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:
- Chevrolet Blazer sales increased 4.38 percent to 20,590 units
- Chevrolet Bolt EUV sales totaled 406 units
- Chevrolet Bolt EV sales increased 350.88 percent to 11,263 units
- Chevrolet Camaro sales decreased 58.17 percent to 2,792 units
- Chevrolet Colorado sales decreased 25.54 percent to 14,776 units
- Chevrolet Corvette sales increased 224.15 percent to 7,971 units
- Chevrolet Equinox sales increased 9.15 percent to 55,448 units
- Chevrolet Express sales increased 39.37 percent to 12,552 units
- Chevrolet Impala sales decreased 87.6 percent to 252 units
- Chevrolet Low Cab Forward sales decreased 1.43 percent to 1,515 units
- Chevrolet Malibu sales decreased 61.31 percent to 4,899 units
- Chevrolet Silverado sales increased 34.55 percent to 164,731 units
- Silverado 1500 sales increased 31.1 percent to 117,275 units
- Silverado HD (2500HD, 3500HD) sales increased 42 percent to 44,431 units
- Silverado MD (4500HD, 5500HD, 6500HD) sales increased 79.2 percent to 3,025 units
- Chevrolet Sonic sales decreased 78.83 percent to 447 units
- Chevrolet Spark sales increased 46 percent to 7,754 units
- Chevrolet Suburban sales increased 90.61 percent to 13,373 units
- Chevrolet Tahoe sales increased 74.25 percent to 27,908 units
- Chevrolet Trailblazer sales increased 248.45 percent to 23,343 units
- Chevrolet Traverse sales increased 103.43 percent to 45,394 units
- Chevrolet Trax sales decreased 19.47 percent to 18,092 units
Cadillac sales increased 55.1 percent to 36,129 units:
- Cadillac CT4 sales increased 289.68 percent to 2,303 units
- Cadillac CT5 sales decreased 4.82 percent to 2,451 units
- Cadillac CT6 sales decreased 87.39 percent to 104 units
- The vehicle was discontinued
- Cadillac CTS sales decreased 38.7 percent to 103 units
- The vehicle was discontinued and is being replaced indirectly by the CT5
- Cadillac Escalade sales increased 120.34 percent to 10,874 units
- Escalade ESV sales are included in this line item
- Cadillac XT4 sales decreased 36.85 percent to 2,512 units
- Cadillac XT5 sales increased 82.83 percent to 10,573 units
- Cadillac XT6 sales increased 73.11 percent to 7,151 units
Buick sales increased 85.6 percent to 65,927 units:
- Buick Enclave sales increased 102.55 percent to 15,096 units
- Buick Encore sales decreased 10.04 percent to 9,026 units
- Buick Encore GX sales increased 183.54 percent to 26,244 units
- Buick Envision sales increased 97.01 percent to 15,526 units
- Buick LaCrosse sales decreased 85.93 percent to 10 units
- Buick Regal sales decreased 97.81 percent to 18 units
- The vehicle was discontinued
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
Model | Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
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Total | +34.5% | 164,731 | 122,432 | +9% | 291,322 | 267,166 |
Silverado LD | +31.1% | 117,275 | 89,465 | +2.8% | 207,980 | 202,390 |
Silverado HD | +42% | 44,431 | 31,279 | +26.4% | 78,430 | 62,052 |
Silverado MD | +79.2% | 3,025 | 1,688 | +80.3% | 4,912 | 2,724 |
GMC Sierra Sales Detail - Q2 2021 - USA
Model | Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
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Total | +40.3% | 75,495 | 53,824 | +29.6% | 138,412 | 106,833 |
Sierra LD | +38.2% | 53,640 | 38,825 | +25.7% | 98,897 | 78,666 |
Sierra HD | +45.7% | 21,855 | 14,999 | +40.3% | 39,515 | 28,167 |
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
MODEL | Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
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BLAZER | +4.38% | 20,590 | 19,726 | -4.81% | 39,855 | 41,870 |
BOLT EUV | * | 406 | * | * | 406 | 0 |
BOLT EV | +334.63% | 10,857 | 2,498 | +137.51% | 19,882 | 8,371 |
CAMARO | -58.17% | 2,792 | 6,675 | -28.71% | 9,881 | 13,860 |
COLORADO | -25.54% | 14,776 | 19,843 | -5.85% | 38,859 | 41,273 |
CORVETTE | +224.15% | 7,971 | 2,459 | +132.23% | 14,582 | 6,279 |
EQUINOX | +9.15% | 55,448 | 50,798 | -4.49% | 118,666 | 124,251 |
EXPRESS | +39.37% | 12,552 | 9,006 | +31.88% | 29,429 | 22,315 |
IMPALA | -87.60% | 252 | 2,033 | -89.80% | 714 | 6,998 |
LOW CAB FORWARD | -1.43% | 1,515 | 1,537 | +2.83% | 2,472 | 2,404 |
MALIBU | -61.31% | 4,899 | 12,661 | -33.49% | 31,886 | 47,944 |
SILVERADO | +34.55% | 164,731 | 122,432 | +9.04% | 291,322 | 267,166 |
