General Motors dealers in Canada delivered 24,555 new vehicles in September 2014, an increase of 34 percent from September 2013. Sales of all four brands — including Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC — were up year-over-year.
“Consumer demand for our Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac cars, SUVs and trucks continues to grow as we head into the Fall,” says John Roth, vice president, sales, service and marketing. “All four brands, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, have booked increased sales in 2014 calendar year to date. As we look to the balance of the year, we will welcome the all new Cadillac ATS Coupe to our Cadillac line up and the all new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size trucks will round out our pickup truck lineup.”
Starting September 1st, General Motors of Canada launched a new Sign & Drive lease program, which empowers customers to lease best-selling 2014 and 2015 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac cars, SUVs and trucks will receive the benefit of $0 First Month Payment, $0 due at signing, and $0 Security Deposit. The program is accomplished through GM Financial, GM’s captive finance company.
September 2014 sales highlights (vs. September 2013, unless otherwise noted):
- Chevrolet sales were up 31 percent for the month to 13,883 units, driven by:
- Cruze — up 22 percent
- Trax — up 92 percent
- Equinox — up 12 percent
- Traverse — up 76 percent
- Silverado — up 43 per cent
- Buick sales more than doubled for the month (up 110 percent) to 2,262 units, driven by:
- Verano — up 121 percent
- Encore — up 81 percent
- Enclave — up 69 percent
- In its best September ever, GMC sales were up 32 percent to 7,539 units, driven by:
- Terrain — up 37 percent
- Acadia — up 31 percent
- Sierra — up 30 percent
- Cadillac sales were down 2.57 percent to 871 units, driven by:
- Sales of the XTS, ATS, CTS, and SRX were all down
- Sales of Escalade were up 122 percent
- Year to date, total GM Canada sales are up more than 5 percent for the 2014 calendar year:
- Chevrolet sales are up 2 percent CYTD
- Buick sales are up 32 percent CYTD
- GMC sales are up 6 percent CYTD
- Cadillac sales are up 15 percent CYTD
September 2014 - Canada - Chevrolet
| MODEL | YOY % CHG | SEP 2014 | SEP 2013 | YTD % CHG | YTD 2014 | YTD 2013 |
| CHEVROLET TOTAL | +31.01 | 13,883 | 10,597 | +1.6 | 110,370 | 108,627 |
| SONIC | -31.44 | 554 | 808 | -16.22 | 6,345 | 7,573 |
| SPARK | -48.28 | 135 | 261 | -33.55 | 1,341 | 2,018 |
| VOLT | +145.76 | 145 | 59 | +97.26 | 1,294 | 656 |
| CRUZE | +22.45 | 3,229 | 2,637 | +3.21 | 26,178 | 25,363 |
| MALIBU | +207.37 | 1,168 | 380 | +1.52 | 5,345 | 5,265 |
| IMPALA | -13.55 | 217 | 251 | -24.11 | 2,480 | 3,268 |
| CORVETTE | +490.91 | 65 | 11 | +595.27 | 1,029 | 148 |
