Sales Release and Charts

EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm SALES RELEASE AND CHARTS Sales Release and Charts

Exhibit 99.1

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For Release: 1:45 p.m. ET

April 1, 2009

GM Reports 156,380 Deliveries in March

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“GM Total Confidence” brings peace of mind in uncertain times with Payment Protection and Vehicle Value Protection

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GM total sales up 23 percent compared with February as spring selling season begins

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GM’s award-winning crossovers drive March sales as Chevrolet Traverse sales of more than 6,500 vehicles helps push GM mid-utility crossover segment sales up 10 percent compared with last March

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Pontiac G8 sales nearly triple compared with a year ago

DETROIT – General Motors dealers in the United States delivered 156,380 vehicles in March, down 45 percent compared with a year ago. However, comparing March sales with February, 7 of 8 GM brands saw total sales increases with total volume up 23 percent, or more than 29,000 cars, crossovers and trucks. GM’s car sales compared with February were up more than 15,000 vehicles (28 percent), truck sales were up nearly 11,000 vehicles (23 percent), and crossover sales increased more than 3,000 vehicles (12 percent) .

“Sales for GM and the industry showed signs of life at the end of the month compared with January and February. In April, we’re stepping up to the plate to get a rally underway with ‘GM Total Confidence,’ our unprecedented customer protection package,” said Mark LaNeve, vice president, GM North America Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. “We are encouraged by actions taken by the Federal government to stabilize the industry and stimulate demand. As we continue the reinvention of General Motors, our brands are adding even more world-class, fuel-efficient cars and crossovers to their portfolios. We will also continue to add even more fuel economy technology to our trucks.”

When compared with March a year ago, GM total car sales of 68,877 were off 41 percent and total truck sales (including crossovers) of 87,503 were down 47 percent.

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Compared with February, total Chevrolet sales were up 25 percent. Specifically, cars were up 28 percent, trucks were up 25 percent and crossovers increased 19 percent. Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups gained strength in March, when compared with February, with retail sales up 17 and 27 percent, respectfully. Chevrolet’s crossover portfolio of HHR, Equinox and Traverse combined for 14,844 total sales in March, a 19 percent increase compared with February. In addition, Malibu has increased retail sales for the first three months this year, with sales up 7 percent compared with the same period a year ago.

“We had a strong close at the end of the month as customers responded to strong incentives, President Obama’s positive statements about GM, and the government backing domestic warranties,” LaNeve added. “Customers told us they wanted a manufacturer to look out for them, and that’s exactly what the ‘GM Total Confidence’ program does.”

A total of 1,612 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, illustrating the wide range of hybrid product offerings available. GM offers the Chevrolet Malibu, Tahoe and Silverado, GMC Yukon and Sierra, Cadillac Escalade, Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. So far, in 2009, GM has delivered 3,622 hybrid vehicles.

GM inventories dropped compared with a year ago. At the end of March, only about 765,000 vehicles were in stock, down about 108,000 vehicles (or 12 percent) compared with last year. There were about 332,000 cars and 433,000 trucks (including crossovers) in inventory at the end of March. Inventories were reduced about 15,000 vehicles compared with February.

Certified Used Vehicles

The challenging economic environment had an effect on March 2009 year-over-year GM certified total sales. GM Certified Used Vehicles, Saturn Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, and HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles, combined sold 32,788 vehicles.

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GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industry’s top-selling certified brand, posted March sales of 28,000 vehicles, down 27 percent from March 2008. Saturn Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 974 vehicles, down 6 percent. Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 3,143 vehicles, down 5 percent. Saab Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 436 vehicles, down 16 percent. However, one brand showed strong results for the month — HUMMER Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold 235 vehicles, up 44 percent.

“Although March sales were down, we’re confident more shoppers will seek the quality and value that GM certification offers,” said LaNeve. “In uncertain times, Certified Used Vehicles offer consumers the peace of mind that comes with factory backed warranties, such as the 12-month/12,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, reinforcing the durability and reliability of our vehicles.”

GM North America reports March 2009 production; Q1 2009 production reported at 372,000 vehicles; Q2 2009 production forecast remains at 550,000 vehicles

In March, GM North America produced 170,000 vehicles (73,000 cars and 97,000 trucks). This is down 67,000 vehicles or 28 percent compared with March 2008 when the region produced 237,000 vehicles (124,000 cars and 113,000 trucks). (Production totals include joint venture production of 8,000 vehicles in March 2009 and 20,000 vehicles in March 2008.)

