GM Mexico sales decreased 19 percent to 16,166 units in May 2019 compared to May 2018 results. Sales decreased at Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Buick while increasing at GMC.
Chevrolet sales decreased 20 percent 15,441 units:
- Chevrolet Aveo sales decreased 20.31 percent to 4,868 units
- The Mexico-market Aveo is imported from China, where it is sold as the Chevrolet Sail
- Chevrolet Beat sales decreased 3.89 percent to 6,249 units
- The Mexico-market Beat is the first-generation Spark, with the sales figures comprised of the Spark five-door hatch and the Spark four-door sedan
- Chevrolet Blazer sales totaled 110 units
- Chevrolet Bolt EV sales increased 200 percent to 3 units
- Chevrolet Camaro sales decreased 53.49 percent to 20 units
- Chevrolet Cavalier sales decreased 44.5 percent to 999 units
- The Mexico-market Cavalier is imported from China, where it is sold by the same name
- Chevrolet Colorado sales increased 51.08 percent to 210 units
- Chevrolet Corvette sales decreased 50 percent to 2 units
- Chevrolet Cruze sales decreased 97.57 percent to 5 units
- The model has been discontinued
- Chevrolet Equinox sales decreased 52.74 percent to 198 units
- Chevrolet Express sales decreased 55.32 percent to 21 units
- Chevrolet Malibu sales decreased 93.88 percent to 12 units
- Chevrolet S10 sales decreased 100 percent to 0 units
- The S10 has been discontinued and replaced by the Colorado in Mexico
- The S10 sold in Mexico was made in Brazil
- Chevrolet Silverado sales decreased 33.61 percent to 567 units
- Silverado sales include sales of the Silverado (available only in the Work Truck trim in Mexico) and the up-level Chevrolet Cheyenne
- The all-new, T1 platform Silverado is launching in Mexico in March
- Chevrolet Sonic sales decreased 92.86 percent to 1 unit
- The model has been discontinued in favor of the Cavalier
- Chevrolet Spark sales increased 29.85 percent to 857 units
- The Mexico-market Spark is the same second-generation Spark sold in the United States
- Chevrolet Suburban sales decreased 65.4 percent to 73 units
- Chevrolet Tahoe sales decreased 31.34 percent to 46 units
- Chevrolet Tornado sales decreased 44.4 percent to 278 units
- The Chevrolet Tornado small pickup is imported from Brazil, where it is known as the Chevrolet Montana
- Chevrolet Traverse sales decreased 41.11 percent to 53 units
- Chevrolet Trax sales decreased 38.22 percent to 868 units
- Chevrolet Volt sales decreased 50 percent to 1 unit
Cadillac sales decreased 22 percent to 78 units:
- Cadillac ATS sales decreased 25 percent to 3 units
- Cadillac CTS sales increased 100 percent to 2 units
- Cadillac Escalade sales decreased 48.84 percent to 22 units
- Cadillac XT4 sales totaled 35 units
- Cadillac XT5 sales decreased 69.23 percent to 16 units
Buick sales decreased 34 percent to 187 units:
- Buick Enclave sales decreased 25.29 percent to 65 units
- Buick Encore sales decreased 29.86 percent to 101 units
- Buick Envision sales decreased 60.38 percent to 21 units
- Buick Regal sales decreased 100 percent to 0 units
- The model has been discontinued in Mexico
GMC sales increased 2 percent to 460 units:
- GMC Acadia sales decreased 33.91 percent to 76 units
- GMC Sierra sales increased 57.58 percent to 208 units
- The all-new T1 platform GMC Sierra launches in Mexico in March
- GMC Terrain sales decreased 7.14 percent to 143 units
- GMC Yukon sales decreased 34 percent to 33 units
In the first five months of 2019, GM Mexico sales increased 1 percent to 83,557 units.
Sales Results - May 2019 - Mexico - Chevrolet
| MODEL | MAY 2019 / MAY 2018 | MAY 2019 | MAY 2018 | YTD 2019 / YTD 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVEO | -20.31% | 4,868 | 6,109 | +12.24% | 27,679 | 24,660 |
| BEAT | -3.89% | 6,249 | 6,502 | +3.72% | 28,510 | 27,487 |
| BLAZER | * | 110 | * | * | 424 | * |
| BOLT EV | +200.00% | 3 | 1 | +133.33% | 14 | 6 |
| CAMARO | -53.49% | 20 | 43 | -35.02% | 167 | 257 |
| CAVALIER | -44.50% | 999 | 1,800 | -8.70% | 5,843 | 6,400 |
| COLORADO | +51.08% | 210 | 139 | +13.24% | 787 | 695 |
| CORVETTE | -50.00% | 2 | 4 | -38.89% | 22 | 36 |
| CRUZE | -97.57% | 5 | 206 | -70.12% | 242 | 810 |
| EQUINOX | -52.74% | 198 | 419 | -51.71% | 963 | 1,994 |
| EXPRESS | -55.32% | 21 | 47 | -28.57% | 165 | 231 |
| MALIBU | -93.88% | 12 | 196 | -80.23% | 119 | 602 |
| S10 | -100.00% | 0 | 3 | -90.70% | 4 | 43 |
| SILVERADO | -33.61% | 567 | 854 | -24.02% | 2,331 | 3,068 |
| SONIC | -92.86% | 1 | 14 | -98.98% | 8 | 781 |
| SPARK | +29.85% | 857 | 660 | +37.07% | 4,197 | 3,062 |
