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GM global sales plunge

Source: CNN

London : United Kingdom | about 1 year ago

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General Motors reported sharply lower global sales as weakness in the nation's leading automaker's domestic sales spread to overseas markets. GM ( GM , Fortune 500 ) reported that overall sales were down 11.4% worldwide in the third quarter compared to the same period a year earlier.

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