The region’s 2009 first-quarter production was 372,000 vehicles (116,000 cars and 256,000 trucks), which is down about 58 percent compared with a year ago. GM North America built 885,000 vehicles (360,000 cars and 525,000 trucks) in the first-quarter of 2008.

The region’s 2009 second-quarter production forecast remains at 550,000 vehicles (195,000 cars and 355,000 trucks), which is down about 34 percent compared with a year ago. GM North America built 834,000 vehicles (382,000 cars and 452,000 trucks) in the second-quarter of 2008.

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General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world’s largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 244,500 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. In 2008, GM sold 8.35 million cars and trucks globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM’s largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.

Note: GM sales and production results are available on GM Media OnLine at http://media.gm.com/us/gm/en by clicking on News, then Sales/Production. In this press release and related comments by General Motors management, we use words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “objective,” “plan,” “goal” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, representing our current judgment about possible future events. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors. Among other items, such factors might include: our ability to comply with the requirements of our credit agreement with the U.S. Department of Treasury; the availability of funding for future loans under that credit agreement; our ability to execute the restructuring plans that we have disclosed, our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt; and changes in general economic conditions, market acceptance of our products; shortages of and price increases for fuel; significant changes in the competitive environment and the effect of competition on our markets, including on our pricing policies. GM’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q provide information about these factors, which may be revised or supplemented in future reports to the SEC on Form 10-Q or 8-K.

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Contact:

John McDonald

GM Corporate News

313-667-3714 (office)

313-418-2139 (mobile)

john.m.mcdonald@gm.com

General Motors dealers in the United States reported the following deliveries:


*S/D Curr: 25	March				(Calendar Year-to-Date) January - March
*S/D Prev: 26	2009	2008	% Chg Volume	%Chg per S/D	2009	2008	%Chg Volume
Vehicle Total	156,380	282,732	-44.7	-42.5	412,903	805,720	-48.8
Car Total	68,877	117,378	-41.3	-39.0	166,633	329,344	-49.4
Light Truck Total	86,457	163,335	-47.1	-45.0	243,069	471,032	-48.4
Light Vehicle Total	155,334	280,713	-44.7	-42.5	409,702	800,376	-48.8
Truck Total	87,503	165,354	-47.1	-45.0	246,270	476,376	-48.3


GM Vehicle Deliveries by Marketing Division

	2009	2008	%Chg Volume	%Chg per S/D	2009	2008	%Chg Volume
Buick Total	7,369	12,317	-40.2	-37.8	20,534	37,834	-45.7
Cadillac Total	8,209	17,453	-53.0	-51.1	23,746	46,665	-49.1
Chevrolet Total	94,704	164,564	-42.5	-40.1	247,445	480,278	-48.5
GMC Total	19,086	38,422	-50.3	-48.3	54,410	103,929	-47.6
HUMMER Total	831	3,451	-75.9	-75.0	3,106	9,863	-68.5
Pontiac Total	17,583	25,417	-30.8	-28.1	40,887	72,377	-43.5
Saab Total	1,265	2,962	-57.3	-55.6	2,932	6,468	-54.7
Saturn Total	7,333	18,146	-59.6	-58.0	19,843	48,306	-58.9

GM Vehicle Total	156,380	282,732	-44.7	-42.5	412,903	805,720	-48.8


GM Car Deliveries by Marketing Division

	2009	2008	%Chg Volume	%Chg per S/D	2009	2008	%Chg Volume
Buick Total	4,172	7,779	-46.4	-44.2	11,245	25,815	-56.4
Cadillac Total	5,728	11,030	-48.1	-46.0	15,645	30,883	-49.3
Chevrolet Total	38,818	64,334	-39.7	-37.2	93,052	181,441	-48.7
Pontiac Total	16,450	23,616	-30.3	-27.6	37,127	65,845	-43.6
Saab Total	852	2,449	-65.2	-63.8	1,958	5,110	-61.7
Saturn Total	2,857	8,170	-65.0	-63.6	7,606	20,250	-62.4

GM Car Total	68,877	117,378	-41.3	-39.0	166,633	329,344	-49.4


GM Light Truck Deliveries by Marketing Division

	2009	2008	%Chg Volume	%Chg per S/D	2009	2008	%Chg Volume
Buick Total	3,197	4,538	-29.6	-26.7	9,289	12,019	-22.7
Cadillac Total	2,481	6,423	-61.4	-59.8	8,101	15,782	-48.7
Chevrolet Total	55,363	99,157	-44.2	-41.9	152,798	296,020	-48.4
GMC Total	18,563	37,476	-50.5	-48.5	52,804	101,402	-47.9
HUMMER Total	831	3,451	-75.9	-75.0	3,106	9,863	-68.5
Pontiac Total	1,133	1,801	-37.1	-34.6	3,760	6,532	-42.4
Saab Total	413	513	-19.5	-16.3	974	1,358	-28.3
Saturn Total	4,476	9,976	-55.1	-53.3	12,237	28,056	-56.4

GM Light Truck Total	86,457	163,335	-47.1	-45.0	243,069	471,032	-48.4

*	Twenty-five selling days (S/D) for the March period this year and twenty-six for last year.

