Cruze has record sales month


May 3, 2011 at 11:15a.m.

General Motors sales jumped 27 percent in April from the same time a year ago, thanks to a record-selling month from the Lordstown-built Chevrolet Cruze.

GM sold 25,160 Cruzes in April, 180 percent higher than the car it replaced, the Chevrolet Cobalt.

GM previously sold 50,205 Cruzes in the first quarter. The vehicle is Chevrolet’s best-selling nameplate.

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