July 16, 2013
© General Motors |
Chevrolet Delivers
Record Global Sales in First Half of 2013
·
More than
1.3 million units sold in best-ever second quarter
·
Small car
lineup attracting new U.S. customers; sales up nearly 25 percent over 2012
·
GM sales
up nearly 4 percent in the first six months of the year
DETROIT – Chevrolet
sold a record 2.5 million vehicles around the world in the first six months of
2013, up 1.4 percent over the same period in 2012, and achieved its 11th
straight quarter of increased sales on the strength of new products like the Onix subcompact
car in Brazil, Impala full-size sedan in the
U.S. and Colorado midsize
pickup in Southeast Asia.
Overall, General
Motors Co. posted sales of more than 4.85 million vehicles in the first half of
2013, an increase of nearly 4 percent over the same period in 2012.
“Chevrolet is in the midst of the most aggressive new
product roll-out in the brand’s history,” said Alan Batey, senior vice
president of Global Chevrolet. “The continued sales growth around the world is
a result of a focused effort to strengthen Chevrolet’s presence in developing
markets as well as its relationship with consumers by offering the right
products, technologies, and world-class customer service.”
In
the U.S., Chevrolet’s small car lineup continues to attract new customers to
the brand. Sales of the Sonic,
Spark,
Cruze
and Volt
combined were up nearly 25 percent in the first half of 2013. Full-size truck sales also increased 23
percent over the same period and dealers are delivering the all-new Silverado
to eager consumers at a rapid pace, averaging only 10 days on dealer lots.
Chevrolet sales in
China rose 6.1 percent to nearly 322,000 units, fueled by strong sales of the Sail, Cruze, Malibu and Captiva.
The top
five Chevrolet sales markets in the first six months of 2013 were:
Market
|
First Half of 2013
|
% Change
|
United States
|
1.02 million
|
5.6
|
China
|
322,000
|
6.1
|
Brazil
|
305,000
|
5.1
|
Mexico
|
91,000
|
15.7
|
Russia
|
80,200
|
(16.1)
|
GM first half
2013 sales in North America were up nearly 8 percent and nearly 7 percent
throughout its International Operations. GM achieved a sales record in China
with a 10.6 percent increase to 1,567,392 units.
General
Motors Global Sales Summary:
Units
2013
|
Units
2012
|
% Change
|
% of Industry
2013
|
% of Industry
2012
|
||
North America
|
1,641,717
|
1,524,495
|
7.7
|
17.2
|
17.0
|
|
Europe
|
797,333
|
853,059
|
(6.5)
|
8.4
|
8.5
|
|
South America
|
496,719
|
501,510
|
(1.0)
|
17.2
|
18.2
|
|
International
Operations*
|
1,917,079
|
1,790,853
|
7.0
|
9.4
|
9.3
|
|
Total Global
|
4,852,848
|
4,669,917
|
3.9
|
11.5
|
11.4
|
GM
North America = United States, Canada, Mexico and other North American markets
GM
in Europe = Western, Central and Eastern Europe plus Russia/ CIS
GM
International Operations = Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East
*
Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan are excluded from sales volume and market
share calculations
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