In recent quarters, GM has relied on strong operations overseas, notably in China, Russia and Brazil, to offset weakness in its core U. S. market.

在最近几个季度，通用汽车一直依靠强大的海外业务，特别是在中国、俄罗斯和巴西来抵消其核心美国市场的低迷。

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Shanghai GM has allocated 10% of its overall media budget to the Internet in 2009, almost double 2007's level, he added.

他还说，上海通用已经把2009年媒体总预算的10%拨给了互联网，几乎比2007年多了一倍。

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Models such as the Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac SRX sport-utility vehicles and Buick Lacrosse sedan helped GM increase U. S. deliveries by 7 percent last year.

去年，雪佛兰equinox和凯迪拉克srx越野车和别克君越轿车等车型帮助通用将美国的交付量提高了7%。

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In the distant past, some of GM's (nyse: GM - news - people ) and Ford's (nyse: F - news - people ) biggest problems erupted, as one might expect, when car sales plummeted during economic slowdowns.

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But consumers aren't clamoring for custom-built cars, says John (Brad) Ross, who runs GM's order-to-delivery program.

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Last year GM 's (nyse: GM - news - people ) Chevrolet Corvette as well as new entries like BMW's Mini Cooper, the Lincoln Aviator and the Volvo XC90, were sold almost exclusively to individuals.

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