GM sells millions of cars in China, but hardly any electric ones

Beijing

GENERAL Motors Co (GM) is delivering millions of cars a year in China, its largest market. That could become a problem if chief executive officer Mary Barra does not figure out how to sell more that are electric.

GM is setting records with shipments by its Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands. But it sold fewer than 20 plug-in hybrid or battery-electric cars in China last year.

It has stayed on the sidelines a…