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General Motors U.S. Sales Up 6 Percent To 245,950 Vehicles In March 2013: By The Numbers

General Motors reported sales of 245,950 vehicles in the U.S. in March 2013, a 6 percent year-over-year increase. Retail sales were up 4 percent, fleet sales were up 12 percent, and fleet sales were responsible for 27 percent of total sales.

GM’s U.S. vice president of sales operations cited a strengthening economy and new products as reasons for the sales boost, and said that the automaker expects its third consecutive increase in market share this month compared to last year.

GM March 2013 U.S. Sales - Brand Overview
March Highlights Total Sales YOY Change Retail Sales YOY Change
Chevrolet 173,859 0.50% 118,339 0.20%
GMC 38,333 11.60% 31,619 4.20%
Buick 18,007 37.40% 15,919 25.90%
Cadillac 15,751 49.50% 13,112 27.30%
Total GM 245,950 6.40% 178,989 4.40%

The numbers below demonstrate several noteworthy events, including:

  • Cadillac sales up nearly 50 percent (f-i-f-t-y)
  • All-new Cadillac ATS had its best sales month yet, with deliveries of 3,587 units
  • The all-new Buick Encore, going on its second month on the market, sold 3,000 units
  • Chevy Volt sales down 35 percent
  • Buick Regal sales down 38 percent

2013 - March - USA - Chevrolet

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20132012YTD % CHGYTD 2013YTD 2012
CHEVROLET TOTAL+0.45173,859173,073+4.81469,704448,134
AVALANCHE-1.252,0572,083+13.926,2595,494
AVEO*09*042
CAMARO-12.818,1029,292-12.4319,19821,924
CAPRICE+99.17241121+84.51679368
CAPTIVA SPORT+71.394,5762,670+71.4512,3797,220
COBALT*00-10003
COLORADO-84.675603,652-78.022,21010,056
CORVETTE-23.471,0531,376+0.312,9412,932
CRUZE+7.6523,26021,607-2.3755,73157,083
EQUINOX+4.6520,99720,064+14.1458,86951,577
EXPRESS+3.186,0655,878-0.8715,53115,667
HHR*04*29
IMPALA-22.4314,76619,035-11.9844,34350,377
MALIBU-22.3918,53923,887-16.0149,17958,550
SILVERADO+8.4139,56136,491+21.97116,64995,638
SONIC-16.296,9078,251-8.0220,10921,863
SPARK*3,5380*8,7820
SUBURBAN-7.533,3783,653-4.829,4159,892
TAHOE+39.37,8375,626+21.2516,77213,833
TRAVERSE+54.4710,9447,085+21.7626,41221,691
VOLT-35.431,4782,289+8.44,2443,915

2013 - March - USA - Buick

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20132012YTD % CHGYTD 2013YTD 2012
BUICK TOTAL+37.4118,00713,105+27.5447,62037,336
ENCLAVE+55.125,6763,659+44.415,81210,950
ENCORE*3,0030*4,9530
LACROSSE-1.894,1574,237-15.6311,37213,478
LUCERNE-98.062103-99.524828
REGAL-38.481,6052,609-42.484,0847,100
VERANO+42.733,5642,497+128.8211,3954,980

2013 - March - USA - GMC

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20132012YTD % CHGYTD 2013YTD 2012
GMC TOTAL+11.6438,33334,337+14.2104,92791,884
ACADIA+77.1310,0065,649+27.2521,82217,149
CANYON-83.63154941-79.246363,064
SAVANA-53.959552,074-42.742,8855,038
SIERRA-0.2313,81713,849+17.6640,79634,672
TERRAIN-0.088,4548,461+20.7726,80622,196
YUKON+34.772,6551,970+13.086,9176,117
YUKON XL+64.542,2921,393+38.845,0653,648

2013 - March - USA - Cadillac

MODELYOY MONTHLY CHANGE20132012YTD % CHGYTD 2013YTD 2012
CADILLAC TOTAL+49.4815,75110,537+37.9342,71230,966
ATS*3,5870*9,7500
CTS-37.772,7914,485-34.887,86212,074
DTS-100079-98.733236
ESCALADE-2.289871,010-10.512,6903,006
ESCALADE ESV+13.72746656-1.651,8461,877
ESCALADE EXT+55.15211136+45.69574394
SRX+5.434,3684,143-3.2812,85613,292
STS*028-98.85187
XTS*3,0610*7,1300

2013 - March - USA - GM Total

BRANDYOY % CHG20132012YTD % CHGYTD 2013YTD 2012
GM US TOTAL+6.45245,950231,052+9.31664,963608,320
BUICK+37.4118,00713,105+27.5447,62037,336
CADILLAC+49.4815,75110,537+37.9342,71230,966
CHEVROLET+0.45173,859173,073+4.81469,704448,134
GMC+11.6438,33334,337+14.2104,92791,884

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Comments

  1. Cadillac has sold more ATSs than XTSs? I see the XTS all over the place, but I haven’t seen a single ATS on the road.

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    1. I agree with this. I see at least one XTS driving around town every day (I live in SE Mich), and usually 2-3 more than that. I’ve literally only seen one ATS total — in a Lowe’s parking lot a month ago. It’s weird.

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  2. Interestingly Chevys fleet sales were about 31% of total this March versus 32% last March. Tahoe and Suburban were almost 50% fleet (vs 40% last year), Malibu over 38% fleet (vs 34% of last years old model), Silverado at 20% (18% last year), and Traverse at 30% (vs 20% last year) . Cruze was just over 13% fleet this March versus 21% fleet last year.

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  3. Yeah fleet sales are a bit scary, no?

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  4. See alot of “ex rental” suburbans on the used market. Usually less then 20k and one year old.
    Part of me hopes that they are in limo duty in NYC or similar and actually serviced properly.

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  5. Of course the ATS outsold the XTS; its a less expensive sedan in the largest luxury segment… and is more or less class-leading. Can’t really say that about the XTS.

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  6. What is the most amazing is the enclave sales go up every month. Up 50% over last year.

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  7. 3000 units for the Encore? I was wrong about that one. I saw one a few weeks ago, it looked better “in person” but it’s still too small for the money in my book.

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  8. I disagree with LFX323HP about the Encore…it does look better in person and it’s a great value for someone who wants a premium vehicle in a small package.
    Plus, the sound deadening materials Buick is using is class-leading.
    Time will tell, but Buick may have created their own niche with this unique vehicle.

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    1. As I said I’m surprised at the sales volume for the Encore, it’s already finding an audience, which is great. There are those who think smaller is better? I’m not one of them but that’s OK. I don’t sell cars anymore, but lots of folks ask for my advice? I would advise them to spend their $27-30K (or lease payment money) on an Equinox/Terrain or Escape or CR-V or CX-5? Why? They can be optioned to offer many of the same features as the Encore, offer similar fuel economy and………these vehicles offer the luxury and premium of extra space. Quiet? Sound deadening? Again, it’s worth more to some than others.

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  9. Thought GM wanted to stay away from Fleet sales because it lowers resale value?

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  10. And the top seller is… The Captiva Sport… Wooohoo; oh wait, uh ya, maybe not…

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  11. Great numbers…ATS and Verano are really doing well 🙂

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  12. Welcome news for sure. Nice to see things looking up for GM. A good and getting better vehicle lineup definitely helps.

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  13. Looks like those Lambda refreshes were successful.

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