Demand was up last month for all four of GM’s surviving U.S. brands, with sales advancing 40 percent at Buick, 13 percent at Cadillac, 9 percent at Chevrolet and 35 percent at GMC.
DETROIT – General Motors Co., helped by new models and healthy demand for crossovers, posted an 8 percent increase in December sales.
It was the fourth consecutive monthly sales increase for GM after its August sales dropped 25 percent, reflecting an unfavorable comparison to August 2009 — when the government’s cash-for- clunkers program fueled demand.
The automaker’s U.S. sales advanced 7 percent for all of 2010.
Demand was up last month for all four of GM’s surviving U.S. brands, with sales advancing 40 percent at Buick, 13 percent at Cadillac, 9 percent at Chevrolet and 35 percent at GMC.
For all of 2010, sales for GM’s four brands increased 21 percent to 2.2 million units, while retail sales rose 16 percent during the year. GM’s four brands sold 118,435 more vehicles this year than the company generated with eight brands in 2009.
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