Chevrolet sold more than 1.18m vehicles around the world in the first quarter of 2013, achieving its 10th consecutive quarter of record global sales on the strength of products like the Cruze compact car which recently surpassed the 2m mark in total global sales since its launch in 2009.
General Motors posted sales of more than 2.36m in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 3.6%, outpacing the industry which was up 1.5%, compared with the same period in 2012.
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In the first quarter, Chevrolet US sales totalled more than 469,000, up nearly 5%. Sales of the updated Traverse were up 22% for the quarter, and helped to boost GM’s total share of the US crossover market 2.5 points.
Other markets posting sales increases include Brazil with sales of 141,000 up more than 3% primarily on the strength of the Onix, which accounted for nearly 24% of first quarter sales; China with sales of 165,000, up 2.5%; and Thailand with sales of 17,000, up 14%.
The top five Chevrolet sales markets in the first quarter of 2013 were:
|
Market |
First Quarter 2013 |
% Change |
|
United States |
469,000 |
4.8 |
|
China |
165,000 |
2.5 |
|
Brazil |
141,000 |
3.2 |
|
Mexico |
44,000 |
5.9 |
|
Argentina |
37,000 |
(11.0) |
On a corporate basis, GM first quarter 2013 sales in North America were up more than 8% and nearly 7% throughout its International Operations.
General Motors global sales summary
|
Units |
Units |
% Change |
% of Industry |
% of Industry |
|
|
North America |
761,616 |
704,159 |
8.2 |
17.1 |
16.7 |
|
Europe |
372,634 |
397,977 |
(6.4) |
8.3 |
8.2 |
|
South America |
234,474 |
247,582 |
(5.3) |
17.2 |
18.3 |
|
International Operations |
992,234 |
928,474 |
6.9 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
|
Total Global |
2,360,958 |
2,278,192 |
3.6 |
11.4 |
11.2 |
