SAIC-GM logs first interim net loss as China auto tie-ups struggle

Rapid electrification, price wars hit classic Sino-American partnership and others

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Employees assemble cars at a plant operated by General Motors and its local joint venture partners in Liuzhou, in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in February 2019. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- General Motors' joint venture with Chinese state-owned player SAIC Motor has suffered its first interim net loss, underscoring the fast-eroding position of once-dominant foreign players.

The latest interim results by SAIC Motor, dated Friday, revealed that its 50-50 joint venture with GM -- SAIC General Motors -- logged a net loss of 2.27 billion yuan ($320.36 million) for the half, a reversal from a net profit of 528.15 million yuan a year earlier. The iconic U.S.-Chinese collaboration had not turned in such a dismal half-year performance since SAIC started disclosing the earnings of its core ventures, including another with Volkswagen.

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