May US Auto Sales: Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Acadia Help Lift GM Sales 3 ... - International Business Times

“Chevrolet has the hot hand in the pickup market thanks to our three-truck strategy,” Kurt McNeil, company head of U. S. sales, said in a statement, referring to the midsize Chevrolet Colorado, the full-size Chevrolet Silverado and the Silverado... Sales of the Chevrolet Silverado and upscale cousin the GMC Sierra were up 4 percent and 11 percent, respectively. GM’s two popular pickup trucks made up nearly a fourth of company sales last month, or 28 percent if you include the recently released Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups. Sales of the GMC Acadia full-size crossover grew 67 percent to 10,498 last month. six of the 10 best-sellers last year were GM vehicles, led by the Chevrolet Tahoe (second to the top-selling Ford Explorer), the Chevrolet Traverse and the GMC Acadia. Cadillac sales continue to rely on Escalade full-size SUV and Cadillac SRX midsize crossover sales. The Cadillac ATS compact luxury car, first released in 2013, saw sales drop 6 percent, to 2,353, while the Cadillac CTS midsize luxury car introduced in for the 2014 model year declined 38 percent, to 1,1792. Meanwhile,. Source: www.ibtimes.com