GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April, Down 7%

GM_Fanatic · 05-02-2006, 01:59 PM

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GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April

Launch Vehicle Sales Continue to Gain Momentum, Led by All-New Full-Size SUVs
Chevy Tahoe Sales Up 35 Percent, Paced by Best Sales-To-Date of 2007 Model
Cadillac Escalade Sales Rise 127 Percent; GMC Yukon Sales Up 36 Percent
Full-Size Pickup Sales Rise 4 Percent

DETROIT - General Motors dealers in the United States sold 345,404 new cars and trucks in April, down 7 percent compared to year-ago levels. Total car sales were down 18 percent, and truck sales were up 2 percent.

GM's retail sales in April were down 5 percent compared to year-ago deliveries. Fleet sales were down 10.5 percent. Daily rental sales declined by 23 percent compared to last year.

"Given that the industry came in somewhat below our initial expectations, we are pleased that our retail sales were in line with the targets established in our North America turnaround plan," said Mark LaNeve, General Motors North America vice president, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. "Consumers continue to respond very favorably to our new products, particularly the all-new Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade, resulting in a combined 15 percent sales increase compared to last month."

Total sales of all GM launch vehicles were up 5 percent compared to March and accounted for 28 percent of GM's total deliveries for the month. The success of GM's launch vehicles is another critical component of GM's North America restructuring plan.

Despite increases in fuel prices and contrary to industry trends, GM posted a 2 percent improvement in total truck deliveries, driven by continuing strong sales results for its all-new full-size sport utility vehicles and full-size pickups. Chevrolet Tahoe sales were up 35 percent in April. Of the 13,138 total deliveries, 10,607 were 2007 models. GMC Yukon posted a 36 percent sales gain in April, with 5,978 total deliveries. There were 4,862 2007 Yukon deliveries. April sales of the 2007 model were 48 percent greater than March results. Cadillac Escalade sales improved dramatically, with a 127 percent improvement over last year. There were 4,109 total sales, of which 3,258 were the all-new 2007 model. 2007 Escalade sales in April rose 23 percent compared to March.

Chevrolet Silverado deliveries rose 9 percent in April, and GMC Sierra sales were up 4 percent. The continuing strength of GM's full-size pickups is noteworthy, given that the product is approaching the end of its lifecycle. The new full-size pickups begin arriving in dealers' showrooms in the fourth quarter of this year.

LaNeve explained that the impact of the recent upward movement in fuel prices is being partially offset by the fuel economy leadership across GM's lineup, particularly its industry-leading truck and utility portfolio. "We know that fuel economy is an important issue for consumers, and every tenth of a gallon improvement counts," LaNeve said. "We worked hard during the development of our new large utilities to squeeze out every possible ounce of fuel savings, and the result was the best fuel economy in the segment. Combine this with the E85 capability of these vehicles, which reduces America's dependency on oil, and you've got a significant, measurable benefit for all consumers."

GM's newest entries in the small sport utility category also contributed to the improvement in overall truck sales. Chevrolet HHR and Equinox and Pontiac Torrent posted solid results. HHR had its best-ever sales month and Equinox achieved record April sales. The new Saturn Vue continued its sales momentum with its eleventh consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases (+25 percent).

HUMMER posted a year-over-year sales record for the twelfth consecutive month, with total sales up 231 percent. Retail deliveries rose 210 percent. H3 continues to drive HUMMER's record-setting pace and leads the entry luxury utility segment by a wide margin.

Saturn posted a year-over-year sales gain of 14 percent with retail sales up 3 percent. The improvement was led by a solid sales month for Vue and Ion. The first sales of Saturn Sky (612) were recorded in April. Demand for the all-new two-seat roadster continues to outpace supply, with vehicles remaining on dealers' lots an average of only 10 days.

Saab also posted a sales gain compared to year-ago levels (+3 percent). Its retail deliveries were up 10 percent, paced by deliveries of the 9-7X.

MNdudeswitz · 05-02-2006, 02:01 PM

sweeet!!!!!!! Good news to hear!

GM_Fanatic · 05-02-2006, 02:05 PM

wow, its almost opposite of Ford...car sales down isn't exactly good news, but its definitely good to see the 900's continue strong. Escalade up 127%! (Tahoe 35% and Yukon 36%...mmmm...think of all the raw profit!)

Good to see them continue to decrease fleet sales also!

I don't know how the Vue continue to increase sales, but I love it!

Who would of thought the 9-7x would bolster Saabs sales? I'm not complaining! I guess thats in line with Land Rovers positive sales too.

10,000 HHR's! The media was officialy wrong on that one! I think it is time to readjust sales expectation, again, and shoot for north of 80,000.

Is the new Avalanche hitting dealerships yet?

Good thing GM is staying ontop of the 'Nox with the refresh coming up, hopefully they can recover a good portion of the TB's flailing sales. (I was just thinking...The Outlook and Enclave will REALLY help out here too!)

