GM's U.S. Sales Up 2 Percent in October
Chevrolet sales increase 6 percent, led by Cruze and Equinox
DETROIT, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total sales of 186,895 vehicles in October, up 2 percent compared with October 2010. Retail deliveries were up 3 percent compared with the same month a year ago and accounted for 77 percent of GM sales. Deliveries to fleet customers were essentially flat.
"Chevrolet led the way for GM in October driven by the continued success of the Cruze and Equinox," said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. "Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and GMC have all performed well this year, which has set the stage for our transition to a higher mix of 2012 model-year vehicles. Combined with the launches of several new fuel-efficient cars, including the Chevrolet Sonic and Buick LaCrosse eAssist, we are very well positioned going forward."
In October, GM's year-over-year passenger car sales increased 4 percent, crossover sales decreased 1 percent and sales of trucks, which include full-size pickups, vans and SUVs, increased 2 percent. For the month, 2012 models accounted for 80 percent of passenger car sales and about half of truck and crossover sales.
Highlights for October include double-digit sales increases for the Chevrolet Equinox, Camaro and Express, the Cadillac SRX, the Buick Regal and the GMC Terrain, as well as the continued success of the Chevrolet Cruze.
In addition, Chevrolet dealers delivered more than 1,100 Volts for the vehicle's best month to date, and GM remains on track to expand Volt availability to 2,600 dealers in all 50 states by the end of the year. The new 40-mpg Chevrolet Sonic also is building momentum, with sales of more than 3,800 units in its second month of launch.
Calendar year to date, all four GM brands have increased their sales compared with the same period a year ago, with Chevrolet, GMC and Buick posting double-digit increases.
Sales Highlights | Oct. 2011 Total Sales (vehicles) | Total Change vs. Oct. 2010 | Oct. 2011 Retail Sales vs. Oct. 2010 | CYTD Total Sales (vehicles) | CYTD Total Sales Change vs. 2010 | CYTD Retail Sales Change vs. 2010 | |
Chevrolet | 131,804 | 6.0% | 7.1% | 1,485,747 | 14.3% | 21.0% | |
GMC | 31,609 | (4.6%) | 0.1% | 326,556 | 23.1% | 20.3% | |
Buick | 11,687 | (7.0%) | (9.1%) | 151,779 | 19.9% | 20.4% | |
Cadillac | 11,795 | (11.9%) | (12.3%) | 124,985 | 5.6% | 12.7% | |
Total GM | 186,895 | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2,089,067 | 15.4% | 20.2% | |
Inventory | Units @ Oct. 31, 2011 | Days Supply (selling days adjusted) | Units @ Sept. 30, 2011 | Days Supply (selling days adjusted) | |
All Vehicles | 592,151 | 82 | 558,157 | 67 | |
Full-size Pickups | 207,596 | 104 | 208,650 | 88 | |
Industry Sales | Sept. | Oct. SAAR (est.) | CYTD SAAR (est.) | Full Year 2011 (est.) | |
Total Vehicles | 13.4 million | 13.7 million | 12.9 million | 13.0 million – 13.5 million (low end) | |
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GM U.S. Deliveries for October 2011 - Divisional Brand Level | |||||||||
(Calendar Year-to-Date) | |||||||||
*S/D Curr: 26 | October | January - October | |||||||
*S/D Prev: 27 | 2011 | 2010 | % Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2011 | 2010 | %Chg Volume | ||
Vehicle Total | 186,895 | 183,759 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 2,089,067 | 1,822,303 | 14.6 | ||
