GM Sales Rise 12.5% in September
General Motors’ four US brands combined to sell 251,310 vehicles throughout the United States in September, resulting in a 12.5% year-over-year increase and bolstering the company’s sales gains through the third quarter even more. GMC Tops ‘Em All: Earning two awards in the 2015 J.D. Power APEAL Study GM had an up-month across the board, […]
General Motors Makes Retail Sales Gains in August
GM’s August sales totaled 270,480 vehicles between the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands, with retail deliveries up 6% for a 1% increase in retail market share. General Motors’ brands also combined for the industry’s highest average transaction price while carrying the lowest incentive percentage. Why So Shiny: How General Motors makes its new vehicles […]
Encore Posts 20th Straight Month of Growth in August
Buick’s August sales in the United States were up 0.6% with 22,281 vehicles sold. As has been the case for the first three-quarters of 2015, the brand was held aloft by strong sales for its SUV duo, the Enclave and Encore. The Encore experienced its 20th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases, growing its August […]
GM Sales Down in Canada, GMC Pickups Excel
GM today reported total sales of 22,836 vehicles in Canada during July, down from 23,973 vehicles sold in the same month the year prior. To date, General Motors’ sales in Canada total 150,051 vehicles, up 5.2% from the 142,621 vehicles sold through the first seven months of 2014. “While July sales slowed slightly after a […]
General Motors of Mexico Grabs Nearly 20% Market Share in First Half
General Motors of Mexico released its June sales figures at the tail-end of last month, revealing that it had sold 21,528 units across the Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and Chevrolet brands. GM’s brands controlled a 19.6% market share in June, and with a total of 116,251 units sold through the first half, it owns an 18.6% […]
GM Sales Rise to Eight-Year High in July
General Motors’ four US brands combined to move 272,512 vehicles in the month of July, good for a 6% year-over-year increase and the best combined July for the automaker since 2007. Three of GM’s brands—Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC—enjoyed significant year-over-year gains, brought about largely by the continued growth in sales of pickup trucks and […]
GMC Tops AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards for Second Year
For the second year in a row, GMC has been named the Most Satisfying Popular Brand in the AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards. The award-winners are determined based on AutoPacific’s Vehicle Satisfaction Survey, which this year asked more than 66,000 new vehicle owners to rank their satisfaction. The brand-new 2015 GMC Canyon was named Best in […]
GM Canada Delivers 15 Percent Increase in June
General Motors’ four core brands combined for sales of 24,226 vehicles in Canada during the month of June, good for a 15% year-over-year increase. As has been the case throughout the bulk of the year, GM’s success was led by heavy-hitters such as the Chevrolet Colorado and Silverado and GMC Canyon and Sierra. In fact, […]
GM Sales Slide in China in May
GM and its joint ventures in China experienced a 4% drop in sales in May, moving 252,567 vehicles in a month where several older models were being phased out in favor of next-gen and new model-year versions. Highlights for the month include a 21.8% retail sales increase for the SUV and MPV segments combined and […]
GM Experiences Best Sales in Nearly Seven Years in May
General Motors’ four US brands combined for a total of 293,097 vehicles sold last month, making it the automotive giant’s best May since 2007 and its best month overall since August 2008. Total sales were up 3%, and retail sales—totaling 220,231 units—were up 7%. As is always the case, Chevrolet was the volume leader with […]
GM’s China Sales Flat in April, Baojun 730 MPV Continues Hot Streak
General Motors and its various and sundry joint ventures racked up sales totaling 258,484 vehicles in China last month, reflecting a 0.4% year-over-year decrease. SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales were 10.2% better with 139,041 vehicles sold, but a 6.7% year-over-year drop in Shanghai GM’s sales made it so that GM’s sales for the month were merely flat. […]
12 GM Vehicles Land in The Car Book’s 2015 Best Bets
The Car Book’s 2015 Best Bets awards have been released, and a number of GM vehicles make the cut and stand tall among the industry’s best. The annual Best Bets, determined by The Center for Auto Safety and The Car Book, is based upon vehicles’ performance in nine different categories, including: combo crash tests, safety […]
Aldred: There May Be a New GMC Model in Next 12 Months
Curious as to when we can expect GMC to add another new vehicle to its lineup? According to Duncan Aldred, Buick-GMC US vice president, the brand’s next new model could be as little as a year away. Aldred spoke to WardsAuto about GMC’s potential for market share growth, saying that all the brand would require […]
Aldred: Encore Could Receive More Powerful Engine
Duncan Aldred is all-systems-go on the Buick Encore. The vice president of Buick-GMC went on the record with Automotive News, saying that the brand is considering adding a stronger engine option for the Encore in the future. “I’d be lying if I said we’re not evaluating that,” Aldred told Automotive News on Monday. Related: 2015 […]
GM 2014 US Sales Wrap-Up: Closing in on 3 Million Deliveries in 2015
General Motors had a positively massive 2014, piling up sales totaling 2,935,008 units in the United States over the course of 12 months. This figure is good for a 5.3% year-over-year increase and puts the goal of 3,000,000 domestic sales squarely within GM’s sites for 2015. Chevrolet led the charge for GM with 2,033,442 deliveries, a […]
Is a Lambda-Based Cadillac SUV Still on the Table?
Rumors that we might one day get a Lambda-based Cadillac SUV have been circulating for years, but our dreams have been dashed time and time again. The other three GM brands boast a Lambda-based crossover SUV: Chevy has the Traverse, GMC has the Acadia, and even Buick has the Enclave. So why nothing from Cadillac? […]
2014 GM June Sales Are Best Since ‘07
General Motors was happy to report today that, officially, 2014 GM June sales were the best June sales that the company has seen since back in 2007. Reportedly, total sales were up 1 percent compared to last June, with retail sales up 1 percent and fleet sales up 2 percent. The auto giant delivered 267,461 […]