GM Canadian sales down 23.8% in June
Sales by General Motors of Canada crashed 23.8 per cent in June, the company said Wednesday.
The company sold 32,355 vehicles in the month, compared with 42,466 in June 2007.
Truck sales were down 35 per cent, and cars down almost 12 per cent.
“GM Canada's June sales reflected the significant ongoing market impact of rising gas prices and the resulting further consumer shift toward cars and smaller crossovers,” Marc Comeau, vice-president of sales, service and marketing, said in a news release.
Year-to-date, GM's sales are down 11.3 per cent, with cars virtually flat and trucks down almost 21 per cent.
GM said smaller, fuel-efficient cars such as the Chevrolet Aveo and Pontiac Wave were selling well. The Chevy Impala, Pontiac G6 and Cadillac also did well.
Honda Canada's June sales fell two per cent, to 16,518 units, because of a supply shortage of the fuel-efficient Civic and Fit, Jerry Chenkin, executive vice-president, said in a release Wednesday.
Sales at the Honda and Acura divisions were 14,918 and 1,600 units, respectively.
BMW Group Canada said June sales were a record 3,564 units, up 12 per cent from June 2007.
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