General Motors Sells 4.85 Million Cars in First Half of 2013, Up 3.9%

General MotorsGMUnited States of America, 1998 > present8 models
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has sold 4.85 million cars in the first six months of 2013, 3.9% better than last year. Of those, ChevroletChevroletUnited States of America, 1911 > present82 models
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sold a record 2.5 million cars worldwide in the same period, up 1.4%.

"Chevrolet is in the midst of the most aggressive new product roll-out in the brand's history," said Alan Batey, senior vice president of Global Chevrolet.

In the US, Chevrolet’s small cars are quickly growing in popularity. The SonicChevrolet SonicUnited States of America, 2011 > present37 versions
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, SparkChevrolet SparkUnited States of America, 2009 > present28 versions
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, CruzeChevrolet Cruze Gen.2United States of America, 2008 > present67 versions
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and VoltChevrolet Volt Gen.1United States of America, 2007 > present8 versions
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have sales up nearly 25% in the first half of 2013. Pick-up truck sales are up 23% in the first half of the year.

GM’s major markets in the first half of the year are the United States with 1,614,717 sales, up 7.7%; Europe with 797,333 sales, down 6.5%; South America with 496,719 sales, down 1.0%; and 1,917,079 sales in the rest of the world, up 7%.

Chevrolet’s largest markets are the US with 1.02 million cars, up 5.6%; China with 322,000 cars, up 6.1%; Brazil with 305,000 cars, up 5.1%; Mexico with 91,000 cars, up 15.7%; and Russia with 80,200 cars, down 16.1%.