Record sales of General Motors Europe and Russia

Sales of GM Europe hit a record - 1.16 million units in the first half 2008 sales of General Motors (GM) in Europe reached a record high of $ 1,160,935 units *, which is 31 613 units (or 2.8 per cent ) compared to the same period of 2007. Market share was 9.5 percent. After selling a record number of cars, Chevrolet continues to maintain its position in the European market. For the first six months of 2008 were sold 268 200 cars Chevrolet, and its market share reached a point at 2.2 percent - these figures are record compared to all previous periods. Sales of the new Aveo rose 58 percent and reached 42 120 units. Captiva also continues to be one of the best selling models, its sales grew by 11.3 percent, which amounts to 22 320 units. In the period from January to June 2008, the brand Opel / Vauxhall sold 848,308 cars in Europe. Market share of 7 percent. Good sales performance in Central and Eastern Europe could offset a significant decline in sales in Spain and Italy. Opel sales in Eastern Europe grew by 81.4 percent and in Central Europe at 17.2 percent. Meriva model continues to lead again in the narrow monocab segment, Zafira and Meriva led the entire segment monocab. The number of cars sold in Russia, GM continues to grow. Increase sales by 60 percent by selling 181,138 cars, GM in the first half of 2008, significantly ahead of growth in the industry, 35 per cent. Market share rose 1.8 points to 11.3 percent. Cars of all GM brands have success on the Russian market. Car sales doubled Opel: 53 523 units were sold, with a market share of 3.3 percent. Sales volumes of Chevrolet rose 49 percent to $ 125,701 per unit. Saab sales rose by 80.5 per cent of the company Saab sold 39,418 cars in Europe. Cadillac increased its sales by 9.5 percent compared to the first half of 2007, sales increased by HUMMER 29 percent.