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GM Delivers 413,473 Vehicles in June, Highest Monthly Sales Of 2006:

Sales up 15.2 Percent Compared To May
Launch Vehicles Continue Momentum
Highest Market Share of 2006 Anticipated

DETROIT - General Motors' dealers in the United States sold 413,473 new cars and trucks in June, the company's best sales performance year-to-date, up 15.2 percent, or about 68,000 units, compared with May.

"I am proud of our June sales results, especially since they reflect our highest sales month so far this year," said Mark LaNeve, General Motors North America vice president, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. "Our launch vehicles had their best sales results so far this year, as evidenced by the sales gains of our all-new full-size utilities. We also had strong sales of the Chevrolet Impala (30,716 vehicles), HHR (9,503), Buick Lucerne (10,690), Pontiac G6 (17,074) and Torrent (4,789)."

GM posted strong passenger car sales with Pontiac leading the way, up 28.7 percent over May and up 12.1 percent over June 2005 on the strength of G6 and G6 convertible hardtop sales. G6 set an all-time sales record and is up 39.9 percent for the first six months of the year. Solstice continues to be one of the hottest cars in the country, and the Torrent crossover also achieved an all-time sales record, up 35.8 percent over May. Other GM divisions posted solid results with Saturn sales up 49.1 percent over May levels. Chevrolet small cars posted robust sales with Cobalt up 21.9 percent, and Aveo up 23.5 percent, compared with May. Also, Impala sales were up 24.6 percent over May.

On the truck side of the market, GM sold 33,148 2007 full-size utilities (including Luxury) in June. Total sales of all GM launch vehicles were up 21.8 percent compared with May and accounted for 25.5 percent of GM's total deliveries for the month. The success of GM's launch vehicles is one of the key components of GM's North America turnaround plan.

"Our customers have told us that success in the marketplace depends on a combination of great new products, strong brands and segment-leading fuel economy, and that is exactly the turnaround strategy we are executing," LaNeve said.

Chevrolet HHR, Equinox, Saturn Vue and Pontiac Torrent pushed total small utility sales up 25.3 percent compared with a year ago. HHR had its best retail sales month since launch setting an all-time sales record for June and CYTD.

GM sports cars also posted solid June sales results, with a 60.1 percent improvement compared with year-ago levels. Corvette sales were up 21.6 percent and Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky continue their brisk sales, with Solstice remaining on dealers' lots an average of 13 days and Sky remaining on lots 10 days.

GM's luxury utilities posted strong sales in June, with the all-new 2007 Cadillac Escalade selling 2,604 units; 2007 Escalade ESV selling 1,782 units; and Cadillac SRX sales increasing 31.6 percent compared with one year ago with 2,489 units sold.

GM will continue to introduce an array of new vehicles throughout 2006, including the Saturn AURA, all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickups, the fuel-efficient Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid, and GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook crossovers.

June 2005 was the strongest sales month in 19 years with 558,092 deliveries. Compared with last year, June 2006 sales were down 25.9 percent with total car sales down 2.3 percent, and truck sales down 36.8 percent.

"By any measure... quality of share, launch performance, mix and revenue ... June was a very solid month for GM. Comparing our total volume with last year's employee discount-driven phenomenon is like comparing a home run to a grand slam. Either way, you are scoring runs," said LaNeve.

Certified Used Vehicles

June sales for all certified GM brands, including GM Certified Used Vehicles, Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, Used Cars from Saturn, Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles and HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, were 43,352 units, equivalent to results last June. Total year-to-date certified GM sales are 263,597 units, up 1.5 percent from the same period last year.

GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industry's top-selling certified pre-owned brand, posted 37,155 sales in June, up 4 percent from June 2005. Year-to-date sales for GM Certified Used Vehicles are 228,678 units, up 4 percent.

GM Certified Used Vehicles, which sells Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, GMC and Oldsmobile models, reached a major milestone in June with the sale of its 2 millionth unit. GM Certified, the first manufacturer-certified brand to cross the 2 million sales threshold, set new category records for certified sales each of the last four years, and Chevrolet has been the industry's top-selling single-line make certified used vehicle since 2004. More than 1 million GM Certified units have been sold since 2004 and GM Certified is on track to set another annual sales record for the category this year.

Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles posted 3,618 sales in June, up 6 percent from last June. Used Cars from Saturn sold 1,631 units, down 51 percent. Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 857 units, down 10 percent. In its sixth month of operation, HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned sold 91 units.

"June was another strong month for GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industry's top-selling certified pre-owned brand, with sales up 4 percent over last June and up more than 4 percent year-to-date over the same period last year," LaNeve said. "This month GM Certified Used Vehicles became the industry's first manufacturer-certified brand to reach 2 million sales and is key to our strategy to give customers terrific value on both new and certified used vehicles."

GM North America Reports June and 2006 Second Quarter Production; 2006 Third Quarter Production Forecast Remains Unchanged at 1.050 Million Vehicles

In June, GM North America produced 458,500 vehicles (172,500 cars and 286,000 trucks). This is up 40,000 units or 10 percent compared to June 2005 when the region produced 418,500 vehicles (144,500 cars and 274,000 trucks). (Production totals include joint venture production of 27,000 vehicles in June 2006 and 23,000 vehicles in June 2005.)

Also, GM North America built 1.237 million vehicles (462,000 cars and 775,000 trucks) in the second quarter of 2006. This is down 10,000 units or 1 percent compared to second quarter 2005 when the region produced 1.247 million vehicles (458,000 cars and 789,000 trucks). Additionally, the region's 2006 third quarter production forecast remains unchanged at 1.050 million vehicles (405,000 cars and 645,000 trucks). 9;

GM also announced 2006 revised second and third quarter production forecasts for its international regions.

GM Europe - The region's 2006 second quarter production forecast remains unchanged at 502,000 vehicles. In the second quarter of 2005 the region built 501,000 vehicles. The region's 2006 third quarter production forecast also remains unchanged at 372,000 vehicles. In the third quarter of 2005 the region built 412,000 vehicles.

GM Asia Pacific - GM Asia Pacific's 2006 second quarter production forecast is revised at 489,000 vehicles, down 15,000 units from last month's guidance. In the second quarter of 2005 the region built 398,000 vehicles. The region's 2006 third quarter production forecast is revised at 506,000 vehicles, down 10,000 units from last month's guidance. In the third quarter of 2005 the region built 409,000 vehicles.

GM Latin America, Africa and the Middle East - The region's 2006 second quarter production estimate is revised at 207,000 vehicles, down 8,000 units from last month's guidance. In the second quarter of 2005 the region built 195,000 vehicles. The region's 2006 third quarter production forecast remains unchanged at 217,000 vehicles. In the third quarter of 2005 the region built 207,000 vehicles.

General Motors Corp. , the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader for 75 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 327,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2005, 9.17 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM operates one of the world's leading finance companies, GMAC Financial Services, which offers automotive, residential and commercial financing and insurance. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.

Note: GM sales and production results are available on GM Media OnLine at http://media.gm.com by clicking on News, then Sales/Production. In this press release and related comments by General Motors management, we use words like "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "objective," "plan," "goal" and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements, representing our current judgment about possible future events. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors. Among other items, such factors might include: the pace of introductions and market acceptance of new products; the effect of competition on our markets and significant changes in the competitive environment; price increases or shortages of fuel; and changes in laws, regulations or tax rates. GM's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q provide information about these factors, which may be revised or supplemented in future reports to the SEC on Form 10-Q or 8-K.

