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General Motors U.S. Sales Up 5 Percent In December 2012: By The Numbers

General Motors reported sales of 245,733 vehicles in December of 2012, representing a five percent increase compared to the same period in 2011. The results are GM’s highest for any December over the last five years while being the best retail sales month of 2012 for The General.

Most notably, total retail volume is up 38 percent from November of 2012, which is double the industry’s estimated increase. Meanwhile, incentive spending was competitive with the industry, according to J.D. Power PIN estimates, and remains below many Asian and domestic competitors.

“GM’s strong finish in 2012, the industry’s momentum and the overall health of the U.S. economy make us optimistic about 2013,” McNeil said. “The budget compromise reached in Washington this week removes uncertainty and clears the way for full-year light vehicle sales to rise to the 15 million to 15.5 million unit range in 2013.”

GM U.S. December 2012 Sales - Brief Overview

HighlightsDec. Total SalesTotal Change vs. Dec. 2011Dec. Retail SalesRetail Change vs. Dec. 20112012CY2012 vs. 20112012 Retail SalesRetail Change 2012 vs. 2011
Total GM245,733+4.90%193,081+1.50%2,595,717+3.70%1,922,458+3.10%
Chevrolet167,091+3.70%123,021+0.90%1,851,646+4.30%1,269,679+3.00%
GMC43,921+4.70%37,626-0.60%413,881+4.00%349,168+2.40%
Buick16,473+10.00%15,659+8.90%180,408+1.60%162,986+5.70%
Cadillac18,248+12.20%16,775+5.00%149,782-1.70%140,625+2.40%

Check out GM Authority’s world-famous By The Numbers tables, where we show model-by-model sales charts of GM vehicles:

2012 - December - USA - Chevrolet

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20122011YTD % CHGYTD 2012YTD 2011
CHEVROLET TOTAL+3.7167,091161,158+4.31,851,6461,775,812
AVALANCHE+7.52,7372,546+19.423,99520,088
AVEO*324*6728,601
CAMARO-13.65,8376,754-4.484,39188,249
CAPRICE+147.524599+324.33,734880
CAPTIVA SPORT+36.52,7071,983+424.836,9357,038
COBALT*05-98.711856
COLORADO-56.51,2932,970+18.736,84031,026
CORVETTE+24.41,2911,038+7.414,13213,164
CRUZE+27.321,23016,675+2.6237,758231,732
EQUINOX+7.519,55118,195+13.1218,621193,274
EXPRESS-12.77,3878,461+6.876,80871,943
HHR*0150-99.92137,012
IMPALA-8.09,64110,479-1.2169,351171,434
KODIAK 4/5 SERIES*00*010
MALIBU-10.811,63013,034+3.0210,951204,808
SILVERADO+6.150,69947,787+0.8418,312415,130
SONIC+4.35,9905,743+414.981,24715,778
SPARK*2,2290*12,3850
SUBURBAN+0.45,9565,930-2.748,11649,427
TAHOE+2.08,6028,430-14.468,90480,527
TRAILBLAZER*00*033
TRAVERSE-20.37,4309,326-20.185,606107,131
VOLT+72.22,6331,529+205.823,4617,671

2012 - December - USA - Buick

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20122011YTD % CHGYTD 2012YTD 2011
BUICK TOTAL+10.016,47314,974+1.6180,408177,633
ENCLAVE+8.96,0525,555-2.956,70358,392
LACROSSE-24.04,0745,360-2.457,07658,474
LUCERNE-99.91712-95.297120,358
REGAL-50.61,5263,086-38.724,61640,144
VERANO*4,820261*41,042265

2012 - December - USA - GMC

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20122011YTD % CHGYTD 2012YTD 2011
GMC TOTAL+4.743,92141,960+4.0413,881397,986
ACADIA-29.65,1797,355-0.778,28079,288
CANYON-56.0315716-7.78,7359,590
ENVOY*00*05
SAVANA-47.41,3302,530+19.620,65017,268
SIERRA+13.418,71016,495+5.4157,185149,170
TERRAIN+49.111,5167,724+17.697,78683,179
TOPKICK 4/5 SERIES*00*05
TOPKICK 6/7/8 SERIES*00*08
YUKON-0.73,9423,968-18.827,81834,250
YUKON XL-7.72,9293,172-7.123,42725,223

2012 - December - USA - Cadillac

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20122011YTD % CHGYTD 2012YTD 2011
CADILLAC TOTAL+12.218,24816,259-1.7149,782152,389
ATS*2,9790*7,0080
CTS-37.83,3725,420-14.646,97955,042
DTS-100.00166-96.046511,589
ESCALADE-27.51,3711,890-16.312,61515,079
ESCALADE ESV-17.29271,119-3.68,0838,388
ESCALADE EXT-2.3256262-5.01,9342,036
SRX-12.66,4007,324+1.057,48556,905
STS-94.9478-95.11643,338
XLR*00*012
XTS*2,939015,0490

2012 - December - USA - GM Total

BRANDYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20122011YTD % CHGYTD 2012YTD 2011
GM US TOTAL+4.9245,733234,351+3.72,595,7172,503,820
BUICK+10.016,47314,974+1.6180,408177,633
CADILLAC+12.218,24816,259-1.7149,782152,389
CHEVROLET+3.7167,091161,158+4.31,851,6461,775,812
GMC+4.743,92141,960+4.0413,881397,986

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