DETROIT – Through the first half of 2012, more new car buyers have chosen the GMC Terrain small SUV than during any previous January-to-June retail sales period, with year-to-date retail sales up 8 percent versus 2011. In the month of June, year-over-year retail sales for Terrain increased by 2 percent.
Total GMC sales were up 15 percent year-over-year in June, while retail sales—those sold to individual customers—increased by 3 percent.
Terrain’s sales success will be bolstered later this year by an all-new Denali model featuring new safety and comfort technologies, in addition to more luxurious interior appointments and upscale exterior design cues.
Top media outlets from around the country recently drove the new Terrain Denali for the first time. Motor Trend tested the Terrain against another small SUV and found that the Denali’s performance put the competition “on the trailer,” while Parents found that Terrain Denali “includes a wealth of great technology that has the consumer’s best interests in mind.”
GMC Sierra Heavy Duty fullsize pickups, including ¾-ton and 1-ton models, had their 24th month of consecutive total sales increases in June, growing 15 percent. Sierra HD retail sales grew 11 percent year-over-year.
Total sales of all Sierra models, including light-duty and heavy-duty, increased by 1 percent year-over-year. During the month of June, Sierra 1500 was ranked highest in its segment in a J.D. Power & Associates Initial Quality Study.
Yukon and Yukon XL fullsize SUVs, which were named as segment leaders in the same J.D. Power & Associates study, saw a year-over-year retail sales increase of 10 percent in June.
Retail sales of the GMC Acadia midsize crossover SUV increased in June as well, up 11 percent.
“All of GMC’s core products gained sales in June,” said Brian Sweeney, vice president of GMC Sales and Service. “In addition, our two longest-running models—Sierra and Yukon—were recognized for superior initial quality and the upcoming Terrain Denali was well received by critics. We plan to build on this momentum through the second half of 2012.”
Courtesy of media.gm.com
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