Re: General Motors Reports June 08 Sales; Truck Sales Down 17%; Mkt Share +2 Points
Having had a chance to briefly scrutinize GM's June figures, the following stand out . . .
Winners
Malibu +73.4
Equinox +45.9
Sky +44.1
G6 +34.2
Trailblazer +28.2
Aura +25.6
HHR +23.6
Vibe +23.0
Cobalt +21.6
CTS +16.0
STS +12.1
Losers
H3 -60.1
Outlook -58.0
9-5 -56.2
H2 -55.9
9-3 -54.7
DTS -54.1
Impala -53.5
Lucerne -44.5
Acadia -40.1
Envoy -38.9
Avalanche -38.8
LaCrosse -30.5
Silverado -23.7
Aveo -19.7
Enclave -18.4
Sierra -18.3
Bizarrely, the Aveo did far worse than June '07. Envoy was down, but by less than Acadia . . . whilst Trailblazer was substantially up. Some cars did predictably well, others suffered massive falls. Impala was a surprise, being down by a staggering 53.5 per cent.
A weird month, in some ways.
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