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Buick U.S. Sales Grow 7.4 Percent To 20,046 Units In October 2016

Sales of GM’s premium vehicle brand, Buick, grew 7.4 percent in the United States and 21.9 percent in Canada in October 2016.

October 2016 Buick Sales – United States

In the United States, cumulative Buick sales decreased 7.43 percent to 20,046 units in October. In the first ten months of 2016, cumulative Buick sales increased 1.84 percent to 189,813 units.

October 2016 Buick retail sales increased 6.6 percent, or 1,074 units, year-over-year to 17,366 units, representing 86.6 percent of total Buick sales. That compares to 16,292 retail sales in October 2015, which represented 87.3 percent of total Buick sales. The performance enabled Buick to gain 0.2 percentage points of retail market share in October.

Buick retail sales performance highlights for October 2016 include:

  • Best October since 2003 and best year to date since 2005
  • LaCrosse was up 13 percent with new model off to a strong start
  • Envision had best month since launch

October 2016 Buick fleet sales increased 13.2 percent, or 312 units, year-over-year to 2,680 units, representing 13.4 percent of total Buick sales for the month. That compares to 2,368 fleet sales in October 2015, which represented 12.7 percent of total Buick sales.

Buick Sales Summary - October 2016 - USA

SalesSales Mix
Total20,04618,660+7.4%+1,386100.0%100.0%0%
Sale TypeOctober 2016October 2015October 2016 / October 2015October 2016 - October 2015October 2016October 2015October 2016 - October 2015
Retail17,36616,292+6.6%+1,07486.6%87.3%-0.6%
Fleet2,6802,368+13.2%+31213.4%12.7%+0.6%

Individual model sales performance was as follows:

Sales Results - October 2016 - USA - Buick

MODELOCT 2016 / OCT 2015OCTOBER 2016OCTOBER 2015YTD 2016 / YTD 2015 YTD 2016YTD 2015
CASCADA* 361**6,157 *
ENCLAVE-14.57% 4,0174,702-13.14%44,720 51,487
ENCORE+8.01% 7,1646,633+13.82%63,648 55,918
ENVISION* 2,351**8,477 *
LACROSSE-16.02% 2,5002,977-37.15%22,329 35,526
REGAL-20.42% 1,3171,655+6.45%16,778 15,761
VERANO-13.26% 2,3362,693+0.03%27,704 27,695
BUICK TOTAL+7.43% 20,04618,660+1.84%189,813 186,387

October 2016 Buick Sales – Canada

In Canada, Buick sales decreased 16.78 percent to 967 units. Individual model sales performance was as follows:

Sales Results - October 2016 - Canada - Buick

MODELOCT 2016 / OCT 2015OCTOBER 2016OCTOBER 2015YTD 2016 / YTD 2015 YTD 2016YTD 2015
ENCLAVE-11.54% 230260-3.71%2,722 2,827
ENCORE+31.79% 626475+12.19%4,619 4,117
ENVISION* 122**656 *
LACROSSE-27.47% 6691-22.60%661 854
REGAL-50.00% 3468-15.27%727 858
VERANO+24.04% 681549+17.92%6,470 5,487
BUICK TOTAL+21.90% 1,7591,443+12.10%15,855 14,143

About The Numbers

  • In the U.S., there were 26 selling days in October 2016 and 28 selling days in October 2015
  • In Canada, there were 25 selling days in October 2016 and 27 selling days in October 2015

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