通用近日公布了今年上半年全球表现，今年二季度可供普通股东分配的净利润29亿美元，同比增长157%，而去年同期利润为11亿美元。通用老板Mary Barra表示，二季度表现出色主要是由于美国批发市场销量增加和中国销量达到创纪录水平。通用今年上半年在中国市场销量为181万辆，同比增长5.3%。通用认为取得这样的成绩得益于MPV，SUV和其他豪华车型在中国的畅销。别克和宝骏品牌销量分别增长40%和78%，这抵消了轿车和小型商用车销量的下降。但通用在中国市场所占份额自去年四季度以来逐渐下降，从去年三季度的15.2%下降至今年四季度的13.3%。分析人士称，通用市场份额下降是由于其产品线以及国内独立品牌市场份额增加所致。

 

GM’s sales volume increases 5.3% during the previous six months, while market share decreases for a consecutive third month in China

GM published its global performance report recently, which shows its net profits for ordinary shareholders reaches USD 2.9b during 2016 Q2, increasing 157% with USD 1.1b in the same period of last year.

 

Mary Barra, Board Director of GM, said that, the excellent performance in Q2 is mainly resulted by the increasing wholesales volumes in US and the record-high sales volume in China. In fact, GM sold 18.1m units in China during the previous six months, increasing 5.3%. GM believes that the achievement is owned to the popular MPV, SUV and luxury models in China. Buick and Bao Jun have increasing sales volume of 40% and 78% respectively, offsetting the weaknesses of cars and small-size commercial vehicles in Chinese market.

 

But GM’s market share decreases gradually since Q4 in last year to 2016 Q4’s 13.3%, while the data reached 15.2% in 2015 Q3. Analysts believe that GM’s decreasing market share is related to its product line, along with the increasing market share of domestic independent brands.