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GMC U.S. Sales Up 12 Percent To 49,948 Units In March 2017

Cumulative U.S. sales of GM’s GMC brand increased 12 percent to 49,948 units in March 2017.

GMC Sales – March 2017 – United States

Retail sales decreased 3.1 percent or 1,270 units to 39,048 units, representing 78.2 percent of total GMC sales for March 2017. That compares to 40,318 retail sales in March 2016, which represented 90.4 percent of total GMC sales. To note, March was the highest-ever month for Denali models, with 29 percent of GMC retail sales. In addition, deliveries of GMC crossovers increased 47 percent.

Fleet sales increased 155.4 percent or 6,633 units to 10,900 units, representing 21.8 percent of total GMC sales for March 2017. That compares to 4,267 fleet sales in March 2016, which represented 9.6 percent of total GMC sales.

Sales Summary - March 2017 - GMC - United States

SalesSales Mix
Total49,94844,585+12%+5,363100.0%100.0%
Sale TypeMarch 2017March 2016March 2017 / March 2016March 2017 - March 2016March 2017March 2016
Retail39,04840,318-3.1%-1,27078.2%90.4%
Fleet10,9004,267+155.4%+6,63321.8%9.6%

Individual model sales performance was as follows:

GMC Sales – Q1 2017 – United States

In the first three months of 2017, cumulative GMC sales in the U.S. have increased 10.38 percent to 133,611 units — the brand’s best Q1 sales performance since 2000.  On a retail basis, GMC’s first quarter retail deliveries increased 4 percent, with Acadia up 30 percent and Sierra HD models up 22 percent.

Sales Results - March 2017 - USA - GMC

MODELMAR 2017 / MAR 2016MARCH 2017MARCH 2016YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 YTD 2017YTD 2016
ACADIA+83.97% 11,4326,214+56.76%29,112 18,571
CANYON-13.15% 2,4902,867-0.66%7,527 7,577
SAVANA+196.54% 3,6891,244+64.09%6,767 4,124
SIERRA-14.33% 18,46021,548-2.58%49,810 51,131
TERRAIN+13.64% 7,8316,891-4.60%22,855 23,958
YUKON-5.80% 3,1973,394+11.12%9,984 8,985
YUKON XL+17.39% 2,8492,427+12.74%7,556 6,702
GMC TOTAL+12.03% 49,94844,585+10.38%133,611 121,048

About The Numbers

  • All percent change figures compared to March 2016, except as noted
  • There were 27 selling days in March 2017 and 27 selling days in March 2016

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