General Motors August Sales Down 20%

General Motors said it delivered 246,479 vehicles in August, down 20% from last year. Retail sales were down 17% while fleet sales declined 29%. Still, August was far and away the company's highest total and retail sales performance of 2009.

Some Highlights for August, when compared with July:

• Core brand (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac) total sales increased 29 percent with retail sales increasing 21 percent.


• Chevrolet retail sales increased 28 percent. Chevrolet Aveo, Cobalt, Impala, Malibu and Camaro contributed to a Chevrolet car retail increase of 53 percent. Aveo had its best sales month ever. Chevrolet truck sales increased 13 percent, led by increases by Silverado, Colorado, HHR, and the all new Equinox and Traverse.


• GMC retail sales increased 3 percent. The Canyon mid-pickup saw a total sales increase of 51 percent. The Sierra pickup and Acadia crossover also reported retail increases compared with the prior month.

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