**paul8488** · 05-02-2006, 02:07 PM

Wow! I really see some good news there. Overall the numbers aren't amazing, but there are many hot spots. Things may turn bad later for SUV's, but for now, GM is riding the wave of their awesome new full-sizers. And pickup sales are up for Chevy and GMC! How cool is that, on the back of such old designs! I love that the HHR, Equinox, Vue, and Torrent are all soaring along too... Trailblazer sales HAVE to drop off this year... it's getting tired... and I'm really hoping GM vehicles pick up the slack. Can you believe that even Ion sales made it to the headline? Must be a good car... it's not selling based on its looks!

RangeRover · 05-02-2006, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MNdudeswitz

sweeet!!!!!!! Good news to hear!

There is some good news but 18% drop in car sales is horrendous. Truck sales look nice but there needs to be more balance in case gas continues to climb and stays high.

vdoh182 · 05-02-2006, 02:15 PM

18% is bad but fleet sales for cars were down 10.5 and rentals were down over 20% so its not as bad as it would first look, but it is still bad.

RangeRover · 05-02-2006, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vdoh182

18% is bad but fleet sales for cars were down 10.5 and rentals were down over 20% so its not as bad as it would first look, but it is still bad.

If retail sales stayed consistent I would agree but they are also down 5%. Many positives in there though. Overall, I like the reduction in fleet sales since it appears that the reductions are mostly coming from rental fleets.

63cat · 05-02-2006, 02:25 PM

Nice to see the Buick Lucerne outselling the PA and LeSabre. Lacrosse may be in trouble.

mbukukanyau · 05-02-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 63cat

Nice to see the Buick Lucerne outselling the PA and LeSabre. Lacrosse may be in trouble.

La Crosse.... was always in trouble.. waste of money.. it was not going to be hot.. was alway going to need incentives

civilzues · 05-02-2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 63cat

Nice to see the Buick Lucerne outselling the PA and LeSabre. Lacrosse may be in trouble.

I agree with the Lacrosse being introuble, it needs a better front end.

GM_Fanatic · 05-02-2006, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

La Crosse.... was always in trouble.. waste of money.. it was not going to be hot.. was alway going to need incentives

Lutz came in the latter stages of design, it has a legitimate excuse.

The Lucerne tells me Buick is headed in the right direction!

importedtuna · 05-02-2006, 02:38 PM

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Total car sales were down 18 percent, and truck sales were up 2 percent.

Ugh, 3 guesses where the car sales went: Toyo-Honda-Ssan

Steel4ring · 05-02-2006, 02:40 PM

When is GM going to start giving away the Saab 9-2....80 sales for the entire month. How sad for a car that was supposed to be the entry level to Saab.

Saab needs new product and needs it now.

GM_Fanatic · 05-02-2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by importedtuna

Ugh, 3 guesses where the car sales went: Toyo-Honda-Ssan

well...not to rentals for one, and Ford. For some reason I'm not ashamed to say that.

importedtuna · 05-02-2006, 02:44 PM

That's true, cutting back on rentals has to hurt. But actually I'm glad they aren't selling the new Impala and Malibu like blue-light-specials. They are decent cars, unlike some junk GM has sold in the past, like the Lumina.

