In this April 21 photo, a model poses with a ...

Photo by Associated Press | published: July 17, 2013

In this April 21 photo, a model poses with a Cadillac XTS displayed at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, China. General Motors’ global sales grew almost 4 percent in the first half of the year, enough to fend off Volkswagen to keep second place and perhaps bring the Detroit company closer to sales leader Toyota, according to GM on Tuesday.