General Motors Co. (GM) dealers delivered 9,714,652 vehicles around the world in the 2013, up 4 percent compared with 2012. Among GM’s top five global markets by volume, China and the United Kingdom posted the largest year-over-year sales increases on a percentage basis, with each up 11 percent. GM’s China sales set a new full-year record. Sales in the United States increased 7 percent.
“A healthy auto market in the United States and China, and very successful product launches at all of our brands worldwide drove GM’s growth in 2013 and helped us navigate difficult conditions in Europe and parts of South America and Asia,” said Dan Ammann, GM executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Ammann, who has been named president of General Motors, will discuss the company’s outlook and strategy at the 2014 Global Auto Industry Conference hosted by Deutsche Bank on Wednesday, January 15, in Detroit. GM’s presentation will begin at approximately 7:30 a.m. EST followed by a Q&A session.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available here. Presentation materials will be posted in the Investor section of gm.com shortly before the webcast.
Going forward, GM plans to announce its global sales on a quarterly basis using this new template as part of the company’s effort to provide insightful and easily accessible information about its global growth strategy.
Highlights (vs. 2012)
- Chevrolet sold a record 4,984,126 vehicles in 2013, an increase of
19,304 from the previous record set in 2012. Key product launches
included the Silverado, named the 2014 North American Truck of the Year,
and the Corvette Stingray, named the 2014 North American Car of the
Year.
- Cadillac’s global sales were up 28 percent. The brand ended 2013 as
the fastest-growing full-line luxury brand in the United States, with
sales up 22 percent following the introductions of the all-new XTS and
ATS. In China, Cadillac’s sales grew 67 percent to a record 50,005
vehicles. Cadillac broke ground on a new assembly plant in China last
year and plans to add one new model per year in the country through
2016.
- Buick’s global sales were up 15 percent as it introduced redesigns
of the LaCrosse and Regal in all of its major markets and added new
models in North America, including the Encore crossover. Dealers
delivered 1,032,331 vehicles for the best year in the brand’s 110-year
history. The previous record of 1,003,345 vehicles sold was set in 1984,
before the brand entered the China market.
- Opel / Vauxhall sold more than 1 million vehicles globally and
delivered a slight increase in European market share to the mid-5
percent range, its first in 14 years, following the successful launches
of the Mokka and ADAM.
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands.
