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GM Reports 311,687 April Deliveries
GM Reports 311,687 April Deliveries.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n GM Reports 311,687 April Deliveries \n \n - Retail Sales Up 3.6 Percent On An Adjusted Basis, With 15 Models \n Showing Retail Sales Increases; Daily Rental Sales Drop 36 Percent \n \n - Retail Sales of Full-Size Pickups Up 6 Percent On An Adjusted Basis, \n Led By The New Silverado and Sierra \n \n - Chevrolet Impala, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura Contribute To 15 Percent \n Retail Sales Increase On An Adjusted Basis For Mid-Car Segment; Aveo \n Drives Economy Car Segment Retail Sales Up 27 Percent On An Adjusted \n Basis \n \n - GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook Fuel Significant Retail Increase In Mid- \n Utility Crossover Sales \n \n DETROIT, May 2 -- GM dealers in the United States delivered 311,687 \nvehicles in April, a reduction of 2.2 percent on a sales-day-adjusted \nbasis. GM's April retail sales of 228,465 were up 3.6 percent, on a sales-day-\nadjusted basis. There were two fewer selling days in April this year. \n Fifteen different models showed a retail sales increase, reflecting the \ncontinuing strength of GM's new product portfolio. So far this year, daily \nrental sales of 13 percent of total sales accounted for the lowest percentage \nof total sales in five years. Daily rental sales were down 23,178 vehicles in \nApril, or 36 percent on a sales-day-adjusted basis, compared with a year ago \nas mix and quality of share continued to improve significantly. Consistent \nwith its turnaround strategy, GM has reduced daily rental sales by more than \n83,000 vehicles in the first four months of 2007. \n \"April sales were consistent with the pattern of the last few quarters -- \nretail sales up, daily rental down, and continued strength of our launch \nvehicles,\" said Mark LaNeve, vice president, GM North American Sales, Service \nand Marketing. \"We are particularly pleased with the Silverado and Sierra \npickups, and from January to March this year we've seen more than a four point \nfull-size pickup market share increase at the expense of Toyota, Ford and DCX. \nPickup truck customers are telling us in today's environment they are shopping \nfor value, fuel economy and warranty. GM wins on all three.\" \n Chevrolet Aveo, Impala, Silverado, Suburban, and Avalanche; Pontiac G6; \nSaturn Sky and VUE; GMC Sierra, Yukon XL and Canyon; Cadillac CTS, SRX, \nEscalade ESV and Escalade EXT all had April retail sales increa...