GM’s Chinese Sales Top U.S.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — China has become the top sales market for General Motors, the iconic American automaker owned by U.S. taxpayers.

Through the first six months of the year GM and its Chinese joint venture partners have sold 1.21 million vehicles in China, the company announced Friday. Its U.S. sales, announced Thursday, came in at 1.08 million.

GM’s Chinese auto sales are growing at a blistering pace, up 48.5% over the first half of the year. GM’s U.S. sales are also showing improvement — enough to keep its U.S. plants operating during what would normally be a summer shutdown. But the growth is a far more modest 15% in the first half of the year…

[Full Article]