GM Canada Jan. Sales skyrocket!

[Joe in T.O.]

More fantastic news! GM sales up 18.1 percent to 26, 404
In order of sales:
#1 GM 26, 404 up 18.1%
#2 Chrysler 16, 952 up 3%
#3 Ford 12, 733 up 10%
#4 Honda 12, 022 up 68%
#5 Toyota 10, 599 up 3.8%
#6 Nissan 5, 074 down 2.2%
#7 Mazda 4, 732 up 5.8%
#8 Hyundai 3, 874 up 3.3%
#9 VW 1,923 down 18.6%

[BusyBody]

Wow, great news..

[zete]

68% for Honda. Wow.

[I-Love-Pontiac]

Thank you America's hat!

[W.A.F.U.]

Originally Posted by zete

68% for Honda. Wow.

I would attribute that to a number of people waiting for the new Accord. I highly doubt they'll be able to keep that momentum.

[dindak]

Sales Highlights

* Sales of fuel efficient Chevrolet Aveo and Pontiac Wave economy cars were up an impressive 48.4% this month
* Strong sales performance in the small car segment with a 41.9% sales increase largely driven by increases with Chevrolet Cobalt (+57%), Pontiac G5 (+55.5%) and a massive increase of 91.8% in Pontiac Vibe sales in January
* The Motor Trend Car of the Year – the all-new Cadillac CTS posted strong sales increases of 22.2% for the month.
* GM medium vans posted strong sales results this month up 19.1% (Chevrolet Uplander +27.6%, Pontiac Montana SV6 +17.0%)

TOTAL CARS 12,695 8,727 +45.5
TOTAL TRUCKS 13,973 13,913 +0.4
COMBINED VEHICLES 26,668 22,640 +17.8

[Tomko]

Originally Posted by I-Love-Pontiac

Thank you America's hat!

You're welcome Canada's pants.

[Joe in T.O.]

Wow Tomko, congrats on the DTS!

[Tomko]

Originally Posted by Joe in T.O.

Wow Tomko, congrats on the DTS!

Thanks Broh. This now makes a trifecta in my family. First my father, then my brother and now me bringing up the rear so to speak. I hope that it is also a good experience for me.

If you would like to read a little more, I started a thread on it yesterday.

My New Car Was Built Yesterday!

Thanks,

[jkennedy293]

GM is off to a pretty good start in 2008. I hope they are able to keep up the momentum throughout the year. It would be nice to go a couple of months without seeing a doomsday article about how GM is going to go under any second.

[newclasshero]

Originally Posted by Tomko

You're welcome Canada's pants.

Wouldn't it be Canada'a underwear... I mean the us is kind shaped like a pair of tighty whiteys

[Hitman1970]

Originally Posted by newclasshero

Wouldn't it be Canada'a underwear... I mean the us is kind shaped like a pair of tighty whiteys

We prefer the term "crime fighters" to tighty whiteys. Thank you very much.

[tgagneguam]

Originally Posted by Tomko

You're welcome Canada's pants.

Originally Posted by newclasshero

Wouldn't it be Canada'a underwear... I mean the us is kind shaped like a pair of tighty whiteys

Originally Posted by Hitman1970

We prefer the term "crime fighters" to tighty whiteys. Thank you very much.

Funny stuff.

[ChevyRacing48]

Deals spur January vehicle sales
By GREG KEENAN, Globe and Mail Update




Canadians surged into car dealerships last month and drove off in near-record numbers, pushing the industry to its second-best January sales performance.

Auto makers sold 13 per cent more vehicles last month than they did a year earlier, with strong performances by Honda Canada Inc. and General Motors of Canada Ltd. leading the way among the top five companies in Canada, but with some smaller players also setting records for the month.

Canadians bought 103,137 cars and trucks, compared with 91,398 in January, 2007.

http://ctv2.theglobeandmail.com/serv...N/ctv-business

[Gm786]

This is very good news for GM!