Effective Aug ‘07, GM only includes GMC & Chevrolet dealer deliveries of commercial vehicles distributed by American Isuzu Motors, Inc.


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GM Car Deliveries - (United States)

March 2009


	March				(Calendar Year-to-Date) January - March
	2009	2008	% Chg Volume	%Chg per S/D	2009	2008	%Chg Volume
Selling Days (S/D)	25	26			25	26

LaCrosse	1,800	3,080	-41.6	-39.2	4,825	11,435	-57.8
Lucerne	2,372	4,699	-49.5	-47.5	6,420	14,380	-55.4

Buick Total	4,172	7,779	-46.4	-44.2	11,245	25,815	-56.4
CTS	3,899	6,045	-35.5	-32.9	10,576	16,697	-36.7
DTS	1,161	3,370	-65.5	-64.2	3,505	9,218	-62.0
STS	576	1,486	-61.2	-59.7	1,346	4,581	-70.6
XLR	92	129	-28.7	-25.8	218	387	-43.7

Cadillac Total	5,728	11,030	-48.1	-46.0	15,645	30,883	-49.3
Aveo	2,285	3,693	-38.1	-35.7	5,444	12,307	-55.8
Cobalt	7,930	13,756	-42.4	-40.0	21,438	48,024	-55.4
Corvette	1,183	2,692	-56.1	-54.3	3,052	6,778	-55.0
Impala	12,648	29,010	-56.4	-54.7	27,515	71,750	-61.7
Malibu	14,772	15,082	-2.1	1.9	35,600	42,083	-15.4
Monte Carlo	0	100	**.	**.	3	496	-99.4
SSR	0	1	**.	**.	0	3	**.

Chevrolet Total	38,818	64,334	-39.7	-37.2	93,052	181,441	-48.7
G3 Wave	141	0	**.	**.	221	0	**.
G5	532	1,546	-65.6	-64.2	2,013	5,379	-62.6
G6	9,917	15,108	-34.4	-31.7	20,511	45,951	-55.4
G8	2,939	777	278.2	293.4	6,975	777	797.7
GTO	0	3	**.	**.	0	14	**.
Grand Prix	30	1,073	-97.2	-97.1	165	3,350	-95.1
Solstice	317	1,216	-73.9	-72.9	869	2,791	-68.9
Vibe	2,574	3,893	-33.9	-31.2	6,373	7,583	-16.0

Pontiac Total	16,450	23,616	-30.3	-27.6	37,127	65,845	-43.6
9-2X	0	0	**.	**.	0	1	**.
9-3	689	2,133	-67.7	-66.4	1,626	4,371	-62.8
9-5	163	316	-48.4	-46.4	332	738	-55.0

Saab Total	852	2,449	-65.2	-63.8	1,958	5,110	-61.7
Astra	616	720	-14.4	-11.0	2,146	1,477	45.3
Aura	2,001	6,241	-67.9	-66.7	4,847	16,382	-70.4
ION	0	32	**.	**.	1	251	-99.6
Sky	240	1,177	-79.6	-78.8	612	2,140	-71.4

Saturn Total	2,857	8,170	-65.0	-63.6	7,606	20,250	-62.4

GM Car Total	68,877	117,378	-41.3	-39.0	166,633	329,344	-49.4


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GM Truck Deliveries - (United States)

March 2009


	March				(Calendar Year-to-Date) January - March
	2009	2008	% Chg Volume	%Chg per S/D	2009	2008	%Chg Volume
Selling Days (S/D)	25	26			25	26

Enclave	3,193	4,460	-28.4	-25.5	9,271	11,712	-20.8
Rainier	0	14	**.	**.	3	74	-95.9
Rendezvous	1	1	0.0	4.0	1	9	-88.9
Terraza	3	63	-95.2	-95.0	14	224	-93.8

Buick Total	3,197	4,538	-29.6	-26.7	9,289	12,019	-22.7
Escalade	1,116	2,805	-60.2	-58.6	3,707	6,667	-44.4
Escalade ESV	510	1,309	-61.0	-59.5	1,598	3,148	-49.2
Escalade EXT	226	551	-59.0	-57.3	727	1,294	-43.8
SRX	629	1,758	-64.2	-62.8	2,069	4,673	-55.7

