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General Motors Canada Sales Increase 28.5 Percent To 28,981 Units In August 2017

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac dealers in Canada delivered 28,981 new vehicles in August 2017, a 28.5 percent increase compared to August 2016. The results represent GM Canada’s best August sales performance since 2008. Sales of the Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC brands increased, while those of the Buick brand decreased.

“Working with our GM dealers, we are excited to re-establish Canadian retail market leadership from electric vehicles and our new suite of crossovers to GM’s great full-sized trucks,” said John Roth. “Customers are experiencing our new technologies and vehicles and coming back to the GM family.”

GM Canada August 2017 Sales Notes

General Motors sales overview:

  • Total sales increased 28.5 percent to 28,981 units
    • Retail sales volume increased 36.1 percent or 6,599 units to 24,872 vehicles, representing 85.8 percent of total August 2016 sales compared to 81.0 percent in August 2016
    • Fleet sales volume decreased 3.9 percent or 165 units to 4,109 vehicles, representing 14.2 percent of total August sales compared to 19 percent in August 2016

Sales Summary - August 2017 - General Motors - Canada

SalesSales Mix
Total28,98122,547+28.5%+6,434100.0%100.0%
Sale TypeAugust 2017August 2016August 2017 / August 2016August 2017 - August 2016August 2017August 2016
Retail24,87218,273+36.1%+6,59985.8%81.0%
Fleet4,1094,274-3.9%-16514.2%19.0%

Chevrolet sales increased 27.1 percent to 16,211 units, representing its best August sales performance since 2007:

Cadillac sales increased 9.9 percent to 1,275 units, representing its best August sales performance ever:

Buick sales decreased 4.2 percent to 1,597 units:

GMC sales increased 42 percent to 9,898 units, representing its best August sales performance ever:

Sales Results - August 2017 - Canada - Chevrolet

MODELAUG 2017 / AUG 2016AUGUST 2017AUGUST 2016YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 YTD 2017YTD 2016
BOLT EV* 82**1,065 *
CAMARO-0.85% 232234+15.34%2,323 2,014
CITY EXPRESS-45.28% 2953-55.36%229 513
COLORADO+57.83% 917581+34.26%5,283 3,935
CORVETTE+34.81% 213158+40.47%1,746 1,243
CRUZE-9.34% 2,2122,440+22.65%19,924 16,245
EQUINOX+33.38% 1,8181,363+40.00%16,956 12,111
EXPRESS+43.93% 403280+19.87%2,842 2,371
IMPALA+2.03% 301295+19.82%2,454 2,048
MALIBU+34.77% 783581-21.31%5,962 7,577
SILVERADO+61.66% 6,8564,241+29.00%39,941 30,963
SONIC-7.73% 203220-1.04%3,229 3,263
SPARK+57.11% 597380-2.86%2,174 2,238
SUBURBAN+82.29% 17596-3.27%1,184 1,224
TAHOE+38.30% 260188+5.45%1,856 1,760
TRAVERSE-13.49% 372430-9.81%2,712 3,007
TRAX-41.39% 463790-31.87%4,088 6,000
VOLT-29.93% 295421+20.31%2,524 2,098
CHEVROLET TOTAL+27.14% 16,21112,751+18.13%116,492 98,612

Sales Results - August 2017 - Canada - Cadillac

MODELAUG 2017 / AUG 2016AUGUST 2017AUGUST 2016YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 YTD 2017YTD 2016
ATS+8.68% 238219+4.12%1,617 1,553
CT6+6.25% 3432+134.00%234 100
CTS-62.41% 53141-31.22%379 551
ESCALADE+114.29% 21098+11.70%1,155 1,034
ESCALADE ESV-18.25% 112137+5.19%689 655
SRX-100.00% 0149-99.69%7 2,249
XT5+74.50% 609349+319.60%4,431 1,056
XTS-45.71% 1935+39.86%393 281
CADILLAC TOTAL+9.91% 1,2751,160+18.94%8,905 7,487

Sales Results - August 2017 - Canada - Buick

MODELAUG 2017 / AUG 2016AUGUST 2017AUGUST 2016YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 YTD 2017YTD 2016
ENCLAVE+55.56% 252162-18.08%1,835 2,240
ENCORE+89.11% 938496+67.41%5,898 3,523
ENVISION+92.25% 273142+671.58%2,145 278
LACROSSE+179.17% 6724+6.27%576 542
REGAL-66.91% 45136-22.76%482 624
VERANO-96.89% 22707-70.81%1,521 5,211
BUICK TOTAL-4.20% 1,5971,667+0.31%12,457 12,418

Sales Results - August 2017 - Canada - GMC

MODELAUG 2017 / AUG 2016AUGUST 2017AUGUST 2016YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 YTD 2017YTD 2016
ACADIA+159.79% 504194+15.69%3,267 2,824
CANYON+29.07% 706547+11.97%4,105 3,666
SAVANA-10.11% 418465+1.99%4,351 4,266
SIERRA+43.20% 6,6304,630+23.51%42,860 34,701
TERRAIN+37.85% 1,140827+30.62%9,356 7,163
YUKON+71.04% 313183+32.46%2,016 1,522
YUKON XL+52.03% 187123+13.01%1,520 1,345
GMC TOTAL+42.03% 9,8986,969+21.61%67,475 55,487

Sales Results - August 2017 - Canada - GM Totals

BRANDAUG 2017 / AUG 2016AUGUST 2017AUGUST 2016YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 YTD 2017YTD 2016
CHEVROLET TOTAL+27.14% 16,21112,751+18.13%116,492 98,612
CADILLAC TOTAL+9.91% 1,2751,160+18.94%8,905 7,487
BUICK TOTAL-4.20% 1,5971,667+0.31%12,457 12,418
GMC TOTAL+42.03% 9,8986,969+21.61%67,475 55,487
GM CANADA TOTAL+28.54% 28,98122,547+18.00%205,329 174,004

About The Numbers

  • All percent change figures compared to GM Canada August 2016 sales, except as noted
  • There were 26 selling days in August 2017 and 25 selling days in August 2016

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Comments

  1. I’m surprised they love the ATS so much in Canada; those sales are proportionally much better than in the USA. I wonder what the mix is of AWD to RWD for the ATS in Canada.

    Reply
    1. It’s mostly AWD.

      Best-selling compact luxury car is the C300 4MATIC or the BMW 328i xDrive, depending on the month. Nice to see ATS getting some love over there.

      Reply

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