General Motors has just reported its highest monthly sales results for the United States market since September 2008, selling 252,984 vehicles in May 2013 — up 3 percent compared to the 245,256 sales in May 2012. Retail sales were up 9 percent, while fleet sales were down 10 percent, with the fleet mix being 26 percent of total sales.
Chevrolet had its best retail sales month since August 2009
Retail sales of GM’s refreshed large crossovers were very strong: the Chevrolet Traverse was up 14 percent, and GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave were up 15 percent and 19 percent, respectively
Strong Chevrolet Spark sales and double-digit increases for the Buick Verano, Chevrolet Sonic and Cruze drove a 27 percent increase in sales of mini, small and compact cars
The Chevrolet Cruze had its best May sales ever, and the Sonic had its best month ever
Over 2,350 deliveries of the all-new 2014 Impala
Sales of GM trucks up 15 percent compared to May 2012, with large pickups up 23 percent and large SUVs up 30 percent
Sales of GM crossovers up 3 percent, with sales of “compact” crossovers up 10 percent (although some of us would argue that the Equinox and Terrain are midsize rather than compact)
The Chevrolet Equinox had its best sales month ever and has posted 17 consecutive monthly sales increases
Retail sales of passenger cars were up 2 percent, but total sales were down 6 percent
Timing of customer deliveries was the primary reason for lower fleet sales
Surprised at why the acadia isnt in the green, I really like the way the updated acadia looks and i have seen a few of them on the road. The ATS, on the other hand, is selling better than i expected. I have seen exactly one of those cars on the road, but according to this it has already passed the CTS and XTS which is surprising.
After seeing how well the Equinox is selling every year (I have a 2009 model), why doesn’t GM go ahead with the EREV Equinox? It will sell better than the Volt!
I wish the media would report sales more in volume vs. percentages as they can and are so misleading.
If a MFG sells next to nothing one months or year and then sells a small gain it can show a gain in sales like 11% but really only represent a few thousand cars.
Good example is if Chrysler shows a gain in trucks it does not take much as they sell so few compared to GM and Ford. But if GM show a 3% gain it could be 3-4 times the volume of what Ram did.
I laugh every month these numbers come out and much of the media never mentions the volume.
Here at least it made the headline.
The Nox and Terrain are amazing as they have always sold well but they are stronger now this year than ever and it is a old design. This bodes well for the new coming ones if GM gets them right.
Considering the market population, a local Buick / GMC deaker has a huge inventory. Are these vehicles recorded as “sales” by GMC? Or, is there a metric for total vehicles sitting on dealer’s lots that suggest either excessive inventory or over-hyped sales?
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Excellent!
Good news for sure. Nice to see things continuing to look up for GM.
Surprised at why the acadia isnt in the green, I really like the way the updated acadia looks and i have seen a few of them on the road. The ATS, on the other hand, is selling better than i expected. I have seen exactly one of those cars on the road, but according to this it has already passed the CTS and XTS which is surprising.
After seeing how well the Equinox is selling every year (I have a 2009 model), why doesn’t GM go ahead with the EREV Equinox? It will sell better than the Volt!
I will receive my 2013 Equinox LT AWD in a week or two.
So it will be in the June’s numbers. I’m eager to drive it home!!
I wish the media would report sales more in volume vs. percentages as they can and are so misleading.
If a MFG sells next to nothing one months or year and then sells a small gain it can show a gain in sales like 11% but really only represent a few thousand cars.
Good example is if Chrysler shows a gain in trucks it does not take much as they sell so few compared to GM and Ford. But if GM show a 3% gain it could be 3-4 times the volume of what Ram did.
I laugh every month these numbers come out and much of the media never mentions the volume.
Here at least it made the headline.
The Nox and Terrain are amazing as they have always sold well but they are stronger now this year than ever and it is a old design. This bodes well for the new coming ones if GM gets them right.
Note too no major discounts either.
Penetration rather than sales volume is the key factor is determining success. On that basis, May was not so good for GM. Ford had a better month.
Considering the market population, a local Buick / GMC deaker has a huge inventory. Are these vehicles recorded as “sales” by GMC? Or, is there a metric for total vehicles sitting on dealer’s lots that suggest either excessive inventory or over-hyped sales?
No, a sale is counted when a vehicle is sold to the customer, not when it’s “in the channel”.