GM group sold 6,547,070 vehicles in 2020
- The GM group sold 6,547,070 light vehicles (passenger and utility) in 2020, down 12.4% compared to 2019, broken down as follows: 2,835,124 Chevrolet, 1,106,683 Buick, 599,291 GMC , 422 550 Baojun, 376 715 Cadillac, 22 619 Holden, 1 184 088 Wuling.
- The American carmaker, which was the world's leading carmaker for several decades, fallen from first places in the early 2010s, after being saved from bankruptcy. The fall in sales really started in 2017 and this fall was accentuated in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and consequently the GM group is today at the level of the Hyundai-Kia group, far behind the two world leaders, Toyota and Volkswagen. As for many other carmakers, the GM group claims that the race for volume is no longer a priority and that profitability has become absolutely essential.
- Thanks to its Chinese subsidiaries Baojun and Wuling, the GM group has sold more vehicles in China for several years than in the United States. In 2020, the global sales of the GM group can be broken down as follows:
• China is its largest market, with 2.56 million vehicles, or 39% of its global sales (compared to 43% in 2019).
• The USA remains its second market, with 2.54 million vehicles, or 39% of its global sales (against 38% in 2019).
• Brazil remains its third market, with 380,000 vehicles, or 6% of its global sales (same as 2019).
• These three markets represent 84% of the global sales of the GM group in 2020.
- It is to be noted that the carmaker exit the European market in 2017 and that its Australian brand Holden will be phased out in 2021.
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