- The GM Group announced it had sold 2.4 million vehicles worldwide in the first quarter of 2015, representing an increase of 2% compared to the first quarter of 2014. GM's global growth is slightly stronger than that recorded by all manufacturers (+ 1.7%).
- Its sales rose by 9% in China (961 000 units) and 6% in the US (648 000 units). Over the same period, the GM group registered a decline in sales in Russia (-XX%), Brazil (-XX%) and Argentina (-XX%) who have seen their markets collapse. Sales in South America also dropped by 15% over this period.
- In Europe (29 countries), the situation is mixed. Indeed, the Opel brand saw sales increase by 7%, but this increase was not sufficient to compensate for the sales loss of Chevrolet, total sales of the GM group in this region decreased by 4%.
- When looking at the breakdown by brands within the group, Chevrolet's global sales fell 4.3%, while those of Cadillac increased by 2.5%, those of Buick increased by 7.6% GMC by 15% and 7% for Opel.
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