SONIC | -78.83% | 447 | 2,111 | -76.57% | 1,512 | 6,452 |
SPARK | +46.00% | 7,754 | 5,311 | +31.34% | 19,259 | 14,663 |
SUBURBAN | +90.61% | 13,373 | 7,016 | +48.48% | 24,516 | 16,511 |
TAHOE | +74.25% | 27,908 | 16,016 | +39.89% | 50,946 | 36,419 |
TRAILBLAZER | +248.45% | 23,343 | 6,699 | +621.68% | 48,367 | 6,702 |
TRAVERSE | +103.43% | 45,394 | 22,314 | +59.19% | 83,431 | 52,409 |
TRAX | -19.47% | 18,092 | 22,466 | -30.88% | 35,047 | 50,708 |
CHEVROLET TOTAL | +30.50% | 433,155 | 331,917 | +12.22% | 861,105 | 767,339 |
Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - Cadillac
MODEL | Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
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CT4 | +289.68% | 2,303 | 591 | +680.06% | 4,930 | 632 |
CT5 | -4.82% | 2,451 | 2,575 | +22.42% | 6,825 | 5,575 |
CT6 | -87.39% | 104 | 825 | -93.29% | 171 | 2,550 |
CTS | -38.70% | 103 | 168 | -50.61% | 162 | 328 |
ESCALADE | +120.34% | 10,874 | 4,935 | +96.27% | 20,716 | 10,555 |
XT4 | -36.85% | 2,512 | 3,978 | -12.84% | 7,966 | 9,140 |
XT5 | +82.83% | 10,573 | 5,783 | +30.66% | 19,346 | 14,806 |
XT6 | +73.11% | 7,151 | 4,131 | +42.76% | 13,141 | 9,205 |
CADILLAC TOTAL | +55.09% | 36,129 | 23,296 | +36.90% | 73,406 | 53,621 |
Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - Buick
MODEL | Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ENCLAVE | +102.55% | 15,096 | 7,453 | +58.67% | 25,713 | 16,205 |
ENCORE | -10.04% | 9,026 | 10,033 | -37.15% | 15,255 | 24,271 |
ENCORE GX | +183.54% | 26,244 | 9,256 | +276.82% | 44,679 | 11,857 |
ENVISION | +97.01% | 15,526 | 7,881 | +75.54% | 26,002 | 14,813 |
LACROSSE | -85.93% | 10 | 71 | -91.39% | 18 | 209 |
REGAL | -97.81% | 18 | 822 | -98.17% | 37 | 2,024 |
BUICK TOTAL | +85.61% | 65,927 | 35,520 | +60.99% | 111,711 | 69,390 |
Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - GMC
MODEL | Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
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ACADIA | +72.33% | 26,266 | 15,242 | +40.37% | 46,222 | 32,928 |
CANYON | +2.33% | 5,347 | 5,225 | +28.67% | 12,491 | 9,708 |
SAVANA | +82.44% | 5,444 | 2,984 | +57.56% | 11,291 | 7,166 |
SIERRA | +40.26% | 75,495 | 53,824 | +29.56% | 138,412 | 106,833 |
TERRAIN | +19.21% | 16,616 | 13,939 | -14.52% | 33,533 | 39,231 |
YUKON | +36.22% | 14,360 | 10,542 | +6.64% | 26,242 | 24,608 |
YUKON XL | * | 9,497 | * | * | 16,073 | 0 |
GMC TOTAL | +50.38% | 153,025 | 101,756 | +28.93% | 284,264 | 220,474 |
Sales Results - Q2 2021 - USA - GM Totals
BRAND | Q2 2021 / Q2 2020 | Q2 2021 | Q2 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
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CHEVROLET TOTAL | +30.50% | 433,155 | 331,917 | +12.22% | 861,105 | 767,339 |
CADILLAC TOTAL | +55.09% | 36,129 | 23,296 | +36.90% | 73,406 | 53,621 |
BUICK TOTAL | +85.61% | 65,927 | 35,520 | +60.99% | 111,711 | 69,390 |
GMC TOTAL | +50.38% | 153,025 | 101,756 | +28.93% | 284,264 | 220,474 |
GM USA TOTAL | +39.75% | 688,236 | 492,489 | +19.77% | 1,330,486 | 1,110,824 |
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to GM sales for Q2 2020, unless noted otherwise
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Comments
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.
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.
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
Chevrolet sold 3 times as many Corvettes as they did Camaros, ouch!
Easy when you don’t have a chip shortage..
Camaro is not likely to be around much longer, be replaced by a crossover EV by 2025
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.
Same old cheap , crappy interior in trucks, things never change.
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?
Toyota outsold GM in the second quarter! First time GM has not been number one since 1998.
Corvette sold more than Spark/more than Malibu… Crazy times we are in.
Some phat numbers! But good grief what happened to the Malibu sales? GM, do something for your main stream sedan!
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?
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.
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.
Actually they just adding both models in the sales count which was probably the plan all along.
I’m still here like damn i miss Pontiac!
Yo estoy aquí como ¡extraño a Pontiac!