GM September 2009 Sales Total 156,673
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DETROIT October 1, 2009; General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 156,673vehicles in September. When compared with strong sales a year ago, September’s sales were down 45 percent. GM retail sales were down 46 percent while fleet sales declined 43 percent. When comparing GM’s September total sales with a strong August, and the conclusion of the Cash for Clunkers program, volume was down 36 percent month-over-month.
“September was a tough transitional month for the industry, and a difficult year-over-year comparison for GM. Fortunately, the fourth quarter looks brighter and our year-over-year comparisons should look more favorable,” said Mark LaNeve, vice president, U.S. sales. “We have the Cadillac SRX, Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain hitting dealerships right now, generating significant buyer interest, and we’re selling many of our launch vehicles as soon as they hit dealers’ lots.”
“As expected, the market returned to pre-Cash for Clunkers levels in September, but we believe that our four core brands – Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac – are well positioned with new products to generate enthusiasm with our 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee and ‘May the Best Car Win’ marketing campaigns,” he continued. “We’re gearing-up fourth quarter production to replenish depleted dealer stocks and improve availability of our vehicles for customers.”
There were several product highlights in September for GM’s core brands:
- Buick car sales, led by LaCrosse and Lucerne, increased 50 percent compared with August. Total Buick sales increased 10 percent.
- The luxury segments started to show improvement as Cadillac car truck and total sales all increased compared with the previous month, led by SRX (up 105 percent), CTS (up 35 percent), DTS (up 174 percent) and STS (up 29 percent). Escalade sales increased 28 percent.
- Chevrolet launch products continue to perform strongly in the market. There were 6,900 Traverse, 6,800 Equinox and 8,000 Camaro sales recorded in September.
- GMC Terrain sales continue to build launch momentum with a 183 percent increase from the previous month.
A total of 1,011 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month. So far, in 2009, GM has delivered 12,555 hybrid vehicles.
Non-core brand total sales, when compared with a year ago, showed the impact of the end of the Cash for Clunkers program and overall market demand. Pontiac sales declined 53 percent; Saturn was down 84 percent, HUMMER dropped 82 percent and Saab declined 73 percent.
GM inventories dropped compared with a year ago, and remained at very low levels. At the end of September, about 424,000 vehicles were in stock, down about 294,000 vehicles (or 41 percent) compared with last year, and down approximately 9 percent compared with August. There were about 157,000 cars and 267,000 trucks (including crossovers) in inventory at the end of September.
GM Certified Sales
GM Certified Used Vehicles, Saturn Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, and HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, combined, sold 22,885 vehicles in September.
GM Certified Used Vehicles sold 19,877 vehicles, down 34 percent from last month. Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 1,819 vehicles, down 44 percent. Saturn Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 692 vehicles, down 15 percent. Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 362 vehicles, down 47 percent. HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 135 vehicles, down 30 percent.
“September was a tough month for all Certified programs. However, consumers continue to see value in the GM Certified brands," LaNeve said. “Our quarterly customer satisfaction surveys are a proof point with GM Certified Used Vehicles scoring high in value for the money, brand name and dealer reputation. Quality is an important factor and we continue to deliver with our industry-leading 100,000 mile/five-year (whichever comes first) limited powertrain warranty, and the 12-month/12,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty.”
In September, GM North America produced 233,000 vehicles (88,000 cars and 145,000 trucks). This is down 102,000 vehicles or 30 percent compared with September 2008, when the region produced 335,000 vehicles (162,000 cars and 173,000 trucks). (Production totals include joint venture production of 12,000 vehicles in September 2009 and 18,000 vehicles in September 2008).
The GM North America third quarter production was 533,000 vehicles (207,000 cars and 326,000 trucks), which was down 42 percent compared with a year ago. GM North America built 915,000 vehicles (436,000 cars and 479,000 trucks) in the third-quarter of 2008. However, Q3 2009 production volumes have substantially increased versus Q1 and Q2 2009 production volumes of 371,000 (up 44 percent) and 395,000 (up 35 percent), respectively.
