There was even more good news for General Motors, as August 2011 sales were up 18 percent year-over-year, ending the month at 218,479 total sales. While cars like the Chevrolet Cruze once again led the charge with huge sales success, all of GM's brands saw year-over-year volume increases. Sales of crossovers were up 17 percent, and truck sales rose 18 percent compared to August 2010.
Chevrolet - 152,779 sales, up 15.8 percent Chevrolet products with impressive improvements include the Suburban, up 60.3 percent year-over-year to 4938 monthly sales; the Equinox crossover, which climbed 57.6 percent versus August 2010 to 16,606 sales; and the Traverse, which rose 43.7 percent to 11,281 sales.
GMC - 36,471 sales, up 40.3 percent Strong sales of the Sierra pickups, along with the Terrain and Acadia crossovers, helped buoy GMC to a monthly sales figure that was 40.3 percent higher than in August 2010. Terrain sales were up an impressive 88 percent year-over-year, for 7875 total sales, while the Acadia saw sales rise 53.7 percent to a total of 6491. More surprisingly, sales of the aging GMC Canyon compact pickup rose 140.8 percent year-over-year, finishing August at 1606 sales.
Buick - 16,021 sales, up 12.1 percent The brand's products buoyed it to a decent sales gain, marking the 23rd consecutive month in which Buick sales increased year-over-year. The Enclave crossover rose 17.2 percent versus August 2010, for a total of 5387 sales.
Cadillac - 13,208 sales, up 4.1 percent Cadillac saw a slight sales gain for August compared to a year prior. Sales of the SRX crossover grew 7 percent to 4627 total.The overall sales gain was achieved despite steps takento reduce fleet sales by 51 percent, something which impacted the brand's sales volumes last month.