Cobalt sales soar in November


General Motors’ sales fell last month, but the Chevrolet Cobalt posted its best November ever.

GM sold 13,629 Cobalts in the U.S. last month, which topped sales in November 2006 by 30 percent and was slightly ahead of November 2005 sales. The car was launched in October 2004 and had minimal sales that fall.

For the year, Cobalt sales stand at 183,029, which is 8 percent lower than at this time last year. Cobalt sales have been running lower as GM cuts back on low-profit sales to rental car fleets.

Last month, the Cobalt was GM’s second-best selling car. Impala sales came in at 22,824.

The Cobalt is made at GM’s Lordstown complex, along with the Pontiac G5. GM sold 2,170 G5s last month, compared with 1,458 last November.

Overall, GM said its sales dropped 11 percent last month, hurt by falling demand for trucks as well as cuts in sales to rental car fleets, while Chrysler LLC said sales fell 2 percent. Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. both reported flat sales for the month. Honda Motor Co.’s sales were up 5 percent while Nissan Motor Co.’s sales rose 6 percent.

For more on this story, see Tuesday’s Vindicator or www.vindy.com.

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