Brand Total | 186,895 | 183,392 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 2,089,067 | 1,810,291 | 15.4 | ||
Other Brand Total | 0 | 367 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 12,012 | ***.* | ||
GM Vehicle Deliveries by Marketing Division | |||||||||
2011 | 2010 | %Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2011 | 2010 | %Chg Volume | |||
Buick Total | 11,687 | 12,569 | -7.0 | -3.4 | 151,779 | 126,569 | 19.9 | ||
Cadillac Total | 11,795 | 13,393 | -11.9 | -8.5 | 124,985 | 118,406 | 5.6 | ||
Chevrolet Total ** | 131,804 | 124,294 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 1,485,747 | 1,300,084 | 14.3 | ||
GMC Total ** | 31,609 | 33,136 | -4.6 | -0.9 | 326,556 | 265,232 | 23.1 | ||
Brand Total | 186,895 | 183,392 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 2,089,067 | 1,810,291 | 15.4 | ||
HUMMER Total | 0 | 242 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 3,749 | ***.* | ||
Pontiac Total | 0 | 83 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 1,045 | ***.* | ||
Saab Total | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 608 | ***.* | ||
Saturn Total | 0 | 42 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 6,610 | ***.* | ||
Other Brand Total | 0 | 367 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 12,012 | ***.* | ||
GM Vehicle Total | 186,895 | 183,759 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 2,089,067 | 1,822,303 | 14.6 | ||
* Twenty-six selling days for the October period this year and twenty-seven for last year. | |||||||||
** Calendar Year 2010 includes GMC & Chevrolet Dealer deliveries of commercial vehicles distributed by American Isuzu Motors, Inc. | |||||||||
GM U.S. Deliveries for October 2011 by Model | |||||||||
(Calendar Year-to-Date) | |||||||||
October | January - October | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | % Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2011 | 2010 | %Chg Volume | |||
Selling Days (S/D) | 26 | 27 | |||||||
Enclave | 4,509 | 4,693 | -3.9 | -0.2 | 48,913 | 44,982 | 8.7 | ||
LaCrosse | 4,048 | 4,432 | -8.7 | -5.2 | 49,106 | 51,968 | -5.5 | ||
Lucerne | 849 | 1,810 | -53.1 | -51.3 | 18,822 | 22,331 | -15.7 | ||
Regal | 2,281 | 1,634 | 39.6 | 45.0 | 34,938 | 7,288 | 379.4 | ||
Buick Total | 11,687 | 12,569 | -7.0 | -3.4 | 151,779 | 126,569 | 19.9 | ||
CTS | 3,918 | 4,242 | -7.6 | -4.1 | 45,818 | 36,758 | 24.6 | ||
DTS | 404 | 1,731 | -76.7 | -75.8 | 11,159 | 15,718 | -29.0 | ||
Escalade | 1,424 | 1,432 | -0.6 | 3.3 | 11,915 | 12,485 | -4.6 | ||
Escalade ESV | 722 | 951 | -24.1 | -21.2 | 6,492 | 6,649 | -2.4 | ||
Escalade EXT | 163 | 243 | -32.9 | -30.3 | 1,578 | 1,619 | -2.5 | ||
SRX | 4,984 | 4,423 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 44,845 | 41,153 | 9.0 | ||
STS | 180 | 364 | -50.5 | -48.6 | 3,166 | 3,837 | -17.5 | ||
XLR | 0 | 7 | ***.* | ***.* | 12 | 187 | -93.6 | ||
Cadillac Total | 11,795 | 13,393 | -11.9 | -8.5 | 124,985 | 118,406 | 5.6 | ||
Avalanche | 1,696 | 1,922 | -11.8 | -8.4 | 15,685 | 16,950 | -7.5 | ||
Aveo | 65 | 6,038 | -98.9 | -98.9 | 28,547 | 41,324 | -30.9 | ||
Camaro | 6,119 | 5,013 | 22.1 | 26.8 | 76,368 | 71,521 | 6.8 | ||
Caprice | 116 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 614 | 0 | ***.* | ||
Captiva Sport | 2,140 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 2,140 | 0 | ***.* | ||
Chevy C/T Series | 0 | 1 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 9 | ***.* | ||
