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U.S. GM Sales Jump 40 Percent During Second Quarter 2021

GM sales increased by 40 percent to 688,236 units during the second quarter of 2021 in the United States market. Sales increased at all four GM brands, including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC.

“The agility and creativity of our supply chain, purchasing, engineering and manufacturing teams, in collaboration with our suppliers and dealers, have helped us continue to satisfy customers and gain market share in some of the highest demand segments of the market,” said U.S. vice president, Sales Operations, Kurt McNeil. “Although the situation remains fluid, we’re focused on continuing to leverage every available semiconductor to build and ship our highest demand products,” he added.

GM Sales Notes – U.S. Q2 2021

  • Total GM sales during Q2 2021 increased 4 percent to 688,236 units
    • GM fleet sales were about 14 percent of total sales, which is lower than the company’s pre-pandemic fleet mix of about 20 percent. Rental sales represented 4 percent of GM’s total sales
    • GM ended the quarter with 211,974 units in inventory, down from 334,628 at the end of the first quarter
    • GM did not provide any information on incentives or average transaction prices for the second quarter, a significant and notable departure from prior reporting methods
  • Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra sales increased a combined 36 percent, with light-duty models posting strong segment share gains
  • Cadillac’s second quarter retail sales were its best since 2015
    • Total Cadillac sales increased by 55 percent, representing the marque’s third consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth
  • Buick sales rose 86 percent, resulting in the brand’s best quarter in more than 15 years
    • Sales were driven by strong demand for the new Encore GX, redesigned Envision, and Enclave

Brand & Model Sales

Chevrolet sales increased 30.5 percent to 433,155 units:

Cadillac sales increased 55.1 percent to 36,129 units:

Buick sales increased 85.6 percent to 65,927 units:

GMC sales increased 50.4 percent to 153,025 units:

  • GMC Acadia sales increased 72.33 percent to 26,266 units
  • GMC Canyon sales increased 2.33 percent to 5,347 units
  • GMC Savana sales increased 82.44 percent to 5,444 units
  • GMC Sierra sales increased 40.26 percent to 75,495 units
    • Sierra 1500 sales increased 38.2 percent to 53,640 units
    • Sierra HD (2500HD, 3500HD) sales increased 45.7 percent to 21,855 units
  • GMC Terrain sales increased 19.21 percent to 16,616 units
  • GMC Yukon sales increased 126.3 percent to 23,857 units
    • GMC Yukon XL sales are included in this line item

Chevrolet Silverado Sales Detail - Q2 2021 - USA

ModelQ2 2021 / Q2 2020Q2 2021Q2 2020YTD 2021 / YTD 2020YTD 2021YTD 2020
Total+34.5%164,731122,432+9%291,322267,166
Silverado LD+31.1%117,27589,465+2.8%207,980202,390
Silverado HD+42%44,43131,279+26.4%78,43062,052
Silverado MD+79.2%3,0251,688+80.3%4,9122,724

GMC Sierra Sales Detail - Q2 2021 - USA

ModelQ2 2021 / Q2 2020Q2 2021Q2 2020YTD 2021 / YTD 2020YTD 2021YTD 2020
Total+40.3%75,49553,824+29.6%138,412106,833
Sierra LD+38.2%53,64038,825+25.7%98,89778,666
Sierra HD+45.7%21,85514,999+40.3%39,51528,167

During the first six months of the 2021 calendar year, U.S. GM sales increased 20 percent to 1,330,486 units.

Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - Chevrolet

MODELQ2 2021 / Q2 2020Q2 2021Q2 2020YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 YTD 2021YTD 2020
BLAZER+4.38% 20,59019,726-4.81%39,855 41,870
BOLT EUV* 406**406 0
BOLT EV+334.63% 10,8572,498+137.51%19,882 8,371
CAMARO-58.17% 2,7926,675-28.71%9,881 13,860
COLORADO-25.54% 14,77619,843-5.85%38,859 41,273
CORVETTE+224.15% 7,9712,459+132.23%14,582 6,279
EQUINOX+9.15% 55,44850,798-4.49%118,666 124,251
EXPRESS+39.37% 12,5529,006+31.88%29,429 22,315
IMPALA-87.60% 2522,033-89.80%714 6,998
LOW CAB FORWARD-1.43% 1,5151,537+2.83%2,472 2,404
MALIBU-61.31% 4,89912,661-33.49%31,886 47,944
SILVERADO+34.55% 164,731122,432+9.04%291,322 267,166
SONIC-78.83% 4472,111-76.57%1,512 6,452
SPARK+46.00% 7,7545,311+31.34%19,259 14,663
SUBURBAN+90.61% 13,3737,016+48.48%24,516 16,511
TAHOE+74.25% 27,90816,016+39.89%50,946 36,419
TRAILBLAZER+248.45% 23,3436,699+621.68%48,367 6,702
TRAVERSE+103.43% 45,39422,314+59.19%83,431 52,409
TRAX-19.47% 18,09222,466-30.88%35,047 50,708
CHEVROLET TOTAL+30.50% 433,155331,917+12.22%861,105 767,339

Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - Cadillac

MODELQ2 2021 / Q2 2020Q2 2021Q2 2020YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 YTD 2021YTD 2020
CT4+289.68% 2,303591+680.06%4,930 632
CT5-4.82% 2,4512,575+22.42%6,825 5,575
CT6-87.39% 104825-93.29%171 2,550
CTS-38.70% 103168-50.61%162 328
ESCALADE+120.34% 10,8744,935+96.27%20,716 10,555
XT4-36.85% 2,5123,978-12.84%7,966 9,140
XT5+82.83% 10,5735,783+30.66%19,346 14,806
XT6+73.11% 7,1514,131+42.76%13,141 9,205
CADILLAC TOTAL+55.09% 36,12923,296+36.90%73,406 53,621

Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - Buick

MODELQ2 2021 / Q2 2020Q2 2021Q2 2020YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 YTD 2021YTD 2020
ENCLAVE+102.55% 15,0967,453+58.67%25,713 16,205
ENCORE-10.04% 9,02610,033-37.15%15,255 24,271
ENCORE GX+183.54% 26,2449,256+276.82%44,679 11,857
ENVISION+97.01% 15,5267,881+75.54%26,002 14,813
LACROSSE-85.93% 1071-91.39%18 209
REGAL-97.81% 18822-98.17%37 2,024
BUICK TOTAL+85.61% 65,92735,520+60.99%111,711 69,390

Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - GMC

MODELQ2 2021 / Q2 2020Q2 2021Q2 2020YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 YTD 2021YTD 2020
ACADIA+72.33% 26,26615,242+40.37%46,222 32,928
CANYON+2.33% 5,3475,225+28.67%12,491 9,708
SAVANA+82.44% 5,4442,984+57.56%11,291 7,166
SIERRA+40.26% 75,49553,824+29.56%138,412 106,833
TERRAIN+19.21% 16,61613,939-14.52%33,533 39,231
YUKON+36.22% 14,36010,542+6.64%26,242 24,608
YUKON XL* 9,497**16,073 0
GMC TOTAL+50.38% 153,025101,756+28.93%284,264 220,474

Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - GM Totals

BRANDQ2 2021 / Q2 2020Q2 2021Q2 2020YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 YTD 2021YTD 2020
CHEVROLET TOTAL+30.50% 433,155331,917+12.22%861,105 767,339
CADILLAC TOTAL+55.09% 36,12923,296+36.90%73,406 53,621
BUICK TOTAL+85.61% 65,92735,520+60.99%111,711 69,390
GMC TOTAL+50.38% 153,025101,756+28.93%284,264 220,474
GM USA TOTAL+39.75% 688,236492,489+19.77%1,330,486 1,110,824

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Comments

  1. Chevrolet must have outsold Ford which is suprising. Traverse suddenly got really popular and I wonder what role incentives played? Blazer is a disappointment compared to sales I expected but it can’t compete with Cherokee with it’s Pontiac Excitment styling.
    Buick may finally have a reason to exist. S (YOU)V strategy seems to have paid off. Sales should grow once GEM Chinese Encore arrives plus Envision GX which I still think is coming. Buick÷GMC are a strong distribution network.

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    1. Ford sales out tomorrow.

      Blazer volume is limited by production capacity. Once/if it expands, then Blazer could compete with the Grand Cherokee in terms of volume.

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  2. Sales look great, considering all of the supply chain headwinds…

    HD pickups running at a 250K+ annual run rate… Cha Ching!!!

    Bolt EV starting to get some traction with its best ever quarter

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  3. Chevrolet sold 3 times as many Corvettes as they did Camaros, ouch!

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    1. Easy when you don’t have a chip shortage..

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    2. Camaro is not likely to be around much longer, be replaced by a crossover EV by 2025

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      1. GM showed a Camaro-like silhouette when unveiling the Ultium platform last year. That wasn’t by accident. They’ve also hinted at “low-roofed” electric models for the Chevy brand.

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  4. Same old cheap , crappy interior in trucks, things never change.

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    1. Those trucks are selling like hot cakes… are those the trucks that you’re referring to?

      Also, you damn well know that a refresh is just around the corner. Why continue repeating the same tired, trite BS?

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  5. Toyota outsold GM in the second quarter! First time GM has not been number one since 1998.

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  6. Corvette sold more than Spark/more than Malibu… Crazy times we are in.

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  7. Some phat numbers! But good grief what happened to the Malibu sales? GM, do something for your main stream sedan!

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  8. Great for Buick. It has had so much potential if GM would give it more product with some decent marketing. People aren’t going to buy a vehicle they don’t know exists. If sales continue to improve hopefully build more models here?

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  9. If you look deep into GM sales, you will see that GM overachieve in the $50,000 and higher auto sales. Looking deep GM accomplished a much higher sales percentage increase in the autos priced in the $50,000 plus range, giving GM a boost in top and bottom lines numbers.

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  10. Bolt EV tops the charts at a 350% gain. People are finding out it is a great little car. Being that softens the fears of weaning oneself from gasoline and going full-electric.

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    1. Actually they just adding both models in the sales count which was probably the plan all along.

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  11. I’m still here like damn i miss Pontiac!
    Yo estoy aquí como ¡extraño a Pontiac!

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