Despite drop, officials still pleased with Cruze sales numbers

LORDSTOWN

General Motors’ best-selling compact car still has some heavy competition with utility vehicles.

The Lordstown-built Chevrolet Cruze’s May sales dropped 26.7 percent year-over-year.

U.S. Cruze deliveries in the month that had one fewer sales day hit 23,752 compared with 32,393 in May 2014, which was a record-breaking month for the Cruze.

Despite the drop, Glenn Johnson, president of United Auto Workers Local 1112, was pleased that Cruze sales came in above 20,000.

“We are still selling 23,000 of the current vehicle,” he said. “Just to be where we are in the fifth year of our cycle and months away from changing vehicles, I think that is a fantastic testament” to the workers.

Robert Morales, president of UAW Local 1714, also was happy with the numbers.

“[It is] the oldest car in GM’s line, and we are still selling cars and making an impact,” he said.

Read more about those and other models' sales in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.