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:
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