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'''Shanghai General Motors Company Limited''' (Shanghai GM) is a subsidiary of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], and manufactures and sells [[automobiles]] in [[mainland China]]. GM partnered with [[Shanghai Automotive]] to set up the company, which sells [[Chevrolet]], [[Buick]], and [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]] vehicles. In [[2003]], the PRC became the second largest single market for General Motors, and GM Shanghai had a 13% market share in mainland China, second only to [[Volkswagen Group China]] among foreign carmakers. However, sales dropped for [[2004]] with the retirement of the [[Buick Sail]]. Its replacement, the [[Chevrolet Sail]], was delayed to February, [[2005]], leaving Shanghai GM in seventh place.
'''Shanghai General Motors Company Limited''' (Shanghai GM) is a subsidiary of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], and manufactures and sells [[automobiles]] in [[mainland China]]. GM partnered with [[Shanghai Automotive]] to set up the company, which sells [[Chevrolet]], [[Buick]], and [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]] vehicles. Shanghai GM was founded on [[June]] [[12]], [[1997]] with 50% investment each from [[Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation]] and General Motors. In [[2003]], the PRC became the second largest single market for General Motors, and GM Shanghai had a 13% market share in mainland China, second only to [[Volkswagen Group China]] among foreign carmakers. However, sales dropped for [[2004]] with the retirement of the [[Buick Sail]]. Its replacement, the [[Chevrolet Sail]], was delayed to February, [[2005]], leaving Shanghai GM in seventh place.


In the future, it is likely that entire new vehicles will be engineered by GM and SAIC's [[Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center]] for GM Shanghai to build.
In the future, it is likely that entire new vehicles will be engineered by GM and SAIC's [[Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center]] for GM Shanghai to build.

Revision as of 05:38, 15 September 2006

GM Shanghai logo.
GM Shanghai logo.

Shanghai General Motors Company Limited (Shanghai GM) is a subsidiary of General Motors, and manufactures and sells automobiles in mainland China. GM partnered with Shanghai Automotive to set up the company, which sells Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac vehicles. Shanghai GM was founded on June 12, 1997 with 50% investment each from Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation and General Motors. In 2003, the PRC became the second largest single market for General Motors, and GM Shanghai had a 13% market share in mainland China, second only to Volkswagen Group China among foreign carmakers. However, sales dropped for 2004 with the retirement of the Buick Sail. Its replacement, the Chevrolet Sail, was delayed to February, 2005, leaving Shanghai GM in seventh place.

In the future, it is likely that entire new vehicles will be engineered by GM and SAIC's Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center for GM Shanghai to build.

According to the company, in 2003, Shanghai GM sold 201,188 vehicles. This was an 81.6% percent increase over the previous year. Its share of mainland China's passenger car market grew to nearly 9.8 percent, placing Shanghai GM among the top three passenger car manufacturers in mainland China.

Chile will be the first country that receives a completed car from Shanghai GM. In September 2006, the chilean branch of GM will launch the Chevrolet Corsa Plus a chinese version of the 4 door GM Corsa with a 1.6L engine.