| CAMARO | +24.35 | 143 | 115 | +33.91 | 2,630 | 1,964 |
| COLORADO | * | 0 | 0 | -99 | 1 | 100 |
| SILVERADO | +42.61 | 4,294 | 3,011 | +9.18 | 31,757 | 29,088 |
| AVALANCHE | * | 0 | 76 | -99.55 | 11 | 2,470 |
| EQUINOX | +11.46 | 1,575 | 1,413 | +3.2 | 15,402 | 14,924 |
| TRAX | +92.34 | 1,054 | 548 | +19.87 | 6,601 | 5,507 |
| ORLANDO | -57.71 | 85 | 201 | -39.73 | 1,200 | 1,991 |
| TRAVERSE | +77.49 | 339 | 191 | +23.87 | 3,098 | 2,501 |
| SUBURBAN | -41.28 | 64 | 109 | -23.52 | 670 | 876 |
| TAHOE | +119.33 | 261 | 119 | +9.34 | 1,358 | 1,242 |
| EXPRESS | +36.36 | 555 | 407 | -1.17 | 3,630 | 3,673 |
September 2014 - Canada - Cadillac
| MODEL | YOY % CHG | SEP 2014 | SEP 2013 | YTD % CHG | YTD 2014 | YTD 2013 |
| CADILLAC TOTAL | -2.57 | 871 | 894 | +14.88 | 7,774 | 6,767 |
| XTS | -12.96 | 47 | 54 | -8.06 | 513 | 558 |
| ATS | -1.49 | 264 | 268 | +20.76 | 2,612 | 2,163 |
| CTS | -19.28 | 67 | 83 | +13.11 | 794 | 702 |
| ELR | * | 3 | 0 | * | 31 | 0 |
| SRX | -19.76 | 337 | 420 | +19.93 | 3,274 | 2,730 |
| ESCALADE | +172.73 | 120 | 44 | +24.4 | 413 | 332 |
| ESCALADE ESV | +135.71 | 33 | 14 | +25.96 | 131 | 104 |
| ESCALADE EXT | -100 | 0 | 11 | -96.63 | 6 | 178 |
September 2014 - Canada - Buick
| MODEL | YOY % CHG | SEP 2014 | SEP 2013 | YTD % CHG | YTD 2014 | YTD 2013 |
| BUICK TOTAL | +110.61 | 2,262 | 1,074 | +31.58 | 14,244 | 10,825 |
| VERANO | +120.71 | 874 | 396 | +25.26 | 5,634 | 4,498 |
| REGAL | +168 | 134 | 50 | +14.53 | 607 | 530 |
| LACROSSE | +233.7 | 307 | 92 | +19.83 | 1,118 | 933 |
| ENCORE | +81.35 | 593 | 327 | +73.59 | 4,345 | 2,503 |
| ENCLAVE | +69.38 | 354 | 209 | +7.58 | 2,540 | 2,361 |
September 2014 - Canada - GMC
| MODEL | YOY % CHG | SEP 2014 | SEP 2013 | YTD % CHG | YTD 2014 | YTD 2013 |
| GMC TOTAL | +32.15 | 7,539 | 5,705 | +5.95 | 56,899 | 53,704 |
| CANYON | * | 0 | 1 | -96.77 | 1 | 31 |
| SIERRA | +31.7 | 4,778 | 3,628 | +3.16 | 36,342 | 35,229 |
| TERRAIN | +36.77 | 1,328 | 971 | +1.48 | 9,171 | 9,037 |
| ACADIA | +30.77 | 408 | 312 | +25.54 | 4,266 | 3,398 |
| YUKON XL | +1.78 | 172 | 169 | +66.42 | 1,348 | 810 |
| YUKON | +568 | 334 | 50 | +36.88 | 1,440 | 1,052 |
| SAVANA | -9.58 | 519 | 574 | +4.44 | 4,331 | 4,147 |
September 2014 - Canada - GM Total
| BRAND | YOY % CHG | SEP 2014 | SEP 2013 | YTD % CHG | YTD 2014 | YTD 2013 |
| GM TOTAL | +34.4 | 24,555 | 18,270 | +5.2 | 189,287 | 179,923 |
| CHEVROLET | +31.01 | 13,883 | 10,597 | +1.6 | 110,370 | 108,627 |
| BUICK | +110.61 | 2,262 | 1,074 | +31.58 | 14,244 | 10,825 |
| GMC | +32.15 | 7,539 | 5,705 | +5.95 | 56,899 | 53,704 |
| CADILLAC | -2.57 | 871 | 894 | +14.88 | 7,774 | 6,767 |
— GM Authority Staff
The GM Authority staff is comprised of columnists, interns, and other reporters who provide coverage of the latest General Motors news.