The region’s 2009 fourth quarter production forecast remains at 655,000 vehicles (262,000 cars and 393,000 trucks), which is down about 20 percent compared with a year ago. GM North America built 815,000 vehicles (365,000 cars and 450,000 trucks) in the fourth quarter of 2008. However, Q4 2009 production volumes represent over a 20 percent increase compared with Q3 2009.
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| *S/D Curr: 25 | September | (Calendar Year-to-Date) January - September | |||||
| *S/D Prev: 24 | 2009 | 2008 | % Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D |
2009 |
2008 |
%Chg
Volume |
| Vehicle Total | 156,673 | 284,300 | -44.9 | -47.1 | 1,546,951 | 2,433,243 | -36.4 |
| Car Total | 68,232 | 118,440 | -42.4 | -44.7 | 672,882 | 1,037,723 | -35.2 |
| Light Truck Total | 87,447 | 164,366 | -46.8 | -48.9 | 864,021 | 1,374,943 | -37.2 |
| Light Vehicle Total | 155,679 | 282,806 | -45.0 | -47.2 | 1,536,903 | 2,412,666 | -36.3 |
| Truck Total ** | 88,441 | 165,860 | -46.7 | -48.8 | 874,069 | 1,395,520 | -37.4 |
| GM Vehicle Deliveries by Marketing Division | |||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | |
| Buick Total | 9,455 | 14,121 | -33.0 | -35.7 | 72,389 | 113,130 | -36.0 |
| Cadillac Total | 11,339 | 12,432 | -8.8 | -12.4 | 73,024 | 129,568 | -43.6 |
| Chevrolet Total | 102,538 | 172,803 | -40.7 | -43.0 | 992,548 | 1,460,371 | -32.0 |
| GMC Total | 18,359 | 39,029 | -53.0 | -54.8 | 181,835 | 305,890 | -40.6 |
| HUMMER Total | 426 | 2,298 | -81.5 | -82.2 | 8,193 | 22,493 | -63.6 |
| Pontiac Total | 11,079 | 23,324 | -52.5 | -54.4 | 151,818 | 225,708 | -32.7 |
| Saab Total | 484 | 1,765 | -72.6 | -73.7 | 6,928 | 17,362 | -60.1 |
| Saturn Total | 2,993 | 18,528 | -83.8 | -84.5 | 60,216 | 158,721 | -62.1 |
| GM Vehicle Total | 156,673 | 284,300 | -44.9 | -47.1 | 1,546,951 | 2,433,243 | -36.4 |
| GM Car Deliveries by Marketing Division | |||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | |
| Buick Total | 6,707 | 8,938 | -25.0 | -28.0 | 40,771 | 75,583 | -46.1 |
| Cadillac Total | 6,261 | 8,680 | -27.9 | -30.8 | 46,819 | 86,929 | -46.1 |
| Chevrolet Total | 42,359 | 69,720 | -39.2 | -41.7 | 413,174 | 583,476 | -29.2 |
| Pontiac Total | 10,869 | 21,838 | -50.2 | -52.2 | 142,723 | 208,790 | -31.6 |
| Saab Total | 346 | 1,457 | -76.3 | -77.2 | 5,084 | 14,528 | -65.0 |
| Saturn Total | 1,690 | 7,807 | -78.4 | -79.2 | 24,311 | 68,417 | -64.5 |
| GM Car Total | 68,232 | 118,440 | -42.4 | -44.7 | 672,882 | 1,037,723 | -35.2 |
| GM Light Truck Deliveries by Marketing Division | |||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | |