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GM_Fanatic 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,469	GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April, Down 7% http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...74&docid=25435 FOR RELEASE: 2006-05-02 GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April Launch Vehicle Sales Continue to Gain Momentum, Led by All-New Full-Size SUVs Chevy Tahoe Sales Up 35 Percent, Paced by Best Sales-To-Date of 2007 Model Cadillac Escalade Sales Rise 127 Percent; GMC Yukon Sales Up 36 Percent Full-Size Pickup Sales Rise 4 Percent DETROIT - General Motors dealers in the United States sold 345,404 new cars and trucks in April, down 7 percent compared to year-ago levels. Total car sales were down 18 percent, and truck sales were up 2 percent. GM's retail sales in April were down 5 percent compared to year-ago deliveries. Fleet sales were down 10.5 percent. Daily rental sales declined by 23 percent compared to last year. "Given that the industry came in somewhat below our initial expectations, we are pleased that our retail sales were in line with the targets established in our North America turnaround plan," said Mark LaNeve, General Motors North America vice president, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. "Consumers continue to respond very favorably to our new products, particularly the all-new Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade, resulting in a combined 15 percent sales increase compared to last month." Total sales of all GM launch vehicles were up 5 percent compared to March and accounted for 28 percent of GM's total deliveries for the month. The success of GM's launch vehicles is another critical component of GM's North America restructuring plan. Despite increases in fuel prices and contrary to industry trends, GM posted a 2 percent improvement in total truck deliveries, driven by continuing strong sales results for its all-new full-size sport utility vehicles and full-size pickups. Chevrolet Tahoe sales were up 35 percent in April. Of the 13,138 total deliveries, 10,607 were 2007 models. GMC Yukon posted a 36 percent sales gain in April, with 5,978 total deliveries. There were 4,862 2007 Yukon deliveries. April sales of the 2007 model were 48 percent greater than March results. Cadillac Escalade sales improved dramatically, with a 127 percent improvement over last year. There were 4,109 total sales, of which 3,258 were the all-new 2007 model. 2007 Escalade sales in April rose 23 percent compared to March. Chevrolet Silverado deliveries rose 9 percent in April, and GMC Sierra sales were up 4 percent. The continuing strength of GM's full-size pickups is noteworthy, given that the product is approaching the end of its lifecycle. The new full-size pickups begin arriving in dealers' showrooms in the fourth quarter of this year. LaNeve explained that the impact of the recent upward movement in fuel prices is being partially offset by the fuel economy leadership across GM's lineup, particularly its industry-leading truck and utility portfolio. "We know that fuel economy is an important issue for consumers, and every tenth of a gallon improvement counts," LaNeve said. "We worked hard during the development of our new large utilities to squeeze out every possible ounce of fuel savings, and the result was the best fuel economy in the segment. Combine this with the E85 capability of these vehicles, which reduces America's dependency on oil, and you've got a significant, measurable benefit for all consumers." GM's newest entries in the small sport utility category also contributed to the improvement in overall truck sales. Chevrolet HHR and Equinox and Pontiac Torrent posted solid results. HHR had its best-ever sales month and Equinox achieved record April sales. The new Saturn Vue continued its sales momentum with its eleventh consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases (+25 percent). HUMMER posted a year-over-year sales record for the twelfth consecutive month, with total sales up 231 percent. Retail deliveries rose 210 percent. H3 continues to drive HUMMER's record-setting pace and leads the entry luxury utility segment by a wide margin. Saturn posted a year-over-year sales gain of 14 percent with retail sales up 3 percent. The improvement was led by a solid sales month for Vue and Ion. The first sales of Saturn Sky (612) were recorded in April. Demand for the all-new two-seat roadster continues to outpace supply, with vehicles remaining on dealers' lots an average of only 10 days. Saab also posted a sales gain compared to year-ago levels (+3 percent). Its retail deliveries were up 10 percent, paced by deliveries of the 9-7X. __________________ My thoughts and random babblings... http://perpetualanticipation.blogspot.com/

05-02-2006, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
MNdudeswitz 3.6 Liter V6 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Drives: 2002 Honda Accord EX-V6 Posts: 1,194	Re: GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April sweeet!!!!!!! Good news to hear!

05-02-2006, 02:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
GM_Fanatic 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,469	Re: GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April wow, its almost opposite of Ford...car sales down isn't exactly good news, but its definitely good to see the 900's continue strong. Escalade up 127%! (Tahoe 35% and Yukon 36%...mmmm...think of all the raw profit!) Good to see them continue to decrease fleet sales also! I don't know how the Vue continue to increase sales, but I love it! Who would of thought the 9-7x would bolster Saabs sales? I'm not complaining! I guess thats in line with Land Rovers positive sales too. 10,000 HHR's! The media was officialy wrong on that one! I think it is time to readjust sales expectation, again, and shoot for north of 80,000. Is the new Avalanche hitting dealerships yet? Good thing GM is staying ontop of the 'Nox with the refresh coming up, hopefully they can recover a good portion of the TB's flailing sales. (I was just thinking...The Outlook and Enclave will REALLY help out here too!) __________________ My thoughts and random babblings... http://perpetualanticipation.blogspot.com/ Last edited by GM_Fanatic : 05-02-2006 at 02:16 PM.

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paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 13,400	Re: GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April Wow! I really see some good news there. Overall the numbers aren't amazing, but there are many hot spots. Things may turn bad later for SUV's, but for now, GM is riding the wave of their awesome new full-sizers. And pickup sales are up for Chevy and GMC! How cool is that, on the back of such old designs! I love that the HHR, Equinox, Vue, and Torrent are all soaring along too... Trailblazer sales HAVE to drop off this year... it's getting tired... and I'm really hoping GM vehicles pick up the slack. Can you believe that even Ion sales made it to the headline? Must be a good car... it's not selling based on its looks! __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*

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vdoh182 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 548	Re: GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April 18% is bad but fleet sales for cars were down 10.5 and rentals were down over 20% so its not as bad as it would first look, but it is still bad.

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05-02-2006, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
63cat 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 634	Re: GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April Nice to see the Buick Lucerne outselling the PA and LeSabre. Lacrosse may be in trouble.

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Steel4ring 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia Drives: 2008 GMC Acadia 2006 Chevy Colorado Posts: 539	Re: GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April When is GM going to start giving away the Saab 9-2....80 sales for the entire month. How sad for a car that was supposed to be the entry level to Saab. Saab needs new product and needs it now.

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importedtuna 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 984	Re: GM Reports 345,404 Deliveries in April That's true, cutting back on rentals has to hurt. But actually I'm glad they aren't selling the new Impala and Malibu like blue-light-specials. They are decent cars, unlike some junk GM has sold in the past, like the Lumina. __________________ The only people who "don't worry" about Gas Prices are people addicted to jacked up 4x4 trucks & SUVs like a smoker who can't control the price of cigarettes.

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