GM Canada September 2008 Sales Results

OSHAWA, ONTARIO, Oct 01, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- For September 2008, General Motors of Canada dealers delivered 31,053 units as the company moved to increase its inventories of smaller cars which remain in high demand.
"Consumers continued the trend of purchasing more fuel efficient small cars and crossovers in September," said Marc Comeau, GM of Canada's vice-president of sales, service, and marketing. "GM sells more cars than any other automaker in Canada and our inventory levels have improved this month as a result of our move to add a shift of production to meet the surge in demand for popular cars like the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5."

September Sales Highlights
- GMs small car line-up is performing well with combined sales for the Chevrolet Aveo and Pontiac Wave up a combined 5.5% calendar year to date and Chevrolet Cobalt/ and Pontiac G5 up a combined 7.3% for the same period.
- Pontiac Vibe continues the momentum from its launch, up 127.6% for the month
- Chevrolet Malibu sales remain strong, up 39.3% in September.
- Cadillac CTS, Motor Trend Car of the Year, posted gains of 11.5% for the month.
- GM's crossover utilities remain strong with the Buick Enclave up 36.1% for the month.
- Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra extended cab pick ups, with Active Fuel Management fuel saving technology, are up a combined 17.2%.