Cadillac Total	2,481	6,423	-61.4	-59.8	8,101	15,782	-48.7
Chevy C/T Series	2	19	-89.5	-89.1	9	44	-79.5
Chevy W Series	74	168	-56.0	-54.2	217	435	-50.1
Colorado	2,617	5,126	-48.9	-46.9	7,713	15,750	-51.0
Equinox	4,361	6,450	-32.4	-29.7	13,226	22,989	-42.5
Express Cutaway/G Cut	1,007	1,112	-9.4	-5.8	2,405	3,746	-35.8
Express Panel/G Van	2,495	5,838	-57.3	-55.6	6,077	15,942	-61.9
Express/G Sportvan	1,180	1,214	-2.8	1.1	1,836	3,817	-51.9
HHR	3,974	7,260	-45.3	-43.1	8,231	22,615	-63.6
Kodiak 4/5 Series	319	781	-59.2	-57.5	1,050	1,981	-47.0
Kodiak 6/7/8 Series	128	105	21.9	26.8	319	357	-10.6
Suburban (Chevy)	2,119	5,278	-59.9	-58.2	5,708	13,594	-58.0
Tahoe	5,294	9,772	-45.8	-43.7	13,633	25,709	-47.0
TrailBlazer	1,083	5,253	-79.4	-78.6	4,584	23,850	-80.8
Traverse	6,509	0	**.	**.	18,141	0	**.
Uplander	319	5,791	-94.5	-94.3	763	15,360	-95.0
Avalanche	897	3,502	-74.4	-73.4	3,198	9,869	-67.6
Silverado-C/K Pickup	23,508	42,561	-44.8	-42.6	67,283	122,779	-45.2

Chevrolet Fullsize Pickups	24,405	46,063	-47.0	-44.9	70,481	132,648	-46.9

Chevrolet Total	55,886	100,230	-44.2	-42.0	154,393	298,837	-48.3
Acadia	4,997	7,424	-32.7	-30.0	12,988	20,675	-37.2
Canyon	594	1,303	-54.4	-52.6	2,325	4,107	-43.4
Envoy	565	2,305	-75.5	-74.5	2,052	8,476	-75.8
GMC C/T Series	49	42	16.7	21.3	110	109	0.9
GMC W Series	167	252	-33.7	-31.1	399	732	-45.5
Savana Panel/G Classic	481	1,014	-52.6	-50.7	1,252	2,608	-52.0
Savana Special/G Cut	676	2,701	-75.0	-74.0	1,738	3,689	-52.9
Savana/Rally	60	193	-68.9	-67.7	234	421	-44.4
Sierra	8,088	15,919	-49.2	-47.2	22,508	44,207	-49.1
Terrain	0	0	**.	**.	2	0	**.
Topkick 4/5 Series	185	297	-37.7	-35.2	611	885	-31.0
Topkick 6/7/8 Series	122	355	-65.6	-64.3	486	801	-39.3
Yukon	1,989	3,943	-49.6	-47.5	6,078	10,297	-41.0
Yukon XL	1,113	2,674	-58.4	-56.7	3,627	6,922	-47.6

GMC Total	19,086	38,422	-50.3	-48.3	54,410	103,929	-47.6


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GM Truck Deliveries - (United States)

March 2009


	March				(Calendar Year-to-Date) January - March
	2009	2008	% Chg Volume	%Chg per S/D	2009	2008	%Chg Volume
Selling Days (S/D)	25	26			25	26

HUMMER H1	0	4	**.	**.	0	10	**.
HUMMER H2	157	890	-82.4	-81.7	510	2,388	-78.6
HUMMER H3	488	2,557	-80.9	-80.2	1,950	7,465	-73.9
HUMMER H3T	186	0	**.	**.	646	0	**.

