Cruze September sales remain strong

Cruze September sales remain strong

LORDSTOWN

Sales of the Lordstown-built Chevrolet Cruze had another strong month of sales following last month’s record sales and were up by 42.5 percent over September 2011.

There were 25,787 Cruze sold in September, down by only 188 from August’s total.

After the record sales month for the Cruze some decrease for September was expected. Typically September is a month where vehicle sales decrease overall just based upon seasonal factors within the auto industry, said Jesse Toprak, vice president of Market Intelligence for TrueCar.com, an automotive information website.

Sales of GM’s mini, small and compact cars alone were up a combined 97 percent and all GM brands increased their retail sales, according to a General Motors statement.

“Passenger cars have been the launch point for a broad and deep GM product offensive,” said Kurt McNeil, vice president of U.S. sales operations. “Auto sales will continue to be a bright spot for the U.S. economy, which is particularly good news for GM as we walk into an even stronger cadence of new products in 2013 and 2014.”