Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Chevrolet achieves its best global sales in 2011

Chevrolet sold 4.76 million vehicles around the world in 2011 setting a global sales record and driving General Motors Co. global sales to more than 9 million vehicles, a 7.6 percent gain compared with 2010.

GM gained four-tenths of a point of market share to 11.9 percent of the global vehicle industry. Sales were up in all four reporting regions – North America, South America, Europe and International Operations – as GM sold a total of 9,025,942 vehicles compared with 8,385,484 in 2010. The United States led the way for Chevrolet with total vehicle sales of 1,775,812 up more than 13 percent from 2010. China posted record sales of 595,068, up 9.5 percent from the previous year. Other markets that posted significant year-over-year increases include Vietnam (79 percent), Russia (49 percent), Turkey (30 percent) and Germany (21 percent).

Chevrolet is building its global presence by delivering cars like the Cruze, Aveo (Sonic) and Spark, the all new midsize global Malibu, and crossovers and trucks like the Orlando and Colorado that are designed for the varied driving conditions and customer preferences around the world.

More than 15 markets experienced record Chevrolet sales in 2011 with the largest year-over-year increases in Peru (81 percent), Vietnam (79 percent), Thailand (57 percent), South Africa (50 percent)and Israel (46 percent). The top 5 Chevrolet sales markets in 2011 were USA, Brazil, China, Russia and Mexico in that order.

Source: Carwale

MarketTotal 2011 Sales
United States1,775,812
Brazil632,201
China595,068
Russia173,485
Mexico162,461
Canada150,540
Argentina133,491
Uzbekistan121,584
India111,056
Colombia105,783

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