GM Q1 U.S. sales rise 17 percent

CHICAGO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- General Motors Co. (GM) reported on Tuesday that it sold 693,363 vehicles in the United States in the first quarter of this year, up 17 percent year on year.

GM reported double-digit increases across all its four brands: Buick sales were up 39 percent; Cadillac increased by 18 percent; Chevrolet grew 14 percent and GMC was up 18 percent.

"GM's sales growth outpaced every other