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Opinion: GM Shooting Itself in Foot By Killing Chevrolet Malibu

The Truth About Cars

The Chevrolet Malibu is dead. This despite the fact that the sedan was the third-best selling Chevrolet, behind only the Equinox and Silverado. On the other hand, Q1 sales for the car were down 13 percent year-over-year. Chevrolet could've rectified this by making a better Malibu. Or, at least, it will be come November.

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Chevrolet makes a smart decision regarding Bolt EV’s future

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Chevrolet made a smart decision regarding the Bolt EV’s future, clarifying today that the car will get a next-generation offering after previously planning to axe the vehicle. It has been delivering record sales and some of the highest customer satisfaction and loyalty scores in the industry.

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US Auto Industry Down 3+ Million Sales (19%) Since 2019

CleanTechnica EVs

The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. Compared to 2020, there were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%). But compared to 2019, they were down by more than 3 […]

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US Auto Industry Down 8% Since 2019

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s time for another one of our quarterly US auto sales reports. No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these. First, before getting into the automaker comparisons for the second quarter of 2023 versus the second quarters of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, […]

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GM: Q2 gross sales up 19% on industrial, SUV positive factors

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light-vehicle gross sales surged 19 % in the second one quarter as all 4 of its manufacturers posted double-digit positive factors. GM stated its retail gross sales rose 15 % time over time, time gross sales via GM Envolve, a newly created unit that mixes fleet and its BrightDrop logo of electrical supply trucks, jumped 34 %.

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Q1 Auto Sales Up Overall, Challenges Remain

The Truth About Cars

It’s become a fool’s errand to blithely quote gain/loss percentages in terms of car sales in America, given the wild supply chain swings and other market forces over the last few years. Overall sales across The General’s quartet of brands were off by 1.5 million sales. Image: Chevrolet] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Tesla US Sales Up 104% While US Auto Industry Down 22%

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Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.