 

June

Calendar Year-to-Date
January - June

Curr S/D: 26
Prev S/D: 26

2006

2005

% Chg
per S/D

2006

2005

%Chg

Vehicle Total

413,473

558,092

-25.9

2,066,957

2,352,370

-12.1

Car Total

171,494

175,491

-2.3

816,959

919,111

-11.1

Truck Total

241,979

382,601

-36.8

1,249,998

1,433,259

-12.8

Light Truck Total

236,019

375,338

-37.1

1,219,078

1,401,510

-13.0

Light Vehicle Total

407,513

550,829

-26.0

2,036,037

2,320,621

-12.3

Market Division
Vehicle Total
           

Buick

23,738

37,446

-36.6

125,116

148,854

-15.9

Cadillac

23,265

29,444

-21.0

110,620

121,600

-9.0

Chevrolet

243,353

326,632

-25.5

1,232,401

1,408,333

-12.5

GMC

47,604

88,971

-46.5

233,748

308,302

-24.2

HUMMER

5,661

6,754

-16.2

32,795

17,368

88.8

Oldsmobile

0

145

***.*

96

1,432

-93.3

Other - Isuzu

1,652

1,803

-8.4

7,092

7,414

-4.3

Pontiac

41,115

36,665

12.1

203,937

213,645

-4.5

Saab

3,295

6,614

-50.2

17,691

20,968

-15.6

Saturn

23,790

23,618

0.7

103,461

104,454

-1.0

Sales of Vehicles Produced in US/Canada/Mexico

Car

160,092

158,693

0.9

768,113

856,354

-10.3

Light Truck

236,019

375,338

-37.1

1,219,078

1,401,510

-13.0

Twenty-six selling days for the June period this year and twenty-six for last year.

* American Isuzu Motors, Inc., dealer sales of commercial vehicles distributed by General Motors Corporation as reported to General Motors by American Isuzu Motors, Inc.

2-1P
GM Car Deliveries - (United States)
June 2006

 

June

Calendar Year-to-Date
January - June

2006

2005

%Chg
per S/D

2006

2005

%Chg

Selling Days (S/D)

26

26

       

