all-time record high of 199,503 deliveries in July, up 15.1 percent over the same month last year.

In particular, the Shanghai GM joint venture posted sales of 97,064 units (+5.7%), SAIC-GM-Wuling 98,694 units (+26.6%) and FAW-GM 3,379 vehicles (+3.1 percent).

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China's SAIC Motors Inaugurates New North American Operations Center in Detroit

With a production output of 3.64 million vehicles last year, SAIC Motor Corporation Limited is China's largest domestic automobile maker and a name that you will hear a lot more about in the years to come.

SAIC is now trying to strengthen its U.S. presence with the establishment of its new North American Operations Center in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham in Michigan.

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