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

[93typhoon]

GM is making the move to be a smaller company, as far as i know incentives are still down. So if GM is making more $ on each sale then they are on the right track, because cost are falling.

To bad the Lacrosse is struggling - needs the Lucern front end and the enclave interior. It would be nice if it could get a better engine etc. But i think a quickie refresh of the front and interior could really help.

[mbukukanyau]

Originally Posted by GM_Fanatic

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

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

problem is GM has a new La crosse out already.. but its not selling it as a global product...

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do you think the Lexus ES or Acura TL stand a chance aganist this Buick?

[steverino]

As long as they keep selling the new higher profit vehicles (GMT900, Lucerne, Cadillacs, etc) things are shaking out fine.

[GM_Fanatic]

I know! Whenever I am feeling depressed about Buick I wander over to Buick China's website and drool over their Lacrosse.

[mrmemo]

Originally Posted by GM_Fanatic

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

I live on the west side of Los Angeles, and it seems like I see more and more of the Lucernes everyday. Buick is shedding the old fogey image.

[91Saturn]

Yikes, bad month for the Pontiac G6... outsold by the Grand Prix.

[steverino]

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

problem is GM has a new La crosse out already.. but its not selling it as a global product...

do you think the Lexus ES or Acura TL stand a chance aganist this Buick?

For some reason GM sells the ugly cars to Americans, and the good looking ones to Europeans, Australians, Chinese customers
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[toronado10]

Originally Posted by GM_Fanatic

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

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

I think the Enclave has even more direction for Buick than the Lucerne. They both look nice, but the Lucerne is too understated for some. (like the chrysler 300 crowd)

[jokuvaan]

"Saab needs new product and needs it now."

Hmm, wait a second.....hmm...wait.. wait now where have I heard that before?

OH YES, it was when Kelly wanted to have new entry model and so became 9-2X in a record time!

[grayhorse]

It's still a good news because the fleet and daily rentals are going down. Stocks surge to more than 3% after the sales report. It's good to note that the Impala is really performing well (+2.9% year-to-date). I didn't expect also that the Equinox will sell more 12K units because of the CR and other media negative review.

[markusername]

Total for all the Big 6:

GM -7 %
Ford -6.6 %
DCX -4.4 %
Toyota +8.5 %
Honda +6.5 %
Nissan -1.8 %

[MNdudeswitz]

^ Dang Toyota was up 8.5%......................I give up!

[rsbaker]

Originally Posted by civilzues

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

I agree they should give LaCrosse the same look of the LaCrosse sold in China. They look much better ( Click link below to see Chinese LaCrosse )

http://www.buick.com.cn/c_model/lacrosse.aspx

I would should really be cheap to change the US/Canada version for the one they sell over there. It looks really elegant and upscale.

[boblutzfan]

GM needs to cut their losses on the Lacrosse and Malibu and get a new vehilce out ASAP. Don't wait until those cars have run their 5-6 year cycle. If GM is stop the bleeding in the sedan arena - then those cars need to be replaced immediately.

As far as the SUV sales go - I am seeing Tahoes and Escalades everywhere here in San Antonio, TX. I see Yukons as well - but not as many as the Tahoe and Escalade. I am also starting to see lots of Lucernes. I work at a bank and when I came back from lunch there was a nice white CXL sitting out front with a 40 ish proffessional man sitting in it talking on the phone. Clearly this car is attracting a new type of buyer for Buick.

[MNdudeswitz]

The GM cars need to get in the game............its terrible all around............even in Cadi...........look at the CTS down 22.5% from last April!!!!!!!