Chevrolet SS Sales - August 2017 - United States
In the United States, Chevrolet SS deliveries totaled 227 units in August 2017, an increase of about 1,521 percent compared to 14 units sold in August 2016.In the first eight months of the year, SS sales increased about 31 percent to 2,810 units.
| MODEL | AUG 2017 / AUG 2016 | AUGUST 2017 | AUGUST 2016 | YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 | YTD 2017 | YTD 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | +1,521.43% | 227 | 14 | +30.82% | 2,810 | 2,148 |
In North America, the Chevy SS Sedan is marketed only in the United States and is not available in Canada or Mexico.
Production of the Chevrolet SS Sedan ended at the GM-Holden Elizabeth factory in South Australia on May 25th, 2017. The plant will shut down in October 2017, thereby marking the discontinuation of other vehicles on GM’s Zeta platform, including the Holden Commodore, Ute, and Caprice.
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to Chevy SS August 2016 sales, except as noted
- There were 27 selling days in August 2017 and 25 selling days in August 2016
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Comments
Forget the rear drive monster that corners, and runs with BMWs, but burbles in American. I want to hear about how the newest crossover and what colors it is available in.
Is that sarcasm? ‘Cause I’m laughing. 🙂
I am not laughing….I am crying!
In full disclosure the demand numbers have been rigged… we just bought a second.
Seemed the easiest way to settle what colour, transmission and sharing of toys debate. Plus there is a V6 option down under to mix it up.
I’m starting to see more of these on the highway as I travel to work, plus my neighbor just bought one in sunburn orange.
The SS was such a missed opportunity by GM to bring and establish a solid RWD mainstream sedan to the market! Now that the masses are content with their “soccermobiles” and “econboxex” there’s simply no place for a sedan this special in our market! Now we’re forced to settle for a Camaro or look to competitive brands, such as Kia or Dodge, to get somewhat affordable RWD performance sedans! Our only hope at this point is if GM will leverage the cost, development and use of its Alpha/Omega platforms and bring a worthy Impala successor to the market! But in light of recent trends and reports, that is unlikely!
What did the miss?
They brought it here and offered it for sale but the market responded or did not respond.
Even the RWD coupes are becoming a tough sell in this market.
With that said the only folks who hold a right to complain are the 2% here that actually bought one.
I too would live to see a Impala based Alpha but as the market changes I suspect the odds are dimming. They could build it but with so few sold it would cost near a Cadillac price.
A Buick could justify the price and also be used for Volune to China. But even then it would be tough to make a business case for it.
The market slow down will on,y contribute more to the makers move to more volume higher profit models boring as they are they are what keep companies in business.
The cheap performance market has changed and demand is not what it once was. The higher price segment can live on lower volumes but not the cheaper segment. Even cars line the Ford RS struggle to survive on global sales and a $40k price. They can do it cheaper but no one wants less power and just RWD.
I agree with everything you mentioned, but what I feel they missed was the opportunity to have the SS serve as Chevrolet’s mainstream large sedan. Despite the age and lack of strong updates to the LX-platform Charger and 300 sedans, they’re still selling relatively well in a market gravitating towards CUVs and SUVs. I know FCA is discounting these things to virtually midsized sedan prices, but the fact that there is still strong appeal for a large RWD sedan says a lot more than not having anything at all! Or a dying large FWD sedan not different enough from its midsized counterpart! I recall hearing around the time of the G8’s departure that a Zeta-based sedan was set to serve as the large sedan for Chevy. I understand market conditions forced GM to change that decision, and thus we have the current Impala now. But it may have been more profitable for GM to fully invest in the Zeta-based sedan: GM sees how offering the SS in one top trim and pricing it to near luxury car values is bringing in good profit (but low sales unfortunately), imagine if they’d have simply developed a whole lineup of V6 and V8 models to sell to the masses, in place of the current Impala! That would’ve given the Charger/300 some serious competition!
There was a stop sale last year while gm was fixing the seat belt problem.
Seat belts are overrated