GMC Finishes First Quarter Up 34 Percent in Retail Sales

Terrain, Sierra and Yukon drive 18th straight month of gains in March Mack Buick GMC encouraged by March and First Quarter Ann Arbor area sales
By: BECKY RILEY
 
April 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Ann Arbor, 4/4/2011 – GMC closed the first quarter of calendar year 2011 with retail sales up 34 percent and total sales up 31 percent. March also marked GMC’s 18th straight month of growth with retail and total sales up 11 percent, year over year.
“We saw strong customer demand in March for the GMC Terrain,” said Becky Riley of Mack Buick GMC. “Customers are attracted to the Terrain’s unique look and wide array of standard features and equipment available. The Terrain, which has the highest conquest rate of any GMC model at 46 percent, delivered a first quarter increase of 43 percent in retail sales and 53 percent in total sales. The crossover’s monthly retail sales rose 26 percent and its total sales climbed 29 percent year over year.
The Sierra lineup’s first-quarter retail and total sales were up 44 percent; Sierra’s year-over-year monthly retail sales were up 15 percent and total sales were up 17 percent in March. Sierra 2500HD recently earned Truck Trend magazine’s “Best in Class” accolade in the work truck category.
Truck Trend also named Yukon the “Best in Class” full-size SUV. In the first quarter, Yukon/XL’s combined retail sales were up 38 percent contributing to a total sales increase of 40 percent; Yukon/XL’s monthly retail sales were up 25 percent and total sales were up 14 percent, year over year.
Acadia’s first quarter retail sales were up 11 percent and total sales were up 5 percent. Acadia offers the best highway fuel economy of any eight-passenger crossover SUV.

About Mack Buick GMC
Mack Buick GMC is located in
Ann Arbor, MI. Jim Bradley Pontiac Buick GMC and Saturn of Ann Arbor have come together to form, Mack Buick GMC. We are a certified Pontiac and Saturn Service Provider. We are happy to serve Dexter, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Saline, Chelsea, Milan, Belleville, South Lyon and surrounding areas. You can find us online at www.MackBuickGMC.com, on  Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MackBuickGMC and Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/MackBuickGMC_A2.


About GMC

GMC has built trucks since 1902, and is one of the industry's healthiest brands. Today GMC is evolving to offer more fuel-efficient trucks and crossovers, including the Terrain small SUV and Acadia crossover. The new GMC Sierra Heavy Duty pickups are the most capable and powerful trucks in the market.  Innovation and engineering excellence are woven into all GMCs, including the Yukon and Yukon XL and full line of Sierra pickups. Today, GMC is the only manufacturer offering three full-size hybrid trucks. Details on all GMC models are available at www.gmc.com, on Twitter at @thisisgmc or at www.facebook.com/gmc.


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Mack Buick GMC is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We offer new Buicks and GMC Trucks as well as Certified GM vehicles. Our service department is also certified to service Saturn and Pontiac vehicles. "A Tradition of Excellence"
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