In the first 9 months of 2013, the sales of group General Motors ( GM ) rose 4.6 percent to 7.25 million units . This makes GM to compete with the three major groups of the world, the Toyota Group and the Volkswagen Group .
GM today released the results of its global sales , in the third quarter of this year , claims rose 5.5 percent , or nearly 2.4 million units ( passenger and pickup ) . Largest sales contribution comes from North America and China .
GM's main competitors , Toyota has not announced its sales in the third quarter of this year ( typically announced annually on 27 ) . But the Volkswagen Group , the other major rivals , on October 11 reported third- quarter sales to rise 4.8 percent this year to 7.03 million units or , slightly below the GM .
Tight battle between GM and VW in China , both claimed sales rose to 3 million units this year . VW sold more than GM in China in the third quarter so that for 9 months , sales in China rose 18 percent to 2.35 million thanks to Audi Q3 and Q5 SUV , assembled in the country , selling well .
Meanwhile , GM also reported global sales of Chevrolet in the third quarter of 2013 reached 1.25 million units, up 0.6 percent compared with the same period in 2012 .
