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General Motors of Canada Starts the Year Strong with Sales Up 9% Overall


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

(Both January 2006 and January 2005 had 24 selling days)

Oshawa, Ontario (February 1, 2006) – For January 2006, General Motors of Canada dealers delivered 22,947 units, an increase of 9.1% over the same month last year. Passenger car sales for the month were up 14.1% to 11,717 units while trucks were up 4.4% at 11,230 units.
“We are pleased with our strong start to 2006 in Canada,” said Marc Comeau, vice president General Motors of Canada vehicle sales service marketing. “GM Canada’s small sport utility vehicles were up more than 200% with the Chevrolet Equinox up 41.8% and strong sales for the recently launched Pontiac Torrent and Chevrolet HHR. The market for these sport utility cross-over vehicles is growing and these results further demonstrate our commitment to be the leader in this segment.”

“GM Canada’s mid-size cars also saw double digit gains overall, with the Chevrolet Impala up 83% and the Pontiac G6 up 101%.” Comeau added, “Cadillac continues to be a great success story for us in the luxury segment. Sales were up 56.2% in Canada in January and customers are eagerly anticipating the new 2007 Cadillac Escalade, which premiered last month at the Montreal Auto Show.”

Comeau concluded “I am encouraged by our January numbers and the excitement around our auto show product launches. The latest editions to the Saturn family include the Sky, Aura and the Vue GreenLine, the most affordable small utility hybrid priced under $30,000.”

Sales Highlights for JANUARY 2006

· Chevrolet Cobalt exceeded last year’s combined Cavalier and Cobalt sales.

· The Pontiac G6 and the Canadian built Chevrolet Impala continue to gain momentum, up 101% and 83%, respectively.

· The Saab 9-3, with the recently launched 9-3 SportCombi, led the way with Saab seeing an overall sales increase of 31%.

Headquartered in Oshawa, Ontario, General Motors of Canada employs more than 20,000 people nationwide. GM of Canada manufactures a variety of vehicles, engines, transmissions and other components, and markets the full range of General Motors vehicles and related services through 765 dealerships and retailers across Canada. Vehicles sold through this network include Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Saturn, Hummer, Saab and Cadillac.

Source: GM Canada

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