General Motors today reported an overall sales decline of 6.8 percent compared with September 2005. The overall total was impacted in part by a 26 percent decrease in sales to daily rental companies — part of GM’s plan to eliminate low-margin sales. Retail truck sales, led by full-size pickups and utilities, were up 2 percent. Retail car sales were down 12 percent, partly due to inventory constraints of Chevrolet Aveo, Cobalt and Malibu.
Buick sales were down 11.1 percent, Cadillac sales were up 17.8 percent, Chevrolet down 10.6 percent, GMC up 1.1 percent, Hummer down 11.6 percent, Pontiac down 13.6 percent, Saab up 48.8 percent, and Saturn up 4.4 percent. [data sheet].
