GM's June car sales outpaced truck sales for the first time this year. Sales in the core midsize segment rose seven percent with strong showings by the Chevrolet Malibu, up five percent; Oldsmobile Alero, up 25 percent; and the Chevrolet Impala had its best June sales in 15 years.

GM once again showed strength in the full-size utility market with June sales up six percent. Chevrolet Tahoe sales climbed 12 percent and GMC Yukon XL posted a 12 percent gain. "The industry has been running at phenomenal levels for about two years now. In fact, the entire industry sold about a million more units in the first half of this year versus last year," said Bill Lovejoy, group vice president of North America Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. "While we're disappointed that our sales are down, volumes are still strong and we continue to sell a richer vehicle mix."

Half-Year Sales Report

Vehicle sales for the first six months rose three percent led by GM's core segments -- midsize cars up nine percent, utilities up 20 percent and full-size pickups up six percent. Truck sales for the period were eight percent higher than the year-ago time frame. GM van sales in the first-half increased six percent with full-size van sales up 19 percent. These gains were offset by weaknesses in small cars, down 15 percent; medium pickups, down nine percent; and large cars, down 25 percent. The company also posted stronger sales for the Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC Divisions, up 12 percent, seven percent and seven percent, respectively. Saturn sales rose 24 percent during the six-month stretch.

Best June Ever:

• Cadillac Catera
• Cadillac Escalade
• Chevrolet Impala (best in 15 years)
• GMC Savana
• Oldsmobile Alero
• Oldsmobile Bravada
• Saturn Division

Best Month Ever

• Oldsmobile Aurora

Best Second Quarter

• Cadillac Escalade
• Chevrolet Silverado (best since 1978)
• GMC Savana
• Oldsmobile Alero
• Oldsmobile Aurora
• Saturn Division
• GMC Large Utilities
• GMC Division
• Saab 9-5

Best Half-Year

• Cadillac Escalade
• Chevrolet Blazer
• Chevrolet Silverado (best since 1978)
• Chevrolet Suburban
• GMC Jimmy
• GMC Savana
• GMC Yukon XL
• Oldsmobile Alero
• Oldsmobile Bravada
• Oldsmobile Silhouette
• Saturn Division
• GM Medium Vans
• GM Large Utilities
• GM Medium Utilities
• GMC Large Utilities
• GMC Medium Vans
• GM Trucks
• GMC Division
• Chevrolet Trucks
• GM Utilities
• GM Vans
• Chevrolet Utilities
• Chevrolet Vans

 

GM Sales by Segment --	CYTD-June	GM Sales by Division --	CYTD-June
Small --	down 15%	Buick --	down 9%
Midsize --	up 9%	Cadillac --	up 12%
Large --	down 25%	Chevrolet Car --	up 5%
Luxury --	unchanged	Chevrolet Truck --	up 8%
Sport --	down 1%	Oldsmobile --	down 19%
Full-size Pickup --	up 6%	Pontiac --	down 3%
Utilities --	up 20%	GMC --	up 7%
Vans --	up 6%	Saturn --	up 24%
Saab --	down 7%

 ** Note: GM sales information is also accessible on GM Media Online at http://media.gm.com by clicking the Sales Data icon.

 Autoworld.com

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