FCA sales up 1.7%; Ford up 5.4%; GM down 0.7% - The Detroit News
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported a 1. 7 percent year-over-year increase in a month some analysts had predicted would end the automaker’s streak of monthly sales gains dating back to March 2010. And General Motors Co. said its August sales of... Many analysts expected a drop in sales since Labor Day is late this year, and the sales from the holiday weekend will fall under September’s figures instead of August last year. And with September sales including Labor Day sales, analysts predict September sales will be strong. GM said its GMC brand sales increased 3. 5 percent and Buick sales rose 0. 6 percent. Chevrolet sales fell 1. 5 percent and Cadillac sales slipped 5. 5 percent. “GM’s retail sales increase far outpaced the industry in August, and we have grown our retail share for five months in a row compared to last year,” Kurt McNeil, GM’s U. S. vice president of sales operations, said in a statement. The Detroit automaker said its retail sales rose 5. 9 percent last month, while fleet sales were down 24 percent. Source: www.detroitnews.com
