GMC Acadia Sales Rise 26 Percent To 8,781 Units In February 2017

GMC Acadia deliveries in the United States totaled 8,781 units in February 2017, an increase of 26 percent compared to 6,972 units sold in February 2016. The performance represents the Acadia’s best cumulative February sales result since February 2010.

In the first two months of 2017, sales of the all-new midsize crossover have increased 43 percent to 17,680 units.

Sales Numbers - GMC Acadia - February 2017 - United States

In Canada, the Acadia recorded 347 deliveries in February 2017, an increase of 11.2 percent compared to February 2016. In the first two months of the year, Acadia sales totaled 681 units in Canada, an increase of 11.5 percent compared to the first two months of 2016.

Sales Numbers - GMC Acadia - February 2017 - Canada

The GM Authority Take

The Acadia’s record-setting February sales performance is the outcome of the progressive launch of the all-new, second-generation model across North America — a process that took most of 2016 to complete. The fact that the all-new midsize Acadia, which is a segment size smaller than the first-generation, full-size model it replaces, recorded its best February sales result ever shows that the crossover lands exactly at the sweet of the crossover space, thereby appealing to a broader potential customer base compared to its predecessor.

It will be interesting to monitor the Acadia’s sales performance into the 2017 calendar year, but we expect that the vehicle will continue to post sales volume growth in the months ahead thanks to various factors playing in its favor, including consumers’ love affair with crossovers (at the expense of other vehicle types, like sedans and coupes) as well as the Acadia’s newfound positioning in that segment.

Reporting by Francisco (Frankie) Cruz. GM Authority Take analysis by Alex Luft.