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SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a major Chinese automobile manufacturer, reported sales of over 1.27 million vehicles in the first nine months of 2021, the company said.

SGMW, a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors and Liuzhou Wuling Motors, sold 1,270,148 vehicles during the period, up by 23.3 percent year on year.

Its major brand of Wuling sold 1,002,703 units in the period, up by 39.5 percent year on year, while sales of the company's new-energy vehicles (NEVs) more than tripled during the period, said the company.

SGMW is based in Liuzhou, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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