. GM Reports 558,092 Deliveries in June, Up 41
Percent
Best Sales Since
September 1986
Truck Deliveries Up
68 Percent, Setting All-Time Industry Record
Full-Size Pickups
and Sport Utilities Establish New Industry Sales Benchmarks
Best-Ever Sales for
GMC, HUMMER and Saab
Cadillac and
Chevrolet Have Best Sales Since 1986
DETROIT – General Motors
dealers in the U.S. sold 558,092 new cars and trucks in June, up 41
percent compared to year-ago sales. This was GM’s best sales month since
September 1986. The strong results were paced by all-time industry record
truck sales (382,601) that were up 68 percent. GM led the industry in
full-size pickup deliveries, which were up 102 percent. Car sales
(175,491) were up 4 percent, with several new vehicles, including Cadillac
STS, Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G6 and Buick LaCrosse, posting record sales
results.
Calendar year-to-date
sales are up 2.5 percent, with truck deliveries up 6 percent and car sales
down 3 percent. Second-quarter sales increased 9 percent, with truck
deliveries up 12 percent and car sales up 3 percent.
“We had great results
across the board in June, and our truck business was exceptionally
strong,” said Mark LaNeve, GM vice president, North America Vehicle Sales,
Service and Marketing. “We see this as an indication that America’s desire
for trucks and SUVs is still a strong force in the marketplace. It’s
really pretty simple – offer great vehicles that people want, match that
with outstanding value, and you’ll get great results.”
LaNeve went on to say
that the ‘GM Employee Discount for Everyone’ exceeded expectations. “We
were confident that our ‘Employee Discount’ program would hit a responsive
cord, but we were a little surprised by just how strong the results were,
including bringing over one hundred and fifty thousand new customers into
the GM family in June. This definitely moves us in the right direction as
we gear up to introduce our 2006 models,” he added.
Chevrolet had its best
sales since 1986, driven by record truck sales that were up 66 percent.
Silverado led the industry in full-size pickup sales, up 102 percent with
its best-ever sales. Colorado (up 82 percent) and Equinox (up 138 percent)
also claimed all-time record deliveries. Chevrolet’s newest cars, Cobalt
and Aveo, both beat their previous best-ever sales results. Cobalt
deliveries were up 7 percent compared to May and Aveo sales improved 94.5
percent versus year-ago levels.
Cadillac continued its
strong sales performance, also posting its best sales since 1986, with
sales up 64 percent. June’s results were paced by record CTS sales, up 49
percent. STS continues to build sales momentum with its best sales results
since launch. On the truck side, each vehicle in the Escalade portfolio
posted sales gains. Escalade sales were up 30 percent, ESV increased 42
percent and EXT rose 55 percent.
Buick-Pontiac-GMC
combined deliveries were up 35 percent compared to last year, led by
best-ever GMC deliveries, up 85 percent versus year-ago levels. A number
of all-time GMC records were achieved, including best-ever monthly
deliveries for Canyon (up 178 percent), Sierra (up 127 percent) and Yukon
(up 96 percent). Buick posted strong sales results in June, with
deliveries up 31 percent. LaCrosse sales rose 51 percent, its best sales
since launch, setting month-over-month sales increases for six of seven
months since its launch. Buick truck deliveries were up in June, paced by
strong Rainier (up 34 percent) and Rendezvous (up 73 percent) sales.
Pontiac G6 had its best-ever sales in June as the first coupes began
arriving in dealerships.
The all-new HUMMER H3,
which as a 2006 model was not included in the ‘GM Employee Discount for
Everyone’ program, is off to a strong start with 3,841 units sold in June.
HUMMER had its best sales month since the launch of the division mid-2002,
with deliveries up 199 percent compared to year-ago levels. H2 deliveries
established a new June record, with sales up 31 percent compared to
year-ago levels.
