GM February 2011 Sales Up 49%, 207,028 Units Sold

[a_Username]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I just heard on autoline that the Aveo managed to outsell the Yaris. Its not a terribly important battle, but it seemed pretty funny to me

LOL!

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by Hylton

Comparing sales from the same period the year before is critical in business because sales are cyclical in nature (pick a product). Monthly sales will drop versus the month prior at some point but that will not necessarily mean that the company is faltering.

True. However, I like to look at the month-over-month numbers, too. Expecially for vehicles that didn't exist last year? But on the big, corporate scale -- month-over-month numbers tell the story of progress

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Couple highlights...

Cadillac CTS is currently the best selling luxury sedan in America.

Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Cadillac, and Buick have all surpassed Lexus in sales in the luxury market.
Each individually?

Camaro still holding the lead in the pony car market.
Naturally...hehe

Cruze shaking up the compact segment, only a couple hundred units behind the Civic without a coupe or hybrid model.
A couple hundred units behind the best seller after...what, only 6 months now of sales ??? WAHOOOOOOO!!!!!

281 Volts sold this month compared to Nissan's 67 Leafs. GM has delivered 928 Volts since launch, compared to Nissan's 163 leafs.

I'd expect nothing less from GM. They are BACK....we've been saying it since 2006, but now it really means something. The General's BACK.

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I just heard on autoline that the Aveo managed to outsell the Yaris. Its not a terribly important battle, but it seemed pretty funny to me

That's awesome, hahahaha....

[motorhead]

Good Job GM! Now get the ZL/1 here. Pretty please!

[DGthe3]

I like to compare to 2008, since that was the last time sales were 'normal'. Of the 3 biggest brands, Chevrolet is within about 14% of what they had. Ford is doing better at 9%. Toyota ... down 20%.

For corporate totals, Ford would be off by 20%, Toyota 23% and GM 22% (in case anyone is wondering, Chrysler Corp is down by some 37%). But since then, Ford has gotten rid of Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercury, and Volvo. So looking at their 'core brands', they'd only be down some 15% vs 2008. Do the same to GM and their core brands are within 7%, sure some of that is from dead-brand owners moving over to core-brands, but still ... it looks like their decision to streamline their brands is paying off.

[Hylton]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I like to compare to 2008, since that was the last time sales were 'normal'. Of the 3 biggest brands, Chevrolet is within about 14% of what they had. Ford is doing better at 9%. Toyota ... down 20%.

For corporate totals, Ford would be off by 20%, Toyota 23% and GM 22% (in case anyone is wondering, Chrysler Corp is down by some 37%). But since then, Ford has gotten rid of Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercury, and Volvo. So looking at their 'core brands', they'd only be down some 15% vs 2008. Do the same to GM and their core brands are within 7%, sure some of that is from dead-brand owners moving over to core-brands, but still ... it looks like their decision to streamline their brands is paying off.

Great observation!

[LOWDOWN]

Bloomberg, via GMInsider, has a slant on how February played out, and March will progress...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...les-going.html

Yes, you can buy Share...

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Bloomberg, via GMInsider, has a slant on how February played out, and March will progress...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...les-going.html

Yes, you can buy Share...

From Autoline Daily:

As we reported yesterday, GM’s new-car sales in the American market shot up more than any other automaker last month. And there’s no question that GM increased its incentive spending to get there. But Mark Reuss, the president of GM’s North American operations, tells Autoline Daily they got that huge increase in sales without spending a lot of money. He says they were able to capture a lot of Saturn buyers, since the company knew exactly when their leases were up. They were able to move those Saturn buyers into Chevrolets. Reuss tells Autoline that General Motors is not capacity constrained and that by using the principles of revenue management it can boost sales in a very cost-effective way.

Autoline Daily, March 3rd (Episode 591)

[a_Username]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Bloomberg, via GMInsider, has a slant on how February played out, and March will progress...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...les-going.html

Yes, you can buy Share...

Seems GM is putting pressure on Toyota and Ford.

[The_Blur]

GM figured it out. This is what we were all hoping would happen. Despite a world bent on its destruction, General Motors managed to trade a seemingly endless streak of journalistic bludgeoning for an uncompromising path toward automotive excellence. Customers who swore they would never buy GM again have seen the light. Competitors are failing to compete. This is the GM we all wanted.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I like to compare to 2008, since that was the last time sales were 'normal'. Of the 3 biggest brands, Chevrolet is within about 14% of what they had. Ford is doing better at 9%. Toyota ... down 20%.

For corporate totals, Ford would be off by 20%, Toyota 23% and GM 22% (in case anyone is wondering, Chrysler Corp is down by some 37%). But since then, Ford has gotten rid of Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercury, and Volvo. So looking at their 'core brands', they'd only be down some 15% vs 2008. Do the same to GM and their core brands are within 7%, sure some of that is from dead-brand owners moving over to core-brands, but still ... it looks like their decision to streamline their brands is paying off.

Originally Posted by Hylton

Great observation!

Agreed!!

[Stew]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

I like to compare to 2008, since that was the last time sales were 'normal'. Of the 3 biggest brands, Chevrolet is within about 14% of what they had. Ford is doing better at 9%. Toyota ... down 20%.

For corporate totals, Ford would be off by 20%, Toyota 23% and GM 22% (in case anyone is wondering, Chrysler Corp is down by some 37%). But since then, Ford has gotten rid of Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercury, and Volvo. So looking at their 'core brands', they'd only be down some 15% vs 2008. Do the same to GM and their core brands are within 7%, sure some of that is from dead-brand owners moving over to core-brands, but still ... it looks like their decision to streamline their brands is paying off.

Great to see they are all doing well. things to keep in mind with Chrysler, there are a lot of cars gone that were there in 08 (Magnum, Commander, PT Cruiser) and a number of VERY IMPORTANT new cars (Charger, Durango, 200, Avenger, Compass, 300) were just in their changeover to new model and some, like the LX cars and Durango were in the mere 100s built, I expect a MUCH better month from them next month.