GMC sold approximately 450,901 total vehicles in the United States in 2013. In other words, Big Red saw a sales increase of 9 percent from 2012, with retail sales up 12 percent. This marks the fourth consecutive year of sales increase and the highest sales in six years.
Brian Sweeney, vice president of GMC Sales and Service gives credit to new staple products like the 2014 Sierra 1500 pickup, and looks forward to the 2014 calender year with increasing momentum.
“2014 is going to be another exciting year as we roll out more Professional Grade vehicles with the 2015 Sierra HD and new 2015 Yukon/Yukon XL,” Sweeney said. GMC also released photos and specs of the all-new 2015 Canyon midsize pickup just today.
The new Sierra 1500 had its best retail month this past December since making its arrival to dealers this past June with 12,035 deliveries made. The 2013 Acadia midsize crossover also saw a sales bump by 18 percent since 2012, and had its best retail in December since 2012, increasing 53 percent year over year; making its third straight month of gains. The GMC Terrain small SUV was also fortunate, maturing 11 percent and 2 percent year over year.
GMC plans to continue to evolve with more fuel-efficient trucks and crossovers such as the Terrian small SUV and Acadia crossover.
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The Terrain has been one of the biggest gainers in the GMC line for the last few years. It is one of the few vehicles to make major gains the longer it has been on the market.
The new Acadia has made major gains as you can tell by all the new LED lights we see on the roads today.
The Sierra has not really made major gains yet as it was just slow coming to market this fall. Next year with more models and trucks available we should see major gains with the new truck.
Keep in mind with the greater sales is greater profits as the GMC models get a higher average transaction price. Also add in the many Denali models that add even greater profits over the similar Chevy models.
I am not sure how much more has to be give to educate some on just why they are still around.
The different styling as you can see even on the new Colorado VS Canyon many are as split on them as they are on the Nox and Terrain. That is key to making the most of a platform and selling a vehicle to more people. The Truck and SUV lines are prime for this kind of marketing when it is much more difficult to do in a car line.
The Federal Government’s mandate taking effect in 2016 for improved fuel economy will no doubt require significant changes for Diesel HD model pickup trucks. Any rumors or information as to what to expect? Would it be prudent to wait for the 2016 HD truck?
I purchased and traded in two vehicles in December for a 2014 Sierra Denali, it still hasn’t arrived.
They already have the additive in the trucks that you have to keep topped off for the emissions. Not sure what else is coming but it is giving the aftermarket fits on adding power to these trucks. They throw a lot of boost and fuel to make power and torque but the emissions go off the chart. Most companies are afraid of the Feds and are reluctant to mess with too much.
Many of the diesel fans are buying the older trucks I had one Diesel company rep just buy a high mileage but good condition 86 GMC. He said it was the best one GM built and they are in high demand as they are so easy to modify. He also hold the record for the fastest trailer tow in another GMC. It was close to 150 MPH.