| Buick Total | 2,748 | 5,183 | -47.0 | -49.1 | 31,618 | 37,547 | -15.8 |
| Cadillac Total | 5,078 | 3,752 | 35.3 | 29.9 | 26,205 | 42,639 | -38.5 |
| Chevrolet Total | 59,693 | 102,448 | -41.7 | -44.1 | 574,738 | 868,734 | -33.8 |
| GMC Total | 17,851 | 38,170 | -53.2 | -55.1 | 176,423 | 293,474 | -39.9 |
| HUMMER Total | 426 | 2,298 | -81.5 | -82.2 | 8,193 | 22,493 | -63.6 |
| Pontiac Total | 210 | 1,486 | -85.9 | -86.4 | 9,095 | 16,918 | -46.2 |
| Saab Total | 138 | 308 | -55.2 | -57.0 | 1,844 | 2,834 | -34.9 |
| Saturn Total | 1,303 | 10,721 | -87.8 | -88.3 | 35,905 | 90,304 | -60.2 |
| GM Light Truck Total | 87,447 | 164,366 | -46.8 | -48.9 | 864,021 | 1,374,943 | -37.2 |
| * Twenty-five selling days (S/D) for the September period
this year and twenty-four for last year. **Effective August 2007, GM includes GMC & Chevrolet dealer deliveries of commercial vehicles distributed by American Isuzu Motors, Inc. | |||||||
CARS
September |
(Calendar
Year-to-Date) January - September | ||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | % Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | |
| Selling Days (S/D) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||
| LaCrosse | 2,383 | 2,699 | -11.7 | -15.2 | 16,609 | 31,744 | -47.7 |
| Lucerne | 4,324 | 6,239 | -30.7 | -33.5 | 24,162 | 43,839 | -44.9 |
| Buick Total | 6,707 | 8,938 | -25.0 | -28.0 | 40,771 | 75,583 | -46.1 |
| CTS | 3,485 | 4,360 | -20.1 | -23.3 | 29,011 | 47,479 | -38.9 |
| DTS | 2,282 | 3,381 | -32.5 | -35.2 | 12,125 | 25,790 | -53.0 |
| STS | 434 | 856 | -49.3 | -51.3 | 5,043 | 12,621 | -60.0 |
| XLR | 60 | 83 | -27.7 | -30.6 | 640 | 1,039 | -38.4 |
| Cadillac Total | 6,261 | 8,680 | -27.9 | -30.8 | 46,819 | 86,929 | -46.1 |
| Aveo | 1,906 | 4,006 | -52.4 | -54.3 | 31,486 | 46,620 | -32.5 |
| Camaro | 7,961 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 39,151 | 0 | ***.* |
| Cobalt | 7,381 | 16,521 | -55.3 | -57.1 | 85,885 | 162,462 | -47.1 |
| Corvette | 1,585 | 2,318 | -31.6 | -34.4 | 10,795 | 23,384 | -53.8 |
| Impala | 13,047 | 27,143 | -51.9 | -53.9 | 126,856 | 209,734 | -39.5 |
| Malibu | 10,479 | 19,725 | -46.9 | -49.0 | 118,995 | 140,555 | -15.3 |
| Monte Carlo | 0 | 7 | ***.* | ***.* | 6 | 708 | -99.2 |
| SSR | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 13 | ***.* |
| Chevrolet Total | 42,359 | 69,720 | -39.2 | -41.7 | 413,174 | 583,476 | -29.2 |
| G3 Wave | 312 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 5,190 | 0 | ***.* |
| G5 | 363 | 3,280 | -88.9 | -89.4 | 10,409 | 21,080 | -50.6 |
| G6 | 8,097 | 10,326 | -21.6 | -24.7 | 69,045 | 119,706 | -42.3 |
