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GM Canada Sales Decrease 18.3 Percent To 19,286 Units In November 2018

GM Canada sales totaled 19,286 new vehicles in November 2018, an 18.3 percent decrease compared to November 2017.

Sales decreased at all four GM brands, including Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC.

GM Canada Sales Notes – November 2018

General Motors sales overview:

  • Total sales decreased 18.3 percent or 4,326 units to 19,286 units:
  • Retail sales decreased 16.6 percent or 2,939 units to 14,725 units, representing 76.4 percent of total sales
  • Fleet sales decreased 23.3 percent or 4,561 units to 4,561 units, representing 23.6 percent of total sales

Sales Summary - November 2018 - General Motors - Canada

SalesSales Mix
Total19,28623,612-18.3%-4,326100.0%100.0%
Sale TypeNovember 2018November 2017November 2018 / November 2017November 2018 - November 2017November 2018November 2017
Retail14,72517,664-16.6%-2,93976.4%74.8%
Fleet4,5615,948-23.3%-1,38723.6%25.2%

Chevrolet sales decreased 22.2 percent to 10,541 units:

Cadillac sales decreased 15.4 percent to 884 units:

Buick sales decreased 13.2 percent to 1,240 units:

GMC sales decreased 12.8 percent to 6,621 units:

In the first 11 months of 2018, GM Canada sales decreased 3 percent to 274,455 units.

Sales Results - November 2018 - Canada - Chevrolet

MODELNOV 2018 / NOV 2017NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2017YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 YTD 2018YTD 2017
BOLT EV-29.71% 246350+19.62%2,408 2,013
CAMARO-39.61% 93154-9.26%2,577 2,840
CITY EXPRESS* 2**197 *
COLORADO-12.78% 539618+17.81%8,878 7,536
CORVETTE-1.75% 5657-24.73%1,479 1,965
CRUZE-26.76% 1,4481,977-1.03%25,576 25,841
EQUINOX-21.43% 1,6242,067-10.61%20,313 22,724
EXPRESS+30.21% 556427-1.63%4,479 4,553
IMPALA-0.62% 322324+25.04%3,715 2,971
MALIBU-15.69% 430510-14.50%6,494 7,595
SILVERADO-21.32% 3,4884,433-5.02%52,527 55,306
SONIC-96.37% 12331-32.40%2,823 4,176
SPARK-39.94% 206343+25.92%4,707 3,738
SUBURBAN-24.34% 171226+36.71%2,655 1,942
TAHOE-8.33% 231252+18.03%3,404 2,884
TRAVERSE+1.70% 537528+43.97%6,129 4,257
TRAX-35.77% 237369-26.09%4,250 5,750
VOLT-40.72% 345582+2.52%4,114 4,013
CHEVROLET TOTAL-22.20% 10,54113,548-2.23%156,528 160,104

Sales Results - November 2018 - Canada - Cadillac

MODELNOV 2018 / NOV 2017NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2017YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 YTD 2018YTD 2017
ATS-51.55% 4797-25.86%1,537 2,073
CT6-55.88% 1534-35.67%211 328
CTS-58.54% 3482-19.13%427 528
ESCALADE-44.75% 100181-0.69%1,725 1,737
ESCALADE ESV-18.18% 7288-3.19%909 939
XT4* 180**233 *
XT5-14.96% 381448-9.35%5,593 6,170
XTS-52.17% 55115-33.14%472 706
CADILLAC TOTAL-15.41% 8841,045-11.07%11,107 12,489

Sales Results - November 2018 - Canada - Buick

MODELNOV 2018 / NOV 2017NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2017YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 YTD 2018YTD 2017
ENCLAVE-38.02% 251405+10.52%3,342 3,024
ENCORE-21.41% 547696+18.77%10,126 8,526
ENVISION+17.84% 251213-18.88%2,573 3,172
LACROSSE-33.33% 4669-27.36%632 870
REGAL+229.55% 14544+2.87%681 662
VERANO-100.00% 01-99.87%2 1,542
BUICK TOTAL-13.17% 1,2401,428-2.47%17,356 17,796

Sales Results - November 2018 - Canada - GMC

MODELNOV 2018 / NOV 2017NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2017YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 YTD 2018YTD 2017
ACADIA-31.71% 351514+1.76%4,908 4,823
CANYON-8.33% 429468+8.61%6,396 5,889
SAVANA-31.11% 392569+3.60%6,097 5,885
SIERRA-15.14% 3,7734,446-7.80%53,543 58,071
TERRAIN+24.50% 1,2551,008+6.43%12,997 12,212
YUKON-15.79% 224266-1.93%3,148 3,210
YUKON XL-38.44% 197320-6.72%2,375 2,546
GMC TOTAL-12.78% 6,6217,591-3.42%89,464 92,636

Sales Results - November 2018 - Canada - GM Totals

BRANDNOV 2018 / NOV 2017NOVEMBER 2018NOVEMBER 2017YTD 2018 / YTD 2017 YTD 2018YTD 2017
CHEVROLET TOTAL-22.20% 10,54113,548-2.23%156,528 160,104
CADILLAC TOTAL-15.41% 8841,045-11.07%11,107 12,489
BUICK TOTAL-13.17% 1,2401,428-2.47%17,356 17,796
GMC TOTAL-12.78% 6,6217,591-3.42%89,464 92,636
GM CANADA TOTAL-18.32% 19,28623,612-3.03%274,455 283,025

About The Numbers

  • All percent change figures compared to GM Canada November 2017 sales, except as noted
  • There were 26 selling days in November 2018 and 26 selling days in November 2017

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Comments

  1. They havent seen anything yet. If they want to pull out of Oshawa, they can take their market share with them. Canadian workers have had enough.

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  2. Good job GM! This is what happens when you spend $10 Billion buying back stock instead of putting it into improving your products and at least keeping up with the competition. Nobody is buying the “Market is switching to sedans” excuse, your sales are down across the whole lineup. Bad management, yet the bonuses keep on coming. With the Oshawa fiasco, GM might as well just pull out of Canada altogether instead of treating it like another Australia.

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  3. I must be missing something. The Cruze numbers are good compared to almost everything else on the list. If the Cruze gets cancelled with over 25000 sold to date this year but the Yukon XL and Suburban combined sells about 5000 and lives on, what gives? Are those two SUV’s really that overpriced compared to build cost? Are the trucks subsidizing these platform mates?

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    1. In the Canadian market, you usually see 25% off list price for pickups from GM, probably still making a profit on them.

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  4. Way to go Canucks! Show your pride and don’t buy any US made cars.

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