HUMMER Total	831	3,451	-75.9	-75.0	3,106	9,863	-68.5
Montana SV6	0	2	**.	**.	0	22	**.
Torrent	1,133	1,799	-37.0	-34.5	3,760	6,510	-42.2

Pontiac Total	1,133	1,801	-37.1	-34.6	3,760	6,532	-42.4
9-7X	413	513	-19.5	-16.3	974	1,358	-28.3

Saab Total	413	513	-19.5	-16.3	974	1,358	-28.3
Outlook	988	2,428	-59.3	-57.7	2,948	6,550	-55.0
Relay	0	19	**.	**.	1	100	-99.0
VUE	3,488	7,529	-53.7	-51.8	9,288	21,406	-56.6

Saturn Total	4,476	9,976	-55.1	-53.3	12,237	28,056	-56.4

GM Truck Total	87,503	165,354	-47.1	-45.0	246,270	476,376	-48.3


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GM Production Schedule - 04/01/09

Memo: Joint Venture

GMNA

Total

GMNA ¹

International ⁵

Units 000s

Car ¹

Truck ¹

Total

GME ²

GMLAAM ³

GMAP ⁴

Worldwide

Car

Truck

2009 Q1 # *

116

256

372

266

181

501

1,320

356

O/(U) prior forecast

)

2009 Q2 # *

195

355

550

322

187

454

1,513

309

O/(U) prior forecast

)

GMNA

Total

GMNA ¹

International ⁵

Units 000s

Car

Truck

Total

GME

GMLAAM

GMAP

Worldwide

Car

Truck

2002

1st Qtr.

600

753

1,353

456

131

2,005

2nd Qtr.

688

865

1,553

453

141

2,221

3rd Qtr.

568

740

1,308

408

132

1,935

4th Qtr.

602

824

1,426

453

157

2,117

2,458

3,182

5,640

1,770

561

307

8,278

2003

1st Qtr.

591

860

1,451

491

127

2,146

2nd Qtr.

543

837

1,380

488

128

2,086

3rd Qtr.

492

753

1,245

393

135

120

1,893

4th Qtr.

558

827

1,385

446

157

133

2,121

2,184

3,277

5,461

1,818

547

420

8,246

2004

1st Qtr.

525

820

1,345

473

159

296

2,273

247

2nd Qtr.

543

846

1,389

503

172

337

2,401

284

3rd Qtr.

463

746

1,209

411

185

314

2,119

261

4th Qtr.

466

811

1,277

442

200

386

2,305

324

1,997

3,223

5,220

1,829

716

1,333

9,098

158

1,116

2005

1st Qtr.

470

712

1,182

502

185

335

2,204

286

2nd Qtr.

458

789

1,247

501

195

398

2,341

337

3rd Qtr.

423

723

1,146

412

207

409

2,174

199

4th Qtr.

483

798

1,281

443

188

420

2,332

197

1,834

3,022

4,856

1,858

775

1,562

9,051

218

1,019

2006

1st Qtr.

496

759

1,255

494

194

472

2,415

246

2nd Qtr.

462

775

1,237

495

206

482

2,420

258

3rd Qtr.

417

633

1,050

374

215

433

2,072

202

4th Qtr.

446

661

1,107

443

215

509

2,274

260

1,821

2,828

4,649

1,806

830

1,896

9,181

199

966

2007

1st Qtr.

399

664

1,063

511

222

544

2,340

287

2nd Qtr.

402

740

1,142

464

233

571

2,410

264

3rd Qtr.

367

653

1,020

396

251

489

2,156

252

4th Qtr.

358

684

1,042

457

253

627

2,380

323

1,526

2,741

4,267

1,828

960

2,231

9,286

161

1,126

2008

1st Qtr.

360

525

885

493

243

612

2,233

336

2nd Qtr.

382

452

834

495

276

619

2,224

320

3rd Qtr.

436

479

915

348

276

500

2,039

265

4th Qtr.

365

450

815

214

166

453

1,648

261

1,543

1,906

3,449

1,550

961

2,184

8,144

119

1,182

2009

1st Qtr. #

116

256

372

266

181

501

1,320

356

2nd Qtr. #

195

355

550

322

187

454

1,513

309

*	Variance reported only if current production estimate by region differs from prior production estimate by 5K units or more

#	Denotes estimate

All Numbers may vary due to rounding

¹	GMNA includes joint venture production - NUMMI units included in GMNA Car; HUMMER and CAMI units included in GMNA Truck

²	GME includes GM-AvtoVAZ joint venture production beginning in Q1 2004

³	GMLAAM includes GM Egypt joint venture from 2001 through current calendar year

⁴	GMAP includes joint venture production: Shanghai GM Norsom Motors (formerly Jinbei GM) and Shanghai GM beginning in 2000 and SAIC-GM-Wuling and GM Daewoo Auto Technologies (GMDAT) beginning in Q1 2004.

⁵	International joint venture production includes GM-AvtoVAZ, GM Egypt, Shanghai GM Norsom Motors, Shanghai GM, SAIC-GM-Wuling, and GMDAT. Starting in Q3 2005 International joint venture production does not include GMDAT.

This report is governed by the Forward Looking Statements language found in the Terms and Conditions on the GM Institutional Investor website.