| G8 | 1,005 | 1,651 | -39.1 | -41.6 | 20,621 | 11,308 | 82.4 |
| GTO | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 52 | ***.* |
| Grand Prix | 3 | 225 | -98.7 | -98.7 | 255 | 8,104 | -96.9 |
| Solstice | 338 | 653 | -48.2 | -50.3 | 4,255 | 9,683 | -56.1 |
| Vibe | 751 | 5,703 | -86.8 | -87.4 | 32,948 | 38,857 | -15.2 |
| Pontiac Total | 10,869 | 21,838 | -50.2 | -52.2 | 142,723 | 208,790 | -31.6 |
| 9-2X | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 3 | ***.* |
| 9-3 | 279 | 1,281 | -78.2 | -79.1 | 4,232 | 12,406 | -65.9 |
| 9-5 | 67 | 176 | -61.9 | -63.5 | 852 | 2,119 | -59.8 |
| Saab Total | 346 | 1,457 | -76.3 | -77.2 | 5,084 | 14,528 | -65.0 |
| Astra | 229 | 1,250 | -81.7 | -82.4 | 6,053 | 9,164 | -33.9 |
| Aura | 1,270 | 5,831 | -78.2 | -79.1 | 15,692 | 50,642 | -69.0 |
| ION | 0 | 2 | ***.* | ***.* | 12 | 314 | -96.2 |
| Sky | 191 | 724 | -73.6 | -74.7 | 2,554 | 8,297 | -69.2 |
| Saturn Total | 1,690 | 7,807 | -78.4 | -79.2 | 24,311 | 68,417 | -64.5 |
| GM Car Total | 68,232 | 118,440 | -42.4 | -44.7 | 672,882 | 1,037,723 | -35.2 |
TRUCKS
September | (Calendar Year-to-Date) January - September | ||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | % Chg Volume | %Chg per S/D | 2009 | 2008 | %Chg Volume | |
| Selling Days (S/D) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||
| Enclave | 2,748 | 5,171 | -46.9 | -49.0 | 31,572 | 36,900 | -14.4 |
| Rainier | 0 | 1 | ***.* | ***.* | 4 | 111 | -96.4 |
| Rendezvous | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 9 | 23 | -60.9 |
| Terraza | 0 | 11 | ***.* | ***.* | 33 | 513 | -93.6 |
| Buick Total | 2,748 | 5,183 | -47.0 | -49.1 | 31,618 | 37,547 | -15.8 |
| Escalade | 1,343 | 1,644 | -18.3 | -21.6 | 10,991 | 17,719 | -38.0 |
| Escalade ESV | 628 | 906 | -30.7 | -33.5 | 4,607 | 8,543 | -46.1 |
| Escalade EXT | 241 | 354 | -31.9 | -34.6 | 1,837 | 3,514 | -47.7 |
| SRX | 2,866 | 848 | 238.0 | 224.5 | 8,770 | 12,863 | -31.8 |
| Cadillac Total | 5,078 | 3,752 | 35.3 | 29.9 | 26,205 | 42,639 | -38.5 |
| Chevy C/T Series | 1 | 46 | -97.8 | -97.9 | 36 | 259 | -86.1 |
| Chevy W Series | 48 | 81 | -40.7 | -43.1 | 573 | 1,303 | -56.0 |
| Colorado | 2,094 | 3,359 | -37.7 | -40.2 | 27,566 | 44,844 | -38.5 |
| Equinox | 6,840 | 3,532 | 93.7 | 85.9 | 55,982 | 56,289 | -0.5 |
| Express | 4,559 | 10,606 | -57.0 | -58.7 | 41,496 | 65,266 | -36.4 |
| HHR | 5,804 | 9,386 | -38.2 | -40.6 | 56,001 | 80,498 | -30.4 |
| Kodiak 4/5 Series | 398 | 402 | -1.0 | -5.0 | 3,196 | 5,371 | -40.5 |
| Kodiak 6/7/8 Series | 39 | 106 | -63.2 | -64.7 | 831 | 1,228 | -32.3 |
