Cruze sales up about 45 percent

DETROIT, MICH.

The Lordstown-built Chevrolet Cruze saw an increase of 44.7 percent with 18,415 sold compared to last September’s 12,730 units sold.

Cruze sales are up 6.3 percent for the year with a total of 208,114 units sold this year compared to 195,775 units sold in 2013.

On Friday, Sept. 26 the new 2015 Cruze was shipped to dealers.

Overall, General Motors saw sales climb to an increase of 19 percent in September with 223,437 vehicles delivered in the U.S.

Retail deliveries, or sales to individual customers, were up 17 percent and fleet deliveries were up 30 percent. September 2014 was also the 11th-consecutive monthly increase in commercial sales for GM.

“GM saw strength almost across the board in September, and outpaced the industry with the newest trucks and SUVs at exactly the right time,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president of Sales Operations. “We will have improved availability of heavy-duty pickups and large SUVs in the months ahead, and the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon are arriving in showrooms as we speak. This sets us up to finish the year on a very strong note.”

Some September sales highlights for GM include: Chevrolet deliveries increased 20 percent; Silverado was up 54 percent, Suburban up 50 percent; the Traverse went up 45 percent; the Sonic went up 14 percent and the Equinox was up 12 percent; Corvette deliveries nearly tripled; GMC deliveries were up 28 percent; sales of the new Cadillac Escalade more than doubled; Buick deliveries increased 12 percent with the Buick Encore listed as the industry’s leading small crossover; and GM posted a 25 percent gain in commercial sales driven by pickups and vans, which were up 6 percent and 46 percent, respectively.