GM Canada sales increased 28 percent to 61,093 units during the first quarter of 2023. Sales increased at all four GM brands offered in North America, including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC.
“It’s a great start to the year with strong customer demand across our entire vehicle portfolio and improved inventory levels,” said Vice President, Sales, Service and Marketing at GM Canada, Sandor Piszar. “We plan to continue this momentum and win new customers in 2023 with our new Ultium electric vehicles, updated heavy-duty trucks, and the addition of the affordable and stylish 2024 Chevrolet Trax arriving in Canadian showrooms this Spring,” he added.
GM Canada Sales Notes – Q1Â 2023
- Total GM Canada sales during Q1 2023 increased 28.1 percent to 61,093 units
- GM led the industry with a 16.7 percent share of the Canadian market, up 3.0 percentage points year-over-year
- Full-size truck sales increased 11 percent, reflecting the impact of increased production capacity at the GM Oshawa Assembly plant
- The GMC Sierra re-established its spot as the automaker’s best-selling model in the Canadian market with 15,244 deliveries
- Chevrolet sold a total of 2,982 all-electric Bolt EV and Bolt EUVs
- Many of GM’s crossovers saw significant gains, including Chevy Traverse, Chevy Trailblazer, Buick Encore GX, Buick Enclave, Buick Envision, GMC Acadia and GMC Terrain
Brand & Model Sales
Chevrolet sales increased 27.4 percent to 29,938 units:
- Chevrolet Blazer sales decreased 13.26 percent to 641 units
- Chevrolet Bolt EV sales increased 2795.43 percent to 2,982 units
- Chevrolet Camaro sales increased 34.35 percent to 352 units
- Chevrolet Colorado sales decreased 6.26 percent to 1,497 units
- Chevrolet Corvette sales increased 132.46 percent to 616 units
- Chevrolet Equinox sales increased 1.14 percent to 3,204 units
- Chevrolet Express sales increased 51.87 percent to 486 units
- Chevrolet Malibu sales increased 59.68 percent to 1,394 units
- Chevrolet Silverado sales increased 4.64 percent to 13,324 units
- Chevrolet Spark sales decreased 89.85 percent to 13 units
- Chevrolet Suburban sales increased 83.26 percent to 865 units
- Chevrolet Tahoe sales decreased 1.6 percent to 1,105 units
- Chevrolet Trailblazer sales increased 94.9 percent to 1,951 units
- Chevrolet Traverse sales increased 162.01 percent to 1,483 units
- Chevrolet Trax sales decreased 82.15 percent to 25 units
Cadillac sales increased 24.8 percent to 3,805 units:
- Cadillac CT4 sales increased 78.79 percent to 177 units
- Cadillac CT5 sales increased 31.76 percent to 278 units
- Cadillac Escalade sales decreased 4.43 percent to 691 units
- Cadillac Escalade ESV sales decreased 5.45 percent to 226 units
- Cadillac Lyriq sales totaled 52 units
- Cadillac XT4 sales increased 44.71 percent to 1,052 units
- Cadillac XT5 sales increased 21.41 percent to 998 units
- Cadillac XT6 sales increased 45.17 percent to 331 units
Buick sales increased 143.1 percent to 3,746 units:
- Buick Enclave sales increased 162.86 percent to 736 units
- Buick Encore sales decreased 69.53 percent to 39 units
- Buick Encore GX sales increased 164.8 percent to 1,896 units
- Buick Envision sales increased 157.79 percent to 1,075 units
GMC sales increased 20.3 percent to 23,604 units:
- GMC Acadia sales increased 191.7 percent to 1,193 units
- GMC Canyon sales decreased 12.42 percent to 1,171 units
- GMC Savana sales increased 138.48 percent to 570 units
- GMC Sierra sales increased 16.54 percent to 15,244 units
- GMC Terrain sales increased 16 percent to 2,950 units
- GMC Yukon sales increased 11.17 percent to 1,294 units
- GMC Yukon XL sales increased 39.55 percent to 1,182 units
Sales Results - Q1 2023 - Canada - Chevrolet
| MODEL | Q1 2023 / Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAZER | -13.26% | 641 | 739 |
| BOLT EV | +2,795.43% | 2,982 | 103 |
| CAMARO | +34.35% | 352 | 262 |
| COLORADO | -6.26% | 1,497 | 1,597 |
| CORVETTE | +132.46% | 616 | 265 |
| EQUINOX | +1.14% | 3,204 | 3,168 |
| EXPRESS | +51.87% | 486 | 320 |
| MALIBU | +59.68% | 1,394 | 873 |
| SILVERADO | +4.64% | 13,324 | 12,733 |
| SPARK | -89.85% | 13 | 128 |
| SUBURBAN | +83.26% | 865 | 472 |
| TAHOE | -1.60% | 1,105 | 1,123 |
| TRAILBLAZER | +94.90% | 1,951 | 1,001 |
| TRAVERSE | +162.01% | 1,483 | 566 |
| TRAX | -82.15% | 25 | 140 |
| CHEVROLET TOTAL | +27.45% | 29,938 | 23,490 |
Sales Results - Q1 2023 - Canada - Cadillac
| MODEL | Q1 2023 / Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT4 | +78.79% | 177 | 99 |
| CT5 | +31.76% | 278 | 211 |
| ESCALADE | -4.43% | 691 | 723 |
| ESCALADE ESV | -5.45% | 226 | 239 |
