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GM May Sales.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n GM Reports 375,682 May Deliveries \n \n (Monthly comparison percentages are adjusted for sales days unless noted. \n Annual and calendar-year-to-date comparisons are unadjusted.) \n \n -- Total Sales Up 4.7 Percent; Retail Sales Up 8.5 Percent \n \n -- Retail Sales of Full-Size Pickups Up 14 Percent, Led by the New \n Silverado and Sierra \n \n -- GMC Acadia, Saturn OUTLOOK and Buick Enclave Achieve Industry Mid- \n Crossover Segment Leadership with a 415 Percent Retail Sales Increase \n \n -- Chevrolet Impala, Pontiac G6 and Saturn AURA Drive 31 Percent Retail \n Sales Increase For Mid-Car Segment \n \n -- Saturn Leads Divisions with a 69 Percent Sales Increase \n \n DETROIT, June 4 -- GM dealers in the United States delivered 375,682\nvehicles in May, up 4.7 percent compared with year-ago monthly sales. On an\nunadjusted basis, sales were up 8.8 percent. GM's May retail sales of 279,731\nwere up 8.5 percent. On an unadjusted basis, retail sales were up 12.8 percent\ncompared with a year ago. \n May sales reflected the continuing strength of GM's new product portfolio. \nIncreased sales of Chevrolet Impala and Saturn AURA as well as the new \nindustry leading mid-size crossovers GMC Acadia, Saturn OUTLOOK and Buick \nEnclave demonstrate GM's strong positioning in the marketplace for fuel-\nefficient and alternative fuel (E-85) vehicles. The Chevrolet Silverado and \nGMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks - fuel efficiency leaders in their class - \npushed GM's large pickup segment sales up 10 percent in total and 14 percent \nretail compared with May 2006. \n Divisions with retail sales increases for the month included Saturn (up 59 \npercent), GMC (up 18 percent) and Pontiac (up 8 percent). Additionally, \nChevrolet was again the sales leader in the industry (up 5 percent). \n \"Our May results were extremely positive as we saw strong total and retail \nsales increases. Our significant market share gains in full-size trucks and \ncrossovers validates the decision we made to invest in industry-leading fuel \neconomy in these important segments,\" said Mark LaNeve, vice president, GM \nNorth American Sales, Service and Marketing. \"We are particularly pleased with \nthe Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, which pushed our full-size \ntruck sales up more than 10 percent for the month. As with many of our \nvehicles, ...