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General Motors of Canada June Sales


July 2006
 Filed under: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATE Car News | GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATE Headlines

(June 2006 and June 2005 have 26 selling days)

Oshawa, Ontario (Tuesday, July 04, 2006) – For June 2006, General Motors of Canada dealers delivered 45,307 vehicles, up 4.6 % over the same month last year. Passenger car sales for the month were strong, up 15% to 24,435 units, and trucks were off by 5.4% to 20,872 units.
Marc Comeau, GM of Canada’s vice-president of sales, service, and marketing said “"Our June results for Canada were driven by continued sales increases for our many new models. We have maintained our strategic focus on high quality new designs and value pricing. Our traditional Canada Wide Clearance began mid-June, providing consumers with even greater value on our remaining '06 models."

Chevrolet cars were up 25%, driven by strong results from the Oshawa-built Impala (up 145%), Cobalt (up 54%) and Malibu (up11%). Pontiac also posted solid gains of 18%, driven by the G6 and Torrent. Saab set another monthly record, up 28%, and Cadillac was up 7% over last year.


Sales Highlights for June 2006
o Chevrolet Cobalt continues to gain momentum with another record month, exceeding last year’s combined sales for Cavalier and Cobalt

o GMs mid size cars were up a combined 40% over last year. This gain was led by the Chevrolet Impala and Pontiac G6, both more than doubling last year’s June sales results.

o GM continues to grow sales in the important small utility segment, where combined sales of the Saturn Vue, Pontiac Torrent, Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet HHR was up 68%

o GMs new full size sport utilities, including the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon, with Active Fuel Management technology were up 60% from last year.

o The Oshawa-built 1500 series Silverado and Sierra crew cabs were up 23.5% and the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon saw another strong month, up 27%

o Sales of GM luxury brands remain strong with Saab setting another monthly record, up 28%, and Cadillac up 7% over last year.

Source: General Motors

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