Ford, GM see mixed China sales performance in May

SHANGHAI (AP) - Foreign automakers are seeing mixed sales trends in China as the world's biggest market for new vehicles cools after years of torrid growth.

General Motors Co. said Tuesday that its total sales in China fell 3 percent in May from a year earlier to 190,674 vehicles, though its sales in the first five months of the year edged up nearly 5 percent to 1.08 million.

Ford Motors saw its sales in China climb 14 percent from a year earlier to 45,162 vehicles in May, while Honda reported its sales fell about 32 percent to 27,204 vehicles.