今天发布的通用一季度销售结果显示这家美国车厂在本土市场的表现比预期的还糟糕。通用一季度全球销量微跌0.6%，但这主要是由于新兴市场销量的增加抵消了通用在北美市场的大幅下跌。同期通用在北美市场销量下跌10%。一季度通用创造了三个新的销售记录，共销售225万辆车，这其中有64%是来自于北美以外的市场。其中在俄罗斯销量增加78%，而在像欧洲这样的成熟市场通用设法保住了3%的增长。在巴西、阿根廷和委内瑞拉增幅也大大了近20%，在竞争激烈的亚太市场通用销量也增加了6%。总体上通用在北美以外市场增幅为8%。分析人士指通用在美国市场的疲弱表现与油价的持续上涨以及住房及信贷危机的担心有很大关系。
GM global sales dip 0.6% in Q1, North America sales drop 10%
With the release today of GM’s first quarter sales results, it’s evident American carmakers are doing much worse on their home turf than most would assume. GM’s sales worldwide dipped 0.6% over the quarter, but this was largely because most of the gains made in new markets were offset by a sharp drop in GM’s North American sales tally, which dropped 10% over the period.
This same quarter, GM set three new sales records and moved over 2.25 million vehicles – 64% of which were sold outside North America.
Sales in Russia alone grew 78% and even in established markets like Europe GM managed to increase sales by 3%. Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela also saw growth of nearly 20% and in the competitive Asia-Pacific markets GM sales also rose 6%. Overall, sales GM sales outside of North America rose 8%.GM has blamed the continued softness in the U.S. market, rising fuel prices and concerns about housing and credit availability as the main reason for the slump.
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