GM October Sales

GM's U.S. Divisions Deliver 301,317 Vehicles in October 
 
    -- GM Retail Sales Up 36 Percent Compared With Last Year 
    -- Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado and GMC Sierra Pickup Trucks on a Roll  
       - Retail Sales More Than Doubled  
    -- For the Second Consecutive Year, GM Offers More Vehicle Models  
       Achieving 30 MPG Highway Than Any Other Automaker 
 
    DETROIT, Nov. 2 -- General Motors dealers in the United States sold 
301,317 new cars and trucks in October, a 22 percent increase compared with 
last year. Retail sales were up 36 percent on a sales-day adjusted basis. 
Retail truck sales were up 52 percent, led by a doubling of full-size pickup 
retail sales such as Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra and a 46 percent increase 
in luxury utility retail sales, including the entire Cadillac Escalade lineup. 
Retail car sales were up 9 percent, led by Chevrolet Impala, Pontiac G6 and 
Saturn Aura.  
    "GM's industry-leading truck business was boosted in October by lower fuel 
prices -- that's one reason our trucks, SUVs and crossovers are gaining share. 
Of course, offering customers great fuel economy coupled with having the 
industry's most comprehensive coverage, including the 5-year/100,000 mile 
powertrain warranty, helps too," said Mark LaNeve, General Motors North 
America vice president, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. "Consumers are 
responding to our lineup of new vehicles, including Saturn Aura, Chevrolet 
Silverado and GMC Sierra, and we'll have even more new products arriving soon, 
including our mid-crossovers -- Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave."    
    GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, Saturn, Pontiac and Saab all had retail 
sales increases in October. GMC was up 75 percent retail, with sales more than 
doubling for the Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL.  
    The all-new 2007 Sierra pickups arrived at dealerships in October. 
Chevrolet retail sales were up 39 percent, with double-digit retail jumps by 
Silverado, up 107 percent; Tahoe, up 104 percent; and Suburban, up 83 percent. 
The all-new 2007 Silverado pickups also arrived at dealerships in October. 
Buick retail sales were up 28 percent, led by Lucerne. Cadillac retail sales 
were up 30 percent, with a 14 percent increase in CTS, a 28 percent increase 
in SRX and triple-digit increases for the entire Escalade lineup. Saturn 
retail sales were up 16 percent as the all-new 2007 Aura and Sky continue to 
bring new customers into the Saturn family. Pontiac retail sales were up 1 
percent due to sales increases for the new G5, G6, and Solstice. Lastly, Saab 
retail sales were up 83 percent, driven by a 54 percent retail increase for  
9-3, an 80 percent hike for 9-5 and a 338 percent increase for 9-7X. 
    "We continue to experience strong customer demand for our lineup of fuel 
efficient vehicles and new launch products," LaNeve said. "In October we were 
very pleased to learn that for the second year in a row, according to the U.S. 
EPA, GM offers more vehicle models (23 total) that achieve an estimated 30 mpg 
on the highway, or higher, than any other automaker." 
    GM continues to reduce its reliance on daily rental sales. Sales to daily 
rental companies were down 14 percent compared to year-ago levels, while non-
daily rental fleet business was up 6 percent. Overall fleet sales of 75,000 
vehicles were down 8 percent compared with last October.  
 
    Certified Used Vehicles   
    October sales for all certified GM brands, including GM Certified Used 
Vehicles, Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, Saturn Certified Pre-Owned 
Vehicles, Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles and HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned 
Vehicles, were 42,839 units, comparable to last October's sales. Total year-
to-date certified GM sales for all brands are 436,383 units, down 2 percent 
from the same period last year. 
    GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industry's top-selling certified pre-owned 
brand, posted 37,222 sales in October, down 1 percent from October 2005.  
Year-to-date sales for GM Certified Used Vehicles are 377,203 units, 
comparable to last year's results for the same period.   
    Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles posted 3,652 sales in October, up 30 
percent from last October. Saturn Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 1,289 
units, down 32 percent. Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 594 units, down 
nearly 2 percent. In its tenth month of operation, HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned 
sold 82 units. 
    "Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles had an outstanding sales month, up 
nearly 30 percent over October 2005, with year-to-date sales up nearly 8 
percent from the same period last year," said LaNeve. "Through October, GM 
Certified Used Vehicles, the industry's top-selling certified brand, sold 
377,203 units, comparable to its category record annual sales in 2005." 
 
    GM North America Reports October 2006 Production; 2006 Fourth Quarter 
Production Forecast Remains Unchanged at 1.110 Million Vehicles 
    In October, GM North America produced 427,000 vehicles (174,000 cars and 
253,000 trucks). This is down 62,000 units or 13 percent compared to October 
2005 when the region produced 489,000 vehicles (174,000 cars and 315,000 
trucks). Production totals include joint venture production of 19,000 vehicles 
in October 2006 and 29,000 vehicles in October 2005.   
    The region's 2006 fourth quarter production forecast is unchanged at 1.110 
million vehicles (450,000 cars and 660,000 trucks). In the fourth quarter of 
2005 the region produced 1.281 million vehicles (483,000 cars and 798,000 
trucks).  
    GM also announced 2006 final third quarter and revised fourth quarter 
production forecasts for its international regions.   
 
    GM Europe -- GM Europe built 374,000 vehicles in the third quarter of 
2006. In the third quarter of 2005, the region built 412,000 vehicles. The 
region's 2006 fourth quarter production forecast is unchanged at 445,000 
units. In the fourth quarter of 2005, the region built 443,000 vehicles. 
 
    GM Asia Pacific -- GM Asia Pacific built 433,000 vehicles in the third 
quarter of 2006. In the third quarter of 2005 the region built 409,000 
vehicles. The region's 2006 fourth quarter production forecast is revised at 
504,000 units, up 8,000 units from last month's guidance. In the fourth 
quarter of 2005 the region built 420,000 vehicles. 
 
    GM Latin America, Africa and the Middle East -- The region produced 
215,000 vehicles in the third quarter of 2006. In the third quarter of 2005, 
the region built 207,000 vehicles. The region's 2006 fourth quarter production 
forecast is unchanged at 215,000 units. In the fourth quarter of 2005, the 
region built 188,000 vehicles. 
 
    General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been 
the global industry sales leader for 75 years. Founded in 1908, GM today 
employs about 327,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in 
Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2005, 9.17 
million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands:  
Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, 
Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM operates one of the world's leading finance 
companies, GMAC Financial Services, which offers automotive, residential and 
commercial financing and insurance. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry 
leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information 
on GM can be found at http://www.gm.com . 
 
    Note:  GM sales and production results are available on GM Media OnLine at 
http://media.gm.com by clicking on News, then Sales/Production. In this press 
release and related comments by General Motors management, we use words like 
"expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "objective," "plan," "goal" 
and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, representing 
our current judgment about possible future events. We believe these judgments 
are reasonable, but actual results may differ materially due to a variety of 
important factors. Among other items, such factors might include: the pace of 
introductions and market acceptance of new products; the effect of competition 
on our markets and significant changes in the competitive environment; price 
increases or shortages of fuel; and changes in laws, regulations or tax rates.  
GM's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q 
provide information about these factors, which may be revised or supplemented 
in future reports to the SEC on Form 10-Q or 8-K. 
 
    This report is governed by the Forward Looking Statements language found 
in the Terms and Conditions on the GM Institutional Investor website. 
 
SOURCE  General Motors Corporation 
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