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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n GM's U.S. Divisions Deliver 301,317 Vehicles in October \n \n -- GM Retail Sales Up 36 Percent Compared With Last Year \n -- Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado and GMC Sierra Pickup Trucks on a Roll \n - Retail Sales More Than Doubled \n -- For the Second Consecutive Year, GM Offers More Vehicle Models \n Achieving 30 MPG Highway Than Any Other Automaker \n \n DETROIT, Nov. 2 -- General Motors dealers in the United States sold \n301,317 new cars and trucks in October, a 22 percent increase compared with \nlast year. Retail sales were up 36 percent on a sales-day adjusted basis. \nRetail truck sales were up 52 percent, led by a doubling of full-size pickup \nretail sales such as Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra and a 46 percent increase \nin luxury utility retail sales, including the entire Cadillac Escalade lineup. \nRetail car sales were up 9 percent, led by Chevrolet Impala, Pontiac G6 and \nSaturn Aura. \n \"GM's industry-leading truck business was boosted in October by lower fuel \nprices -- that's one reason our trucks, SUVs and crossovers are gaining share. \nOf course, offering customers great fuel economy coupled with having the \nindustry's most comprehensive coverage, including the 5-year/100,000 mile \npowertrain warranty, helps too,\" said Mark LaNeve, General Motors North \nAmerica vice president, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. \"Consumers are \nresponding to our lineup of new vehicles, including Saturn Aura, Chevrolet \nSilverado and GMC Sierra, and we'll have even more new products arriving soon, \nincluding our mid-crossovers -- Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave.\" \n GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, Saturn, Pontiac and Saab all had retail \nsales increases in October. GMC was up 75 percent retail, with sales more than \ndoubling for the Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL. \n The all-new 2007 Sierra pickups arrived at dealerships in October. \nChevrolet retail sales were up 39 percent, with double-digit retail jumps by \nSilverado, up 107 percent; Tahoe, up 104 percent; and Suburban, up 83 percent. \nThe all-new 2007 Silverado pickups also arrived at dealerships in October. \nBuick retail sales were up 28 percent, led by Lucerne. Cadillac retail sales \nwere up 30 percent, with a 14 percent increase in CTS, a 28 percent increase \nin SRX and triple-digit increases for the entire Escalade lineup. Satu...