General Motors Looking to Russia for Increased New-Car Sales
We told you yesterday that Russia is becoming the largest market for Asian automakers. Now, General Motors has taken notice of its economical upswing and is ordering that more dealerships be built in the smaller towns in Russia and Eastern Europe. GM wants to sell more Opel, Saab, and Chevrolet vehicles in the region.
GM plans to add another 100 dealers to the 765 already in the area – most of which are in major cities.
Chris Lacey, who heads GM's operations for the region, told Automotive News Europe “it is becoming economically viable to have more dealers.
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The Stig
Might as well. There's fewer and fewer buying them around here.
FLASHPOINT
See, all that outsourcing/overseas manufacturing is beginning to pay off. Build the cars where they'll sell.
BillyBob
Seems bad timing to me with the anti-american attitude building in Russia....
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