Chevy W Series | 0 | 24 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 258 | ***.* | ||
Cobalt | 7 | 1,971 | -99.6 | -99.6 | 850 | 95,809 | -99.1 | ||
Colorado | 2,093 | 2,231 | -6.2 | -2.6 | 26,078 | 20,657 | 26.2 | ||
Corvette | 946 | 1,011 | -6.4 | -2.8 | 11,216 | 10,809 | 3.8 | ||
Cruze | 14,295 | 5,048 | 183.2 | 194.1 | 201,819 | 5,564 | ***.* | ||
Equinox | 15,108 | 12,773 | 18.3 | 22.8 | 160,143 | 111,828 | 43.2 | ||
Express | 6,421 | 5,044 | 27.3 | 32.2 | 58,095 | 48,519 | 19.7 | ||
HHR | 68 | 4,802 | -98.6 | -98.5 | 36,839 | 67,253 | -45.2 | ||
Impala | 11,982 | 12,389 | -3.3 | 0.4 | 150,104 | 145,974 | 2.8 | ||
Kodiak 4/5 Series | 0 | 29 | ***.* | ***.* | 10 | 1,183 | -99.2 | ||
Kodiak 6/7/8 Series | 0 | 26 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 241 | ***.* | ||
Malibu | 10,239 | 12,353 | -17.1 | -13.9 | 181,505 | 175,599 | 3.4 | ||
Silverado-C/K Pickup | 36,656 | 34,283 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 333,092 | 301,998 | 10.3 | ||
Sonic | 3,833 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 5,539 | 0 | ***.* | ||
Suburban (Chevy) | 4,655 | 4,354 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 37,710 | 36,162 | 4.3 | ||
Tahoe | 7,060 | 6,725 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 63,696 | 61,868 | 3.0 | ||
TrailBlazer | 0 | 2 | ***.* | ***.* | 33 | 215 | -84.7 | ||
Traverse | 7,197 | 8,255 | -12.8 | -9.5 | 90,661 | 86,267 | 5.1 | ||
Uplander | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 76 | ***.* | ||
Volt | 1,108 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 5,003 | 0 | ***.* | ||
Chevrolet Total | 131,804 | 124,294 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 1,485,747 | 1,300,084 | 14.3 | ||
Acadia | 5,034 | 5,407 | -6.9 | -3.3 | 67,047 | 55,136 | 21.6 | ||
Canyon | 778 | 913 | -14.8 | -11.5 | 8,412 | 6,568 | 28.1 | ||
Envoy | 0 | 1 | ***.* | ***.* | 5 | 81 | -93.8 | ||
GMC C/T Series | 0 | 2 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 54 | ***.* | ||
GMC W Series | 0 | 32 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 357 | ***.* | ||
Savana | 910 | 1,242 | -26.7 | -23.9 | 14,006 | 11,843 | 18.3 | ||
Sierra | 13,362 | 12,983 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 120,704 | 103,218 | 16.9 | ||
Terrain | 6,350 | 5,445 | 16.6 | 21.1 | 69,801 | 45,314 | 54.0 | ||
Topkick 4/5 Series | 0 | 51 | ***.* | ***.* | 5 | 901 | -99.4 | ||
Topkick 6/7/8 Series | 0 | 51 | ***.* | ***.* | 8 | 418 | -98.1 | ||
Yukon | 2,958 | 3,704 | -20.1 | -17.1 | 27,295 | 22,573 | 20.9 | ||
Yukon XL | 2,217 | 3,305 | -32.9 | -30.3 | 19,273 | 18,769 | 2.7 | ||
GMC Total | 31,609 | 33,136 | -4.6 | -0.9 | 326,556 | 265,232 | 23.1 | ||
Brand Total | 186,895 | 183,392 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 2,089,067 | 1,810,291 | 15.4 | ||
HUMMER Total | 0 | 242 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 3,749 | ***.* | ||
Pontiac Total | 0 | 83 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 1,045 | ***.* | ||
Saab Total | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 608 | ***.* | ||
Saturn Total | 0 | 42 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 6,610 | ***.* | ||
Other Brand Total | 0 | 367 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 12,012 | ***.* | ||
GM Vehicle Total | 186,895 | 183,759 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 2,089,067 | 1,822,303 | 14.6 | ||
SOURCE General Motors
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