GM May Sales Down 16%

[steverino]

Originally Posted by rsbaker

What's this? They sold 93 Oldsmobiles. Who has any of these left? Almost all of the high volume vehicles that show decline are due to be replaced or seriously updated in the very near future. GM needs to speed up Malibu and need to get the Aveo out right now to do battle with the Yaris and the Fit. LaCrosse needs to update the from end using the version sold in China it look great. I was supprised at vibe Sales being down. I would be nice if GM/Pontiac had it's own wagon like vehicle to replace it. Perhaps the G5 will bring in some of those sales.

Good grief, just dump any remaining Olds on Avis and close this chapter once & for all. :p

[69Firebird400]

Originally Posted by SobeSVT

WTF, That chinese LaCrosse is the best looking GM sedan ever. Which makes even weirder the fact that the US LaCrosse is one of the ugliest GM sedans ever. they need to bring the Chinese laCrosse in here NOW! look better than any Cadillac. WOW, I am impressed.

I agree, it's a looker. Interestingly, I was unable to find any interior photos on the GM China website. Not that it's too easy to navigate with half of the site in Chinese, and the connection to the server in China not moving quickly today.

Originally Posted by grayhorse

Sales of Toyota is only buoyed by their new model sub-compact cars and truck but in the full-size truck there sales is down while GM is up: Sequoia (-38.2%); Tundra (27.5%); Lexus GX470 (-30.3%); Lexus LX470 (-30.3%); RX350/400h (-16.3%).

The cause behind most of the Toyota truck % changes can be pretty easily guessed too:

Sequoia: old in its life cycle; new Tahoe and Yukon eating it alive
Tundra: heavy spending on incentives; old competition from GM
GX470: 50% Escalade sales increase!
RX: probably the loss of hybrid mystique (especially in the V6 hybrids - ahem, Accord Hybrid)

[jokuvaan]

Saab 9-5 sales slip downwards as expected. Many hate new nose job and are already in waiting mode for next generation.

9-3 going down is surprising, was there some special discount last May?
4-cylinder turbo is perfect power/economy combination.

[Geotpf]

Originally Posted by OrlandoGuy80

Someone needs to check their math. Take a look at ION sales this year over last year.

The math gets funky, because some companies (including GM) use sales per "selling day", which excludes Sundays and holidays I think. There was one more "selling day" in May 2006 over May 2005. So, as in the Ion, it is possible for a vehicle to have an actual increase in sales, but a drop per "selling day". It's a retarded, obsolete practice they need to stop.

This is also why news stories frequently have different numbers than what is in the press releases, because the newspapers and magazines think it's as stupid as I think it is, and use the raw numbers instead.

[genjy]

Originally Posted by jbartley

Lucerne sales are crazy! i wouldn't be surprised if by the end of the year it's pushing 9-10-11k a month!

I think the Lucerne is picking up Park Avenue and LeSabre customers since the Lucerne supposedly replaces those two cars... so it's doing its job.

[Geotpf]

Originally Posted by grayhorse

Sales of Toyota is only buoyed by their new model sub-compact cars and truck but in the full-size truck there sales is down while GM is up: Sequoia (-38.2%); Tundra (27.5%); Lexus GX470 (-30.3%); Lexus LX470 (-30.3%); RX350/400h (-16.3%).

That's not exactly true. For example, the Corolla is up, even though it's old. (It's up because it gets 40 MPG highway.) All three Scions are up by at least 10%, too, and they aren't new either. I'm sure the new FJ Cruiser is hurting 4Runner and Highlander sales. When combined with the 97% increase in sales of the RAV4 due to it's redesign, Toyota branded SUVs were up 31% overall.

Big gainers for Toyota (>10%):

Yaris (new)
Corolla up 28.0%
Scion xA up 71.3%
Scion xB up 41.4%
Scion tC up 10.6%
Lexus ES Series up 52.2%
Lexus IS Series up 928.1% (not a typo)
RAV4 up 97.0%
FJ Cruiser (new)

[dindak]

More great news.

GM needs to sell more fleet vehicles and stop cutting them off so much.

[steve333]

I will say it again, I have said it before-
GM RAISE YOUR WARRANTIES!
If you dont your market share might drop below 20%.
Just do it already, **************** it!

[TiburonJT]

Originally Posted by boblutzfan

Colorado/Canyon - two of the ugliest mid size trucks on the market. They need an exterior and interior overhall. Also - who thought of putting an I5 in a midsize truck. These need a potent V6 to be competitive.

They definitely need help. Last month, the Canyon and Colorado combined barely outsold the 13 year old Ranger (10,444 vs. 9,628). Granted, the Ranger probably has more fleet sales, but the abandonment by domestics of yet another segment is sad.

[J..D]

All the Colorado needs is a new interior and a v8 option, I think it's the best looking mid-size pick-up right now.

[ScottS]

The good news is good, but the bad news is atrocious. Several of the models that are only 2-3 years old are tanking and some need an overhaul already.

[kool_zx3]

Originally Posted by J..D

All the Colorado needs is a new interior and a v8 option, I think it's the best looking mid-size pick-up right now.

Seeing that it's not getting either for along time, GM screwed the pooch.... Kinda sad when they have a hard time to outsell the 13 year old Ranger

The Tundra is the best looking midsize followed by the Ranger. The colorado/canyon just look weird....

[63cat]

I think the LaCrosse gets a bad rap. It rides nice and looks a lot better than many cars out there. I think GM hurt it with ads that said "cheaper than a Camry."

The CSX is a hot car, it's the CX that looks cheap.

It could use a new front end, and soon.

[peterj2706]

Originally Posted by J..D

All the Colorado needs is a new interior and a v8 option, I think it's the best looking mid-size pick-up right now.

Have you driven one? Had one for a loaner couple months back, if it wasn't free I would have taken it back.

[Vintalage]

Originally Posted by Geotpf

That's not exactly true. For example, the Corolla is up, even though it's old. (It's up because it gets 40 MPG highway.) All three Scions are up by at least 10%, too, and they aren't new either. I'm sure the new FJ Cruiser is hurting 4Runner and Highlander sales. When combined with the 97% increase in sales of the RAV4 due to it's redesign, Toyota branded SUVs were up 31% overall.

Big gainers for Toyota (>10%):

Yaris (new)
Corolla up 28.0%
Scion xA up 71.3%
Scion xB up 41.4%
Scion tC up 10.6%
Lexus ES Series up 52.2%
Lexus IS Series up 928.1% (not a typo)
RAV4 up 97.0%
FJ Cruiser (new)

This here shows how Toyota has focused on future products that acheive the best fuel economy and less on large vehicles that are difficult to get high mpg numbers. The execs knew long ago that the price of oil would get more expensive and result in higher gas prices which in turn would cause more consumers to turn to smaller, more efficient vehicles.