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General Motors has announced it has delivered 222,104 vehicles in the United States last month, meaning that total sales were down one percent compared to February 2013, but up 30 percent over January 2014.
In spite of the overall decrease, GM reports that passenger car sales were up eight percent, while the Chevrolet Sonic, Cruze and Malibu “posted double-digit sales increases”. The Cruze and the Buick Verano had their best February sales ever, while 2014 Corvette Stingray sales went up 149 percent.
Moving over to crossover sales, which have increased four percent, GM says deliveries of the Buick Encore nearly doubled, while Cadillac sold 23 percent more SRXs. In the same category, the Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Equinox had their best February sales ever.
“Weather continued to impact the industry in February, but GM sales started to thaw during the Winter Olympic Games as our brand and marketing messages took hold,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president of Sales Operations. “Car and crossover sales were particularly strong at Buick and Chevrolet, and we continue to have a strong mix of pickup sales.
“Despite a slower start to 2014 than most people expected, we look forward to a very successful year, backed by plenty of new products and what should be the strongest GDP growth since the end of the recession,” he added.
Moving over to crossover sales, which have increased four percent, GM says deliveries of the Buick Encore nearly doubled, while Cadillac sold 23 percent more SRXs. In the same category, the Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Equinox had their best February sales ever.
“Weather continued to impact the industry in February, but GM sales started to thaw during the Winter Olympic Games as our brand and marketing messages took hold,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president of Sales Operations. “Car and crossover sales were particularly strong at Buick and Chevrolet, and we continue to have a strong mix of pickup sales.
“Despite a slower start to 2014 than most people expected, we look forward to a very successful year, backed by plenty of new products and what should be the strongest GDP growth since the end of the recession,” he added.
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