China 's stock market free fall is affecting automakers , including General Motors and Ford . GEneral Motors now sells more vehicles in CHina than it does in North America , thanks to the country 's large population and growing middle class . Earlier this week , GM said sales of 246,066 from its joint ventures in China increased a negligible 0.4 % in June from a year earlier , despite reducing prices by up to 20 % on about 40 models . They took photos and videos of each part and laid them out in order of how they might be assembled. Ford on Wednesday reported sales fell 3 % to 83,506 vehicles in June . Linda Lee , professor at the University of Michigan School of Business believes the market is starting to become saturated , with the automakers now having to go after people with less income , those who have lost the most in the recent stock market falls , with many middle income Chinese having retired when the stock market was at a low .
China 's stock market free fall is affecting automakers , including General Motors and Ford . GEneral Motors now sells more vehicles in CHina than it does in North America , thanks to the country 's large population and growing middle class . Earlier this week , GM said sales of 246,066 from its joint ventures in China increased a negligible 0.4 % in June from a year earlier , despite reducing prices by up to 20 % on about 40 models . Ford on Wednesday reported sales fell 3 % to 83,506 vehicles in June . Linda Lee , professor at the University of Michigan School of Business believes the market is starting to become saturated , with the automakers now having to go after people with less income , those who have lost the most in the recent stock market falls , with many middle income Chinese having retired when the stock market was at a low .