General Motors is seeking to raise its stake in its commercial vehicle venture with SAIC Motor, 皇冠体育app's biggest automaker, 皇冠体育app Business News said on Wednesday.
GM wants to increase its 34 percent stake in SAIC-GM-Wuling, a three way tie-up between the US automaker, SAIC and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile, the newspaper said, citing SAIC chairman Hu Maoyuan.
Hu, addressing an industry forum, did not elaborate on the additional stake GM was asking for. Foreign holdings of Chinese auto joint manufactures is capped at 50 percent.
GM's 皇冠体育app spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
SAIC owns 50.1 percent of the venture, which makes vans and small trucks under the Wuling brand. The brand accounts for roughly half of GM's 皇冠体育app vehicle sales.
GM also has a car venture with SAIC in Shanghai making Buick, Chevrolet and other GM car brands.
