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GM Wants Cadillac to Follow in the Successful Footsteps of Buick in China
Last year, Buick sold 177,633 vehicles in the States and 645,537 cars in China, with the Excelle, which is the local version of the Verano sedan, taking the first spot overall in the passenger car segment. Cadillac, on the other hand, delivered 152,389 vehicles in the U.S. but only about 30,000 in the world's most populous country, despite an increase of 73 percent over 2010.
Given China's thirst for luxury products, it is no wonder that General Motors would like to repeat the success of Buick with its flagship brand.
According to General Motors CEO Dan Akerson, who was speaking on the company's first quarter earnings call for 2012, there is a plan in motion to boost Cadillac's sales in China six-fold in the next few years.
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Buick Wildcat Design Concept Wants To Take On The Bmw Z4 And Jaguar F-type
Let's be honest now; the only reason that Buick survived the cut during General Motors' government forced restructuring is the brand's huge success in China, where business is literally booming: Chinese consumers buy around four times as...
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Gm Sells More Than 2 Million Vehicles In China For 2nd Year In A Row
General Motors has been the market leader in China for the past six years, selling cars under the Baojung, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang, Opel and Wuling brands. On October 17, the Detroit maker it announced that it sold more than 2 million vehicles...
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Gm Wants To Start Building Cadillacs Abroad By The End Of 2012
While speaking to the media, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson revealed plans to expand Cadillac production outside of North America by the end of 2012 as part of the Detroit firm’s efforts to make its premium brand a “true global marqueâ€....
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Buick’s China Sales Surpass 3 Million Mark 12 Years After The Brand’s Debut
China with its massive emerging middle class is shaping up to be one of the important markets for General Motors. In fact, for one of the Detroit firm’s brands, China is actually its biggest market by far. We’re talking of course about...
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New Buick Excelle Gt Debuts In China, U.s. Version To Follow
Shanghai GM, a joint venture between General Motors Corp and China's SAIC Motor Corp, has revealed the all-new 2011 Buick Excelle GT compact sedan that will go on sale in the country on June 23. It will be available in China with a choice of two...
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