Century

9

628

-98.6

74

5,379

-98.6

LaCrosse

7,423

10,694

-30.6

34,533

45,114

-23.5

LeSabre

130

15,203

-99.1

1,917

46,361

-95.9

Lucerne

10,690

0

***.*

47,123

0

***.*

Park Avenue

0

223

***.*

30

1,916

-98.4

Regal

0

26

***.*

30

508

-94.1

Buick Total

18,252

26,774

-31.8

83,707

99,278

-15.7

CTS

6,267

7,340

-14.6

29,049

33,108

-12.3

DeVille

56

9,449

-99.4

609

30,211

-98.0

DTS

5,879

0

***.*

28,551

0

***.*

Seville

0

3

***.*

9

125

-92.8

STS

2,565

3,719

-31.0

12,449

17,477

-28.8

XLR

307

478

-35.8

1,813

2,367

-23.4

Cadillac Total

15,074

20,989

-28.2

72,480

83,288

-13.0

Aveo

7,426

9,058

-18.0

28,526

35,245

-19.1

Cavalier

17

492

-96.5

270

17,337

-98.4

Classic

5

7

-28.6

5

42,350

***.*

Cobalt

26,929

27,444

-1.9

119,952

102,981

16.5

Corvette

2,938

2,417

21.6

19,063

16,634

14.6

Impala

30,716

16,579

85.3

144,730

123,760

16.9

Malibu

15,443

17,745

-13.0

89,827

100,863

-10.9

Monte Carlo

3,039

2,931

3.7

17,383

18,342

-5.2

SSR

359

773

-53.6

2,558

4,994

-48.8

Chevrolet Total

86,872

77,446

12.2

422,314

462,506

-8.7

Alero

0

125

***.*

67

1,046

-93.6

Aurora

0

0

***.*

0

18

***.*

Oldsmobile Total

0

125

***.*

67

1,064

-93.7

Bonneville

82

948

-91.4

880

7,232

-87.8

G5

5

0

***.*

5

0

***.*

G6

17,074

11,874

43.8

74,762

53,441

39.9

Grand Am

63

569

-88.9

640

29,800

-97.9

Grand Prix

10,755

9,524

12.9

53,998

48,504

11.3

GTO

1,221

1,442

-15.3

5,537

6,907

-19.8

Solstice

1,846

0

***.*

11,546

0

***.*

Sunfire

68

1,686

-96.0

717

19,598

-96.3

Vibe

4,669

7,322

-36.2

22,022

33,320

-33.9

Pontiac Total

35,783

33,365

7.2

170,107

198,802

-14.4

9-2X

122

1,999

-93.9

508

4,225

-88.0

9-3

2,194

3,608

-39.2

12,089

13,373

-9.6

9-5

439

691

-36.5

2,186

3,007

-27.3

Saab Total

2,755

6,298

-56.3

14,783

20,605

-28.3

ION

11,704

10,043

16.5

50,640

48,920

3.5

Saturn L Series

0

451

***.*

20

4,648

-99.6

Saturn Sky

1,054

0

***.*

2,841

0

***.*

Saturn Total

12,758

10,494

21.6

53,501

53,568

-0.1

GM Total

171,494

175,491

-2.3

816,959

919,111

-11.1

GM Car Deliveries by Production Source

GM North America *

160,092

158,693

0.9

768,113

856,354

-10.3

GM Import

11,402

16,798

-32.1

48,846

62,757

-22.2

GM Total

171,494

175,491

-2.3

816,959

919,111

-11.1

GM Car Deliveries by Production Source and Marketing Division

Buick Total

18,252

26,774

-31.8

83,707

99,278

-15.7

Cadillac Total

15,074

20,989

-28.2

72,480

83,288

-13.0

Chevrolet Total

79,446

68,388

16.2

393,788

427,261

-7.8

Oldsmobile Total

0

125

***.*

67

1,064

-93.7

Pontiac Total

34,562

31,923

8.3

164,570

191,895

-14.2

Saturn Total

12,758

10,494

21.6

53,501

53,568

-0.1

GM North America Total*

160,092

158,693

0.9

768,113

856,354

-10.3

Chevrolet Total

7,426

9,058

-18.0

28,526

35,245

-19.1

Pontiac Total

1,221

1,442

-15.3

5,537

6,907

-19.8

Saab Total

2,755

6,298

-56.3

14,783

20,605

-28.3

GM Import Total

11,402

16,798

-32.1

48,846

62,757

-22.2

GM Vehicle Deliveries by Marketing Division

Buick Total

23,738

37,446

-36.6

125,116

148,854

-15.9

Cadillac Total

23,265

29,444

-21.0

110,620

121,600

-9.0

Chevrolet Total

243,353

326,632

-25.5

1,232,401

1,408,333

-12.5

GMC Total

47,604

88,971

-46.5

233,748

308,302

-24.2

HUMMER Total

5,661

6,754

-16.2

32,795

17,368

88.8

Oldsmobile Total

0

145

***.*

96

1,432

-93.3

Other-Isuzu Total

1,652

1,803

-8.4

7,092

7,414

-4.3

Pontiac Total

41,115

36,665

12.1

203,937

213,645

-4.5

Saab Total

3,295

6,614

-50.2

17,691

20,968

-15.6

Saturn Total

23,790

23,618

0.7

103,461

104,454

-1.0

GM Total

413,473

558,092

-25.9

2,066,957

2,352,370

-12.1

* Includes US/Canada/Mexico

3-1P
GM Truck Deliveries - (United States)
June 2006

 

June

Calendar Year-to-Date
January - June

2006

2005

% Chg
per S/D

2006

2005

%Chg

Selling Days (S/D)

26

26

       

Rainier

1,057

1,955

-45.9

8,218

7,550

8.8

Rendezvous

3,099

6,303

-50.8

26,522

33,417

-20.6

Terraza

1,330

2,414

-44.9

6,669

8,609

-22.5

Total Buick

5,486

10,672

-48.6

41,409

49,576

-16.5

Escalade

3,074

3,643

-15.6

18,874

15,064

25.3

Escalade ESV

2,085

1,839

13.4

5,341

7,185

-25.7

Escalade EXT

543

1,082

-49.8

2,209

4,416

-50.0

SRX

2,489

1,891

31.6

11,716

11,647

0.6

Total Cadillac

8,191

8,455

-3.1

38,140

38,312

-0.4

Astro

64

1,436

-95.5

344

14,551

-97.6

C/K Suburban(Chevy)

