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GM Q3 2018 Sales Down 11.1%, 694,638 Units Sold
GM Delivered Nearly 700,000 Vehicles and Record Average Transaction Prices in the Third Quarter
General Motors October 2, 2018
DETROIT — General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) dealers delivered 694,638 vehicles in the third quarter of 2018 in the United States, with average transaction prices (ATPs) rising about $700 per unit year over year to a new third quarter record of $35,974. The driving forces behind GM’s record ATPs – which are $4,000 above the industry average – include strong sales of trucks, SUVs and crossovers, and sharply lower incentive spending. During the third quarter, GM’s incentive spending was below the industry average and 2 – 6 percentage points below domestic and many Asian competitors. “We entered the quarter with very lean inventories of our 2018 model full-size pickups, so we focused on driving a very strong mix of SUVs, crossovers and mid-size pickups,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president of Sales Operations. “We also transitioned to the 2019 model year far earlier than some key competitors, which allowed us to reduce incentives while others raised them sharply.” Sales declined 11 percent year over year, with the impact of hurricanes sharply increasing industry and GM sales a year ago and depressing them somewhat this year. The third quarter light vehicle SAAR was 17.2 million units in 2017 and 16.9 million in 2018. “The U.S. economy and auto industry remain strong,” added GM Chief Economist Elaine Buckberg. “A new United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement will reduce uncertainty for the auto industry and all three countries. Consumer confidence is high and rising, thanks to the robust job market, faster wage growth and the boost to take-home pay from tax reform. We believe 2018 will be the fourth year in a row with total industry sales above 17 million units.” “Our brands are very well-positioned for the fourth quarter when our next wave of new products start shipping in high volume,” McNeil added. Key new product launches are all on track: Dealers began receiving their first shipments of light duty 2019 Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierras in September. During the month, Cadillac dealers also began delivering the first-ever XT4 compact crossover. Late in the fourth quarter, Chevrolet will begin production of the all-new Blazer crossover. Third Quarter Sales Highlights (vs. 2017)
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Go Impala...lol....
2nd qtr......13,595 3rd qtr...….16,290..... Not bad for a non-refreshed, one foot in the grave model....lol |
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GM should really just let the Impala train roll as long as possible.
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"Rental, Fleet, Commercial"...etc....Still pretty confusing on how they portray it....Good now, bad earlier???....Seems like a new theme making an increase sound like a positive, whereas before, the less the better....just wondering...
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I like the styling of the Impala, but the inside leaves a bit to be desired. Who designed the steering wheel?
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I know right! Seriously, it has to be one of the ugliest steering wheels I have ever seen |
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Commercial fleet: work trucks, vans, company cars. These are considered good fleet sales. Government fleet: police cars, military trucks, dreaded black suburbans. These are good ... I think. Not 100% positive on that though. An increase in fleet sales can be good or bad, depending on where the increase is coming from. If fleet sales go up because you dumped 50,000 excess sedans onto rental lots, its bad. On the other hand, if it suddenly became the in thing to issue a Cadillac to everyone at the officer level of a big company ... thats a very good increase to have. So, to read the tea leaves of the press release ... Quote:
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I've had my '17 Impala for about a year now...Never thought much about the steering wheel being ugly or not one way or another...lol...Ugly is ok..lol...It's round and steers the car just fine,horn works, etc...I'll take a closer look at it one of these days....lol..
Also, likely Impala is doing the lion's share of the "rental" fleet as well.... Last edited by 90503; 10-02-2018 at 05:29 PM. |
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GM has been a non-player in Law Enforcement sales. The Tahoe is awesome, but way too expensive. The Impala was terrible. They need to get the Traverse out there as the crappy exploader is selling great.
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We're getting Durangos supposedly. FCA cut a huge deal as their way of placating brass after all the issues with Chargers.
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Yuck. We had Durangoes once. Once.
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