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General Motors posts modest sales increase

09/01/2006, 2:56 PM

By admin

General Motors’ dealers in the United States sold 368,776 new cars and trucks in August, up eight percent compared with August 2005. Overall sales — including used vehicles — were up 3.7 percent. Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, Saab and Buick all saw retail sales increases in August. Buick Lucerne, Pontiac G6, Chevy Malibu and Impala drove the mid-car category. There were retail deliveries of 9,021 Buick Lucerne; 7,889 Pontiac G6 (up 18 percent) and 10,109 Chevy Impala (up 62 percent) vehicles last month. Chevrolet retail sales were up 8 percent, to 144,640 vehicles. GMC retail sales were up 17 percent. Cadillac retail sales were up 17 percent, to 17,062 vehicles. Saab delivered 3,157 retail vehicles in August, up 18 percent compared to last year. Buick retail deliveries were up 10 percent. Saturn retail car sales are up 5 percent compared with August 2005, with 8,677 vehicles delivered, including 1,073 Skys. Including used car sales, Buick was down 4.7 percent, Cadillac was up 0.2 percent, Chevrolet was up 1.3 percent, GMC was up 6.2 percent, Hummer was up 1.5 percent, Pontiac was down 12.1 percent, Saab was up 11.9 percent, and Saturn was up 5.3 percent. [data sheet]

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09/01, 3:04 PM

posted by:

DetCityRock

Congratulations MR. Wagnor
Long Live American Industry

09/01, 3:06 PM

posted by:

Wacky Backy

Lucerne outselling G6? Pontiac down 12% maybe it is Pontiac should be going not Buick. Good for GM that Sales are up. I hope not on the back of giveaway incentives. Myself I’ll wait for the next Malibu, next CTS and Acadia Enclave Outlook and AUra before considering a GM product.
I long for a GM product that moves me the way a 63 Riviera or a 67 Eldorado or 66 Toronado or 59 through 66 Impalas do still

09/01, 3:06 PM

posted by:

British_Rover

Wow didn’t expect that. I can’t belive Hummer actually saw a gain even if it was all from the H3. I actually have not driven an H3 although I have been in one and poked around under it. Can someone tell me why anyone would buy one? The only thing they seem to have going for them is a fantasitc crawl ratio if you get the optional off-road package.

09/01, 3:09 PM

posted by:

British_Rover

Hell even Saab was up wow I just saw that damn.

09/01, 3:16 PM

posted by:

1952 MG TD

B.Rover: the engine updates for ‘07 make it actually a fairly worthy entry. Not my cup-o-tea, but I can see how it appeals to a numebr of people.

09/01, 3:17 PM

posted by:

Steve-O

Good news, even if it is due to the fact that in 2005, the inventories were so low because of the Employee Pricing blowout that it wasn’t hard to show an increase this year…

09/01, 3:25 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

The H3 has a number of problems, and the Hummer sales are still up…this surprises me. Anyhow, good for GM. I hope they can keep this momentum.

09/01, 3:25 PM

posted by:

British_Rover

It is still a 5 cylinder in a over two ton vehicle that shares at least the basis of its platform with the Colorado… Don’t tell any of the owners that though. I actually had a co-worker lose a Land Rover sale because the guy had a H3 and he mentioned how it was based some what on the Colorado. He got so upset that he left the building and would not return any phone calls. Silly Hummer owners all of your vehicles except for the H1 are based on something else they are not unique.

09/01, 3:29 PM

posted by:

1952 MG TD

yep, H3 is the colorado frame, but the suspension is heavily modified. With the 5 cyl putting out good numbers with the new upgrades for ‘07, the only thing bad about the h3 is the name.

09/01, 3:33 PM

posted by:

Chris C.

Come on guys.. if Toyota (or any other foreign automaker) were up 8% you’d be going nuts. “Toyota up an astounding 8%!” Yet, because it’s GM (Ford or Chrysler) it’s, “modest”, “slight” or “tiny.”

