GM China sales down 25 pct in first quarter

CHICAGO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. (GM) and its joint ventures in China sold 462,000 vehicles in China in the first quarter of this year, down 25 percent year on year, The Detroit News reported Thursday.

All GM brands registered sales decline in the first quarter. Buick brand sales went down 35 percent, Chevrolet brand down 34 percent, Cadillac 32 percent, Wuling 13 percent, and Baojun 87 percent.