But a 10% year-over-year sales decline last month showed that not even Geely can defy gravity in a sinking market. Passenger-car sales in China have fallen for the past four months year-over-year, and are on course to notch up an annual decline for the first time in nearly three decades. Most auto makers, foreign and domestic, are struggling. Ford Motor Co.’s passenger-car sales in China were down 45% in the first nine months of the year, while sales of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV-owned Jeep fell 35%, and General Motors Co.’s Buick sales were down 9%, according LMC Automotive. The Geely Borui GE hybrid sedan getting the once-over at the Beijing auto show earlier this year. Photo: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News Only the premium segment has seen consistent growth, with Cadillac sales up 30% in the first nine months of 2018, and the German trio of Audi , BMW and […]