General Motors Corp., the biggest overseas automaker in China, said sales growth in the country slowed in the first half as competition intensified with Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG.

The automaker boosted sales in China over the past six months by about 14 per cent from a year earlier to more than 590,000 vehicles, Joseph Liu, vice-president for GM China, said in a telephone interview yesterday, citing preliminary data. That compares... // Toronto Star

General Motors Corp., the biggest overseas automaker in China, said sales growth in the country slowed in the first half of 2008 as competition intensified with Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG.

The carmaker boosted sales by about 14 percent from the first half of the year earlier in China to more than 590,000 vehicles, Joseph Liu, vice president for GM China, said in a telephone interview Wednesday, citing preliminary data. That compares with a growth rate of 19 percent last year.

GM, which hasn't had a yearly profit since 2004, is counting on growth in China, where the overall market expanded 19 percent through May, as demand in North America plunges. Toyota started selling the Yaris compact in the first half and Volkswagen introduced the Lavida compact, while GM didn't have any... // DetNews.com

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July 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp ., the biggest overseas automaker in China, said sales growth in the country slowed in the first half as competition intensified with Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG.

The carmaker boosted sales by about 14 percent from a year earlier in China over the past six months to more than 590,000 vehicles, Joseph Liu , vice president for GM China, said in a telephone interview today, citing preliminary data. That compares with a growth rate of 19 percent last year.

GM, which hasn't had a yearly profit since 2004, is counting on growth in China, where the overall market grew 19 percent through May, as demand in North America plunges. Toyota started selling the Yaris compact in the... // Bloomberg

July 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp ., the biggest overseas automaker in China, said sales growth in the country slowed in the first half as competition intensified with Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG.

The carmaker boosted sales by about 14 percent from a year earlier in China over the past six months to more than 590,000 vehicles, Joseph Lau, vice president for GM China, said in a telephone interview today, citing preliminary data. That compares with a growth rate of 19 percent last year.

GM, which hasn't had a yearly profit since 2004, is counting on growth in China, where the overall market grew 19 percent through May, as demand in North America plunges. Toyota started selling the Yaris compact in the first half and Volkswagen introduced the Lavida compact, while GM... // Bloomberg

July 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp ., the biggest overseas automaker in China, said sales growth in the country slowed in the first half as competition intensified with Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG.

The carmaker boosted sales by about 14 percent from a year earlier in China over the past six months to more than 590,000 vehicles, Joseph Lau, vice president for GM China, said in a telephone interview today, citing preliminary data. That compares with a growth rate of 19 percent last year.

GM, which hasn't had a yearly profit since 2004, is counting on growth in China and India as demand in North America plunges. Toyota started selling the Yaris compact in the first half and Volkswagen introduced the Lavida compact, while GM didn't have any brand new models.

``Shanghai GM... // Bloomberg

July 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp ., the biggest overseas automaker in China, said sales growth in the country slowed in the first half as rising competition curbed demand.

GM boosted sales by about 14 percent from a year earlier in China over the past six months to more than 590,000 vehicles, Joseph Lau, vice president for GM China, said in a telephone interview today, citing preliminary data. That compares with a growth rate of 19 percent last year.

GM, which hasn't had a yearly profit since 2004, is counting on growth in China and India as demand in North America plunges. Competition in the Chinese market has been rising with Volkswagen AG , Toyota Motor Corp. and other automakers adding new models to fight for a bigger share of the market.

``Shanghai GM has been facing... // Bloomberg