7,417

12,482

-40.6

34,253

44,781

-23.5

Chevy C/T Series

33

22

50.0

158

126

25.4

Chevy W Series

289

293

-1.4

1,509

1,426

5.8

Colorado

9,171

19,240

-52.3

45,379

75,387

-39.8

Equinox

10,909

17,217

-36.6

56,331

70,985

-20.6

Express Cutaway/G Cut

2,082

1,816

14.6

10,230

9,347

9.4

Express Panel/G Van

9,272

9,292

-0.2

44,945

44,216

1.6

Express/G Sportvan

2,077

2,151

-3.4

10,771

12,802

-15.9

HHR

9,503

0

***.*

51,990

0

***.*

Kodiak 4/5 Series

916

880

4.1

6,526

5,350

22.0

Kodiak 6/7/8 Series

309

416

-25.7

2,016

2,154

-6.4

S/T Blazer

7

534

-98.7

93

4,032

-97.7

S/T Pickup

0

1

***.*

4

140

-97.1

Tahoe

13,473

25,062

-46.2

84,933

81,472

4.2

Tracker

0

15

***.*

11

443

-97.5

TrailBlazer

20,261

30,532

-33.6

92,012

118,379

-22.3

Uplander

6,899

7,760

-11.1

32,509

36,196

-10.2

Venture

17

816

-97.9

165

5,529

-97.0

Avalanche

4,991

9,862

-49.4

18,739

34,283

-45.3

Silverado-C/K Pickup

58,791

109,359

-46.2

317,169

384,228

-17.5

Chevrolet Fullsize Pickups

63,782

119,221

-46.5

335,908

418,511

-19.7

Chevrolet Total

156,481

249,186

-37.2

810,087

945,827

-14.4

Canyon

2,399

5,416

-55.7

11,024

20,246

-45.5

Envoy

7,381

16,531

-55.4

36,994

57,246

-35.4

GMC C/T Series

25

20

25.0

119

112

6.3

GMC W Series

474

859

-44.8

2,540

2,869

-11.5

Safari (GMC)

