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General Motors : All-time record sales in Europe

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Khatir Soltani
General Motors of Europe has just announced first quarter sales results. Other than having achieved their best market share in 10 years at 9.8%, GM posted their all-time best sales number at 553,621 units.

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Compared to the first quarter of 2006, market has risen 0.4% and sales have risen by 30,354 vehicles.

Jonathan Browning, GM Europe Vice President for Sales, Marketing and Aftersales attributes these gains to GM's multi-brand strategy that is beginning to make a strong impact.

Here are some statistics for GM:
- General Motors Europe 1st Quarter market share of 9.8 percent is best since 1997
- Best Opel/Vauxhall 1st Quarter result since 2001 (428,787 units)
- Chevrolet reaches all-time records for sales volume and market share
- General Motors Russia sales up 128 percent
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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