GM December Sales Mark Best Retail Month of 2012

[1487]

Once the old Impala is gone Malibu sales will go way up due to fleet sales. I suspect the new Impala will be to pricey for most fleets and they will gravitate to the Malibu (or another brand altogether).

impala will remain in production on W platform. That car will likely be fleet only so increased Malibu sales will come from consumers who now longer have the option of a $25k Impala at the dealer. Many old school people would take the dated Impala V6 over a similarly priced Malibu. And realistically the Malibu is probably pricier than the Impala. GM wouldnt be selling 11k Impalas a month if it were only fleet sales.

[bballr4567]

impala will remain in production on W platform. That car will likely be fleet only so increased Malibu sales will come from consumers who now longer have the option of a $25k Impala at the dealer. Many old school people would take the dated Impala V6 over a similarly priced Malibu. And realistically the Malibu is probably pricier than the Impala. GM wouldnt be selling 11k Impalas a month if it were only fleet sales.

I can walk into any dealer right now and get an Impala LT for right under $23k. That is CHEAP. Over $4k in incentives in my zip.

[MyImpalaSS]

When are we going to start hearing excuses for lack of ATS sales I wonder?

What lack of sales?

[free_energy0]

When are we going to start hearing excuses for lack of ATS sales I wonder?

The real test for ATS sales will come in 18 months or so, when the Gen 3 CTS is online.

[bballr4567]

When are we going to start hearing excuses for lack of ATS sales I wonder?

What do you think they should be at?

[syr74]

The ATS is new and only now building inventory. The CTS is ancient (except the coupe) and production of the current sedan will end by September if not earlier. Special editions are a waste of time and money.

You might be able to argue that public awareness of inventory levels lags reality, but the truth is that there are a lot of ATS models on dealer lots in some regions if not everywhere. One Cadillac dealer in Nashville, and there are multiple dealers just within that general area, has approximately forty ATS sedans on his lot alone. Checked a dealer on the other side of the state and they have 23 in a smaller city, and I seriously doubt they all showed up yesterday. Awareness may be taking time to build, but I don't think we can say inventory is too, not with a straight face.

[MyImpalaSS]

You might be able to argue that public awareness of inventory levels lags reality, but the truth is that there are a lot of ATS models on dealer lots in some regions if not everywhere. One Cadillac dealer in Nashville, and there are multiple dealers just within that general area, has approximately forty ATS sedans on his lot alone. Checked a dealer on the other side of the state and they have 23 in a smaller city, and I seriously doubt they all showed up yesterday. Awareness may be taking time to build, but I don't think we can say inventory is too, not with a straight face.

Well, it is for my 2 dealers. We can't get that much inventory and the little we get, they're sold in a heartbeat.

[Evo69]

When are we going to start hearing excuses for lack of ATS sales I wonder?

What the heck are you talking about?

[1487]

When are we going to start hearing excuses for lack of ATS sales I wonder?

i believe sales have increased every month. They only sold 900 or so in its first month

[1487]

last 3 months for ATS- 1200, 2100, 2900.

By spring I would think it could crack the 4k mark.

[bballr4567]

Large premium XTS sells in same numbers as entry level ATS.

GM should have made the ATS FWD, and RWD on XTS.
More volume with FWD, clearly.
And they could have save a lot of money by using an existing FWD chassis.

Like Lincoln.

XTS has been out for over 9 months. ATS has been out for 3 (maybe).

[FenwickHockey65]

Large premium XTS sells in same numbers as entry level ATS.

GM should have made the ATS FWD, and RWD on XTS.
More volume with FWD, clearly.
And they could have save a lot of money by using an existing FWD chassis.

Like Lincoln.

[chevypowa670]

Large premium XTS sells in same numbers as entry level ATS.

GM should have made the ATS FWD, and RWD on XTS.
More volume with FWD, clearly.
And they could have save a lot of money by using an existing FWD chassis.

Like Lincoln.

Lolz

Cant tell if joke or not.

[Lowboy]

Many old school people would take the dated Impala V6 over a similarly priced Malibu.

Why should GM ignore that market?
Then again ignoring core markets worked wonders for Olds right?

[Coloradokid]

Practically giving away the brand new Malibu and its still not selling.


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I am disappointed in the Malibu sales as well- especially when stale cars like the Camry continue to sell well. However, last December sales of the Malibu were very strong- up 12 percent from 2010, and they are still up over November 2012.