| SUBURBAN | -65.40% | 73 | 211 | -23.70% | 673 | 882 |
| TAHOE | -31.34% | 46 | 67 | -46.80% | 216 | 406 |
| TORNADO | -44.40% | 278 | 500 | -20.66% | 1,805 | 2,275 |
| TRAVERSE | -41.11% | 53 | 90 | -29.50% | 325 | 461 |
| TRAX | -38.22% | 868 | 1,405 | +7.50% | 5,517 | 5,132 |
| VOLT | -50.00% | 1 | 2 | -39.13% | 14 | 23 |
| CHEVROLET TOTAL | -19.88% | 15,441 | 19,272 | +0.90% | 80,025 | 79,311 |
Sales Results - May 2019 - Mexico - Cadillac
| MODEL | MAY 2019 / MAY 2018 | MAY 2019 | MAY 2018 | YTD 2019 / YTD 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATS | -25.00% | 3 | 4 | -28.57% | 25 | 35 |
| CTS | +100.00% | 2 | 1 | -62.96% | 10 | 27 |
| ESCALADE | -48.84% | 22 | 43 | -33.33% | 162 | 243 |
| XT4 | * | 35 | * | * | 174 | * |
| XT5 | -69.23% | 16 | 52 | -20.47% | 101 | 127 |
| CADILLAC TOTAL | -22.00% | 78 | 100 | +9.26% | 472 | 432 |
Sales Results - May 2019 - Mexico - Buick
| MODEL | MAY 2019 / MAY 2018 | MAY 2019 | MAY 2018 | YTD 2019 / YTD 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENCLAVE | -25.29% | 65 | 87 | -9.97% | 316 | 351 |
| ENCORE | -29.86% | 101 | 144 | -1.98% | 545 | 556 |
| ENVISION | -60.38% | 21 | 53 | -32.16% | 116 | 171 |
| REGAL | -100.00% | 0 | 1 | -97.44% | 1 | 39 |
| BUICK TOTAL | -34.39% | 187 | 285 | -12.44% | 978 | 1,117 |
Sales Results - May 2019 - Mexico - GMC
| MODEL | MAY 2019 / MAY 2018 | MAY 2019 | MAY 2018 | YTD 2019 / YTD 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACADIA | -33.91% | 76 | 115 | -19.47% | 393 | 488 |
| SIERRA | +57.58% | 208 | 132 | +59.08% | 762 | 479 |
| TERRAIN | -7.14% | 143 | 154 | +4.40% | 759 | 727 |
| YUKON | -34.00% | 33 | 50 | -35.63% | 168 | 261 |
| GMC TOTAL | +2.00% | 460 | 451 | +6.50% | 2,082 | 1,955 |
Sales Results - May 2019 - Mexico - GM Totals
| BRAND | MAY 2019 / MAY 2018 | MAY 2019 | MAY 2018 | YTD 2019 / YTD 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVROLET TOTAL | -19.88% | 15,441 | 19,272 | +0.90% | 80,025 | 79,311 |
| CADILLAC TOTAL | -22.00% | 78 | 100 | +9.26% | 472 | 432 |
| BUICK TOTAL | -34.39% | 187 | 285 | -12.44% | 978 | 1,117 |
| GMC TOTAL | +2.00% | 460 | 451 | +6.50% | 2,082 | 1,955 |
| GM MEXICO TOTAL | -19.60% | 16,166 | 20,108 | +0.90% | 83,557 | 82,815 |
The GM Authority Take
GM Mexico sales figures in May followed a similar trend as those in March and April. To note, May was the third month that the all-new 2019 Silverado/Cheyenne and 2019 Sierra went on sale in Mexico. But while the new trucks posted noteworthy sales volume increases in April, the Silverado didn’t fare so well in May, while Sierra sales shot up almost 60 percent. In addition, many other models dragged GM sales down during the month, including Chevy Aveo, Beat, Equinox, the discontinued Cruze, Express, Malibu, Suburban and Tahoe, as well as the GMC Acadia and Yukon and the Buick Encore, Enclave and Envision.
We aren’t sure what’s responsible for these downward swings in sales volume, but posit that the drops could be related to lackluster availability of the models in Mexico. That said, GM Mexico sales will likely spike when the automaker launches the all-new second-generation Chevrolet Onix and all-new Chevrolet Tracker in the market – as the market seems ripe for such models.
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to GM Mexico sales in May 2018, except if noted
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Comments
16,166 units……..in all of Mexico???????!!!!!!!!!
Take away the Aveo and Beat (11,000 combined) and GM only sold 5,000 other units?????!!!!!!!!!!! In the whole country!!!!???
Take away the Cavalier, Spark and Trax and….those numbers are…..oh my……why bother?
Following GM’s current business model, It’s time to get out of Mexico.
How many units did GM Mexico produce in May?
How many units did GM Mexico export to the US in May?
“How many units did GM Mexico export to the US in May?”
Probably about five times more than they sold in Mexico. So much for Machete Mary’s lie that “we build em where we sell em.”
You are misinterpreting the numbers the final row shows a GM Mexico total of 83,557 vehicles for 2019, a 0.9% increase from 82,815 at 2018. But we cannot ignore that Mexico is suffering an economic crisis caused mainly for the hostile Trump policies, that means a weak mexican peso exchange rate vs dollar. Anyway we must remmeber that a strong dollar is bad for all economies, and this effects would translate to US economy anytime in the future.
Why not even a mention of the Mexicans being pissed off at Trump’s insistent belittling of their country that they might just boycott buying from an American owned company?