5

330

-98.5

55

2,635

-97.9

Savana Panel/G Classic

1,709

2,093

-18.3

8,989

11,483

-21.7

Savana Special/G Cut

1,047

701

49.4

7,651

8,738

-12.4

Savana/Rally

339

271

25.1

1,450

1,277

13.5

Sierra

20,661

38,971

-47.0

101,618

126,181

-19.5

Sonoma

0

2

***.*

0

63

***.*

Topkick 4/5 Series

1,282

2,080

-38.4

6,839

7,714

-11.3

Topkick 6/7/8 Series

980

890

10.1

4,121

4,584

-10.1

Yukon

6,422

12,590

-49.0

32,940

38,415

-14.3

Yukon XL

4,880

8,217

-40.6

19,408

26,739

-27.4

GMC Total

47,604

88,971

-46.5

233,748

308,302

-24.2

HUMMER H1

57

46

23.9

195

199

-2.0

HUMMER H2

1,365

2,867

-52.4

8,361

12,369

-32.4

HUMMER H3

4,239

3,841

10.4

24,239

4,800

405.0

HUMMER Total

5,661

6,754

-16.2

32,795

17,368

88.8

Bravada

0

15

***.*

19

247

-92.3

Silhouette

0

5

***.*

10

121

-91.7

Oldsmobile Total

0

20

***.*

29

368

-92.1

Other-Isuzu F Series

146

121

20.7

658

578

13.8

Other-Isuzu H Series

12

8

50.0

70

22

218.2

Other-Isuzu N Series

1,494

1,674

-10.8

6,364

6,814

-6.6

Other-Isuzu Total

1,652

1,803

-8.4

7,092

7,414

-4.3

Aztek

23

588

-96.1

279

3,527

-92.1

Montana

23

456

-95.0

300

2,534

-88.2

Montana SV6

497

2,256

-78.0

11,030

8,782

25.6

Torrent

4,789

0

***.*

22,221

0

***.*

Pontiac Total

5,332

3,300

61.6

33,830

14,843

127.9

9-7X

540

316

70.9

2,908

363

701.1

Saab Total

540

316

70.9

2,908

363

701.1

Relay

559

1,886

-70.4

3,367

8,567

-60.7

VUE

10,473

11,238

-6.8

46,593

42,319

10.1

Saturn Total

11,032

13,124

-15.9

49,960

50,886

-1.8

GM Total

241,979

382,601

-36.8

1,249,998

1,433,259

-12.8

GM TRUCK Deliveries by Production Source

GM North America *

240,049

380,170

-36.9

1,241,382

1,423,793

-12.8

GM Import

1,930

2,431

-20.6

8,616

9,466

-9.0

GM Total

241,979

382,601

-36.8

1,249,998

1,433,259

-12.8

GM Light Duty Truck Deliveries by Production Source

GM North America *

236,019

375,338

-37.1

1,219,078

1,401,510

-13.0

GM Import

0

0

***.*

0

0

***.*

GM Total

236,019

375,338

-37.1

1,219,078

1,401,510

-13.0

GM TRUCK Deliveries by Production Source and Marketing Division

Buick Total

5,486

10,672

-48.6

41,409

49,576

-16.5

Cadillac Total

8,191

8,455

-3.1

38,140

38,312

-0.4

Chevrolet Total

156,256

248,981

-37.2

809,031

944,799

-14.4

GMC Total

47,214

88,189

-46.5

231,730

305,907

-24.2

HUMMER Total

5,661

6,754

-16.2

32,795

17,368

88.8

Oldsmobile Total

0

20

***.*

29

368

-92.1

Other-Isuzu Total

337

359

-6.1

1,550

1,371

13.1

Pontiac Total

5,332

3,300

61.6

33,830

14,843

127.9

Saab Total

540

316

70.9

2,908

363

701.1

Saturn Total

11,032

13,124

-15.9

49,960

50,886

-1.8

GM North America Total*

240,049

380,170

-36.9

1,241,382

1,423,793

-12.8

Chevrolet Total

225

205

9.8

1,056

1,028

2.7

GMC Total

390

782

-50.1

2,018

2,395

-15.7

Other-Isuzu Total

1,315

1,444

-8.9

5,542

6,043

-8.3

GM Import Total

1,930

2,431

-20.6

8,616

9,466

-9.0

GM Light Truck Deliveries by Production Source and Marketing Division

Buick Total

5,486

10,672

-48.6

41,409

49,576

-16.5

Cadillac Total

8,191

8,455

-3.1

38,140

38,312

-0.4

Chevrolet Total

154,934

247,575

-37.4

799,878

936,771

-14.6

GMC Total

44,843

85,122

-47.3

220,129

293,023

-24.9

HUMMER Total

5,661

6,754

-16.2

32,795

17,368

88.8

Oldsmobile Total

0

20

***.*

29

368

-92.1

Pontiac Total

5,332

3,300

61.6

33,830

14,843

127.9

Saab Total

540

316

70.9

2,908

363

701.1

Saturn Total

11,032

13,124

-15.9

49,960

50,886

-1.8

GM North America Total*

236,019

375,338

-37.1

1,219,078

1,401,510

-13.0

GM Light Truck Deliveries by Marketing Division

Buick Total

5,486

10,672

-48.6

41,409

49,576

-16.5

Cadillac Total

8,191

8,455

-3.1

38,140

38,312

-0.4

Chevrolet Total

154,934

247,575

-37.4

799,878

936,771

-14.6

GMC Total

44,843

85,122

-47.3

220,129

293,023

-24.9

HUMMER Total

5,661

6,754

-16.2

32,795

17,368

88.8

Oldsmobile Total

0

20

***.*

29

368

-92.1

Pontiac Total

5,332

3,300

61.6

33,830

14,843

127.9

Saab Total

540

316

70.9

2,908

363

701.1

Saturn Total

11,032

13,124

-15.9

49,960

50,886

-1.8

GM Total

236,019

375,338

-37.1

1,219,078

1,401,510

-13.0

* Includes US/Canada/Mexico