| Suburban (Chevy) | 5,338 | 4,339 | 23.0 | 18.1 | 27,441 | 41,657 | -34.1 |
| Tahoe | 7,304 | 7,374 | -0.9 | -4.9 | 49,705 | 77,338 | -35.7 |
| TrailBlazer | 250 | 8,773 | -97.2 | -97.3 | 8,340 | 65,281 | -87.2 |
| Traverse | 6,863 | 226 | ***.* | ***.* | 65,697 | 226 | ***.* |
| Uplander | 49 | 1,081 | -95.5 | -95.6 | 1,644 | 38,623 | -95.7 |
| Avalanche | 1,191 | 3,344 | -64.4 | -65.8 | 11,478 | 28,210 | -59.3 |
| Silverado-C/K Pickup | 19,401 | 50,428 | -61.5 | -63.1 | 229,388 | 370,502 | -38.1 |
| Chevrolet Fullsize Pickups | 20,592 | 53,772 | -61.7 | -63.2 | 240,866 | 398,712 | -39.6 |
| Chevrolet Total | 60,179 | 103,083 | -41.6 | -44.0 | 579,374 | 876,895 | -33.9 |
| Acadia | 2,844 | 6,015 | -52.7 | -54.6 | 40,675 | 57,018 | -28.7 |
| Canyon | 499 | 975 | -48.8 | -50.9 | 8,575 | 12,255 | -30.0 |
| Envoy | 163 | 3,394 | -95.2 | -95.4 | 4,509 | 20,977 | -78.5 |
| GMC C/T Series | 30 | 43 | -30.2 | -33.0 | 374 | 396 | -5.6 |
| GMC W Series | 123 | 148 | -16.9 | -20.2 | 1,394 | 2,052 | -32.1 |
| Savana | 616 | 3,315 | -81.4 | -82.2 | 9,704 | 19,273 | -49.6 |
| Sierra | 7,244 | 18,744 | -61.4 | -62.9 | 79,433 | 133,811 | -40.6 |
| Terrain | 1,334 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 1,809 | 0 | ***.* |
| Topkick 4/5 Series | 216 | 258 | -16.3 | -19.6 | 2,162 | 6,765 | -68.0 |
| Topkick 6/7/8 Series | 139 | 410 | -66.1 | -67.5 | 1,482 | 3,203 | -53.7 |
| Yukon | 3,150 | 3,557 | -11.4 | -15.0 | 20,432 | 30,576 | -33.2 |
| Yukon XL | 2,001 | 2,170 | -7.8 | -11.5 | 11,286 | 19,564 | -42.3 |
| GMC Total | 18,359 | 39,029 | -53.0 | -54.8 | 181,835 | 305,890 | -40.6 |
| HUMMER H1 | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 17 | ***.* |
| HUMMER H2 | 90 | 473 | -81.0 | -81.7 | 1,361 | 5,228 | -74.0 |
| HUMMER H3 | 224 | 1,824 | -87.7 | -88.2 | 5,008 | 17,247 | -71.0 |
| HUMMER H3T | 112 | 1 | ***.* | ***.* | 1,824 | 1 | ***.* |
| HUMMER Total | 426 | 2,298 | -81.5 | -82.2 | 8,193 | 22,493 | -63.6 |
| Montana SV6 | 0 | 0 | ***.* | ***.* | 0 | 64 | ***.* |
| Torrent | 210 | 1,486 | -85.9 | -86.4 | 9,095 | 16,854 | -46.0 |
| Pontiac Total | 210 | 1,486 | -85.9 | -86.4 | 9,095 | 16,918 | -46.2 |
| 9-7X | 138 | 308 | -55.2 | -57.0 | 1,844 | 2,834 | -34.9 |
| Saab Total | 138 | 308 | -55.2 | -57.0 | 1,844 | 2,834 | -34.9 |
| Outlook | 405 | 2,803 | -85.6 | -86.1 | 10,580 | 21,403 | -50.6 |
| Relay | 0 | 1 | ***.* | ***.* | 12 | 157 | -92.4 |
| VUE | 898 | 7,917 | -88.7 | -89.1 | 25,313 | 68,744 | -63.2 |
| Saturn Total | 1,303 | 10,721 | -87.8 | -88.3 | 35,905 | 90,304 | -60.2 |
| GM Truck Total | 88,441 | 165,860 | -46.7 | -48.8 | 874,069 | 1,395,520 | -37.4 |