You’re great Americans, really.

09/01, 3:37 PM

posted by:

ss

but Hurrican katrina was this time last year. the whole economy was slow. what was the genrals sales numbers alst month? comparing to alst year seems stupid. like reading yesterdays news paper

09/01, 3:39 PM

posted by:

tl

If this were toyota it would be headline news but lets not forget that in america when an american company does well its modest or because they offered so many incentives give me a break the auto industry is sick not everyone wants to drive boring, bland toyotas and hondas, sorry. (Lets put it in headlines how many recalls toyota has had this year and make excuses for them as to why it happened)

09/01, 4:01 PM

posted by:

you idiots

What is it with you guys and Toyota recalls? I’d rather a company admitted its mistake and recalled the car, wouldn’t you. Or would you rather they hushed it up and then you crashed?

09/01, 4:17 PM

posted by:

CarGuy

Like ss said. this months sales numbers are useless if you compare them to last year. Katrina made everything slow down. Compare the numbers to last month

09/01, 4:25 PM

posted by:

LezzbeFrenz

Katrina was a local event, how did it affect car sales in California or New York Illionis michigan, Ohio or even Florida and Texas?

09/01, 4:27 PM

posted by:

More Than a Woman

So if your sales went up it is because Katrina depressed them last year, what if your sales decreased year on year?

09/01, 4:42 PM

posted by:

what were you thinking?

h3 is a fake hummer. just like its bigger brother the h2, its just a pretty tahoe. and they killed the “real” hummer, the h1. if ya want a REAL off roader, get a land rover. but if ya dont got deep pockets, get a jeep. but whatever ya do, dont be like all the other posers/rappers and get a hummer.

damn govenator! its all his fault!

09/01, 4:55 PM

posted by:

Richard L.

I am glad that GM is doing better, regardless of whether last year had isolated events.

The new cars are driving the turnaround and that’s the real news. People are considering their new offerings and that’s what matters.

As to the H3 controversy, I think it’s safe to say taht every car maker wishes they had a success like the H3- regardless of what it’s based on.

09/01, 4:58 PM

posted by:

kevin

the hummer H2 isnt based of the tahoe, its based off the chevy 1500 truck frame with a different middle section.

09/01, 5:04 PM

posted by:

Richard

CarGuy and ss, Hurricane Katrina was not only a confined to the Gulf Coast; it occurred on August 29. Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that GM also sold cars in August 2005 between the 1st and the 28th. That big rush on the 29th, 30th, and 31st were important, but not THAT important.

09/01, 5:15 PM

posted by:

1952 MG TD

Kevin… it is a 1500 frame with 2500 suspension components.

09/01, 6:29 PM

posted by:

Bigfrosty

This is Great news i hope the continue to do better.

09/01, 7:02 PM

posted by:

mike

I love the spin… When the sales were down in June 06, nobody would acknowledge that it was due to June 05 being a record month, but now that they’re up, it’s because the inventories were low in August of 05 due to the great months of June and July.

09/01, 8:06 PM

posted by:

very confused here!

ya, its a tahoe, and the h2 sut is a avalanche.

09/01, 8:07 PM

posted by:

very confused here!

i think

09/01, 10:41 PM

posted by:

Oil Investor

Big Oil thanks Gm for their Hummer line of gas guzzlers. Without them and the 12 other GMT900 SUV’s my stock has never looked so good. Thank you GM for concentrating on gas guzzlers for us rich folks

09/02, 12:09 AM

posted by:

elviososa

Whoever suggesting a Land Rover is an idoit. Expensive car, but worthless

09/02, 12:52 AM

posted by:

1c3d0g

Don’t be surprised to see more of those comments here, elviososa. Some people are just “confused”… ;-)

09/03, 10:35 PM

posted by:

Anonymous

Hertz just got a new fleet of GM cars this month. Thus the sales increase.

 
 
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