Saturn also had a strong
sales month (up 33 percent), led by record June deliveries for Vue, which
were up 66 percent compared to year-ago levels. Relay also had its best
sales-to-date, with deliveries that were 31 percent above May levels.
Saab had its best-ever
sales results in its 49-year history in the U.S., with deliveries up 57
percent compared to last June. The 9-2X had its best sales-to-date,
posting a 77 percent improvement over May sales. Production of the all-new
9-7X SUV continues to ramp up.
Certified Used Vehicles
June sales for all
certified GM brands, including GM Certified Used Vehicles, Cadillac
Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, Used Cars from Saturn and Saab Certified
Pre-Owned Vehicles, were 43,530 units, down 2 percent from last year.
Total calendar year-to-date certified GM sales are 259,357 units,
comparable to last year’s results for the same period.
GM Certified Used
Vehicles, the industry’s top-selling manufacturer-certified used brand,
posted sales of 35,855 units, down 4 percent from June 2004. Year-to-date
sales for GM Certified Used Vehicles are 219,730 units, up 1 percent.
Cadillac Certified
Pre-Owned Vehicles posted sales of 3,401 units, up 19 percent. Cadillac
Certified year-to-date sales are up 15 percent over the same period in
2004. Used Cars from Saturn sold 3,320 units, down 6 percent. Saab
Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 954 units, up 21 percent.
“GM’s luxury certified
brands performed strongly in June, with Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned sales
up 19 percent and Saab Certified Pre-Owned up 21 percent,” LaNeve said.
“GM Certified Used Vehicles, the top-selling certified brand, continues to
lead all manufacturers in the category, with year-to-date sales ahead of
last year’s segment-record performance.”
GM North America Reports
June and 2005 Second-Quarter Production Results, 2005 Third-Quarter
Production Forecast Remains Unchanged
GM North America in June
produced 416,600 vehicles (143,600 cars and 273,000 trucks), compared to
482,000 vehicles (194,000 cars and 288,000 trucks) produced in June 2004.
Production totals include joint venture production of 23,000 vehicles in
June 2005 and 25,000 vehicles in June 2004.
GM North America built
1.247 million vehicles (458,000 cars and 789,000 trucks) in the second
quarter of 2005. In the second quarter of 2004, GM North America built
1.389 million vehicles (543,000 cars and 846,000 trucks). The region’s
2005 third-quarter production forecast remains unchanged at 1.1 million
vehicles (405,000 cars and 695,000 trucks). In the third quarter of 2004,
the region produced 1.209 million vehicles (463,000 cars and 746,000
trucks).
GM also announced revised
2005 second-quarter and third-quarter production forecasts for its
international regions:
GM Europe – GM Europe’s
revised 2005 second-quarter production forecast is 501,000 vehicles, down
2,000 vehicles from last month’s guidance. In the second quarter of 2004,
GM Europe built 503,000 vehicles. The region’s revised 2005 third-quarter
production forecast is 407,000 vehicles, up 4,000 units from last month’s
guidance. In the third quarter of 2004, GM Europe built 411,000 vehicles.
GM Asia Pacific – GM Asia
Pacific’s revised 2005 second-quarter production estimate is 400,000
vehicles, up 4,000 vehicles from last month’s guidance. In the second
quarter of 2004, GM Asia Pacific built 337,000 vehicles. The region’s
revised 2005 third quarter production estimate is 432,000 vehicles, up
18,000 units from last month’s guidance. In the third quarter of 2004, GM
Asia Pacific built 314,000 vehicles.
GM Latin America, Africa
and the Middle East – The region’s revised 2005 second-quarter production
estimate is 196,000 vehicles, up 1,000 vehicles from last month’s
guidance. In the second quarter of 2004, the region built 172,000
vehicles. The region’s revised 2005 third-quarter production estimate is
204,000 vehicles, up 5,000 units from last month’s guidance. In the third
quarter of 2004, the region built 185,000 vehicles.
