Chevrolet Cruze sales increased in the United States and in Canada during May 2017.
Chevrolet Cruze Sales – May 2017 – United States
Chevrolet Cruze deliveries in the United States totaled 17,120 units in May 2017, an increase of 2.7 percent compared to 16,671 units sold in May 2016. In the first five months of 2017, sales of the compact car family increased 35.7 percent to 92,360 units.
Sales Numbers - Chevrolet Cruze - May 2017 - United States
| MODEL | MAY 17 / MAY 16 | MAY 17 | MAY 16 | YTD 17 / YTD 16 | YTD 17 | YTD 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUZE | +2.69% | 17,120 | 16,671 | +35.69% | 92,360 | 68,065 |
Chevrolet Cruze Sales – May 2017 – Canada
In Canada, the Cruze recorded 3,496 deliveries in May 2017, a substantial increase of 122 percent compared to May 2016. In the first five months of the year, Cruze sales increased 38 percent to 13,074 units in Canada.
Sales Numbers - Chevrolet Cruze - May 2017 - Canada
| MODEL | MAY 17 / MAY 16 | MAY 17 | MAY 16 | YTD 17 / YTD 16 | YTD 17 | YTD 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUZE | +122.11% | 3,496 | 1,574 | +38.13% | 13,074 | 9,465 |
The GM Authority Take
The cumulative sales performance of the Cruze family in the first five months of 2017 is highly impressive given that customers are increasingly favoring crossover utility vehicles over other vehicle types, such as sedans. Though we would like to believe that the desirability of the all-new, second-generation Cruze is the reason for the sales growth in March, April, and May, bucking the trend of crossovers gaining sales at the expense of sedans and hatchbacks, it’s also possible that the increase in Cruze deliveries could be caused by a growth in fleet sales.
Despite the impressive sales results for the Cruze family, the GM Lordstown factory where the Cruze sedan is assembled will see three weeks of downtime in July, up from a previously-planned two weeks. Luckily, GM has cancelled layoffs at the plant, which it was planning to commence as early as this summer. The Cruze hatchback is assembled by GM Mexico at the GM Ramos Arizpe factory.
Nevertheless, it’s quite impressive that the Cruze is gaining sales volume in a sedan-down market, as its primary rivals — the Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra, Hyundai Elantra and Kia Rio all see sales volume decline.
Sales Numbers - Compact Mainstream Cars - May 2017 - United States
| MODEL | MAY 17 / MAY 16 | MAY 17 | MAY 16 | YTD 17 / YTD 16 | YTD 17 | YTD 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUZE | +2.69% | 17,120 | 16,671 | +35.69% | 92,360 | 68,065 |
| FOCUS | -1.21% | 17,244 | 17,455 | -19.73% | 67,146 | 83,653 |
| CIVIC | -9.63% | 31,989 | 35,396 | -8.34% | 144,854 | 158,030 |
| COROLLA | -5.55% | 32,937 | 34,872 | -3.81% | 145,476 | 151,243 |
| SENTRA | -9.07% | 18,371 | 20,204 | -11.98% | 90,040 | 102,293 |
| ELANTRA | * | 16,407 | * | * | 86,955 | * |
| RIO | * | 1,187 | * | * | 5,722 | * |
About Chevrolet Cruze
Chevrolet completely overhauled the Cruze sedan for the 2016 model year, marking the second generation of the nameplate. For the subsequent 2017 model year, Chevy gave the Cruze sedan several changes and updates and also launched the five-door Cruze hatch, which better positions the vehicle family against segment rivals from Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and Honda. The 2018 model year saw the Cruze family gain a diesel model for the hatchback along with a few other minor changes.
2017 Chevrolet Cruze hatchback
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Reporting by Francisco (Frankie) Cruz. GM Authority Take analysis by Alex Luft.
Comments
Numbers don’t lie except when they’re taking out of context because the 2.7-percent sales increase is the difference from May 2017 and May 2016; Chevrolet Cruze sales from a few months ago in MARCH of this year was actually better than for MAY 2017 of 18,607 vs 17,120 and something else to think about is that there’s a 90-100 day inventory of Chevrolet Cruze in dealer’s showrooms.
Chevrolet has to take on the Japanese sales as they competes in a though segment Chevrolet has to turn the wind and the customers of Japanese cars to its direction.
2.7% isn’t exactly “swelling” in my view.
Dammit GM! Can we get just ONE performance engine option?