May 3, 201114 yr Behind the Numbers April 2011 Sales For Domestics William Maley - Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com May 3, 2011 GM posted a 27% increase in sales for April. Chevrolet's Cruze was the big winner, selling 25,160 units for the month. The Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain saw increases of 53% and 61% respectively. Other interesting points: • 33% of April sales were to Fleets • 32% of Regals sold were the CXL Turbo model (About 1,448 vehicles) • Cadillac sold 1 XLR for the month • Camaro still holds a slight edge over the Ford Mustang. (10,852 vs. 8,180) • The Silverado saw a 0.9% drop while the Sierra saw a 12.4% increase Ford reported sales of 189,778 vehicles for the month of April, a 16% increase compared to last year. Cars were up 25% while trucks and SUVs were up 11%. Other interesting points: • 50% of F-150s sold in April were equipped with a V6 engine • Mustang outsold the whole Lincoln lineup (8,180 vs. 7,236) • Flex saw a 50.8% drop in sales (1,949 vehicles from last April) • Fleets are going crazy with their orders for Crown Vics; 114.5% increase for April (about 3,516 vehicles) • Explorer is the fastest-turning vehicle for Ford, selling 12,593 vehicles • MKX and MKZ were the only vehicles to see an increase in sales for April, 40.1% and 16.5% respectfully Chrysler posted sales of 117,225 vehicles for April, an increase of 22% from last year. Chrysler says this is their best April since 2008. Other interesting points: • The 200 saw a 22% increase in April compared to March sales and doubled last year's Sebring sales. • Fiat sold 882 500s for the month of April • Only five Dodge vehicles saw an increase of sales in April: Journey (3%), Caliber (8%), Avenger (26%), Nitro (44%), and Durango (253100%) • Grand Cherokee is still the top dog in Jeep's Lineup: 9,802 vehicles sold this month • Ram Trucks sales increase 29% to 19,260 vehicles Related Behind The Numbers Content: Behind the Numbers - April 2011 Asian Manufacturers Behind the Numbers - April 2011 Europeans
May 3, 201114 yr Author A lot of the GM Fleet sales were Commercial sales, not to Daily Rental Fleets. Yep.. GM reported a 31% increase to commercial sales
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