| LYRIQ | * | 52 | * |
| XT4 | +44.71% | 1,052 | 727 |
| XT5 | +21.41% | 998 | 822 |
| XT6 | +45.17% | 331 | 228 |
| CADILLAC TOTAL | +24.80% | 3,805 | 3,049 |
Sales Results - Q1 2023 - Canada - Buick
| MODEL | Q1 2023 / Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCLAVE | +162.86% | 736 | 280 |
| ENCORE | -69.53% | 39 | 128 |
| ENCORE GX | +164.80% | 1,896 | 716 |
| ENVISION | +157.79% | 1,075 | 417 |
| BUICK TOTAL | +143.09% | 3,746 | 1,541 |
Sales Results - Q1 2023 - Canada - GMC
| MODEL | Q1 2023 / Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADIA | +191.70% | 1,193 | 409 |
| CANYON | -12.42% | 1,171 | 1,337 |
| SAVANA | +138.48% | 570 | 239 |
| SIERRA | +16.54% | 15,244 | 13,080 |
| TERRAIN | +16.00% | 2,950 | 2,543 |
| YUKON | +11.17% | 1,294 | 1,164 |
| YUKON XL | +39.55% | 1,182 | 847 |
| GMC TOTAL | +20.31% | 23,604 | 19,619 |
Sales Results - Q1 2023 - Canada - GM Totals
| BRAND | Q1 2023 / Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVROLET TOTAL | +27.45% | 29,938 | 23,490 |
| CADILLAC TOTAL | +24.80% | 3,805 | 3,049 |
| BUICK TOTAL | +143.09% | 3,746 | 1,541 |
| GMC TOTAL | +20.31% | 23,604 | 19,619 |
| GM CANADA TOTAL | +28.08% | 61,093 | 47,699 |
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to GM Canada sales for Q1 2022, unless noted otherwise
Further Reading & Sales Reporting
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- Running GM sales results
- Running Chevrolet sales results
- Running Cadillac sales results
- Running Buick sales results
- Running GMC sales results
- GM Q1 2023 sales reports:
- GM Q1 2023 sales U.S.A.
- Chevrolet sales Q1 2023 U.S.A.
- Cadillac sales Q1 2023 U.S.A.
- Buick sales Q1 2023 U.S.A.
- GMC sales Q1 2023 U.S.A.
- GM Canada sales Q1 2023 (this page)
- GM Mexico sales Q1 2023
- GM China sales Q1 2023
- GM Brazil sales Q1 2023
- GM Argentina sales Q1 2023
- GM Chile sales Q1 2023
- GM Colombia sales Q1 2023
- Chevrolet Colombia January 2023 sales
- Chevrolet Colombia February 2023 sales
- Chevrolet Colombia March 2023 sales
- GM South Korea sales Q1 2023
- GM South Korea January 2023 sales
- Chevrolet South Korea January 2023 sales
- Cadillac South Korea January 2023 sales
- GM South Korea February 2023 sales
- Chevrolet South Korea February 2023 sales
- GMC South Korea February 2023 sales
- Cadillac South Korea February 2023 sales
- GM South Korea March 2023 sales
- Chevrolet South Korea March 2023 sales
- Cadillac South Korea March 2023 sales
- GM South Korea January 2023 sales
- GM Q1 2023 sales U.S.A.
Comments
Imagine how many Equinox, Terrain , Trailblazers, Encore GX that could be sold if Canadian Dealers had actual inventory on their lots .
Only hope the Colorado will have inventory as they launch the 2023 , My best hope will be to order a 2024 this summer and hopefully get the options i would like!
still will wait 6 months after the order is placed !
If you want a GM truck in Canada the Dealer lots are full ,but SUV’s and Cars are really meager and hard to find maybe 3 to 5 at most dealers in Ontario Canada !
nice to see GM making a bit of come back after investing more in canada, gm oshawa.hyundai and kia dont build anything here yet they are some of our best dealer! Canadians need to support companies that invest here!
Hyundai and KIA pay lots on their North American/Canadian advertising and marketing. Realize how reviewers on sites like YouTube try to force feed all of their products to us but never mention the recalls or fires they experience. It’s nothing but POSITIVE press for them, at least that’s the new brand perception they’ve purchased despite reality and it really helps them to stay afloat. It’s all about brand perception and getting as much as you can for as cheap as you can with their audience. Those buyers couldn’t care less where Hyundai/KIA invests.
The only reason they have a plant in Georgia, USA is to benefit from tax credits. They clearly are heavily inspired by General Motors to mimic their twin brand philosophy and are even t biting off their designs and signature thin vertical LED styling, which many brands are doing more now.
Good to see Buick brand sales skyrocket upward as much as they did. It would be great if that could portend the same with Buick’s USA numbers.
Does it count as a car sold if you ordered a 2023 Bolt EUV back in mid-2022, but it still hasn’t arrived, and might not arrive until late in 2023 or even 2024. What year and month does GM count the sale?
No. Sales are deliveries, meaning the vehicles that were delivered to customers by dealers during the quarter or month in question.
What you have is an order. Orders are not counted as sales.