Q3 Results : General Motors has sold 98,635 units vehicles Middle East-wide in 2007 (September YTD), a 1% decrease from September sales in 2006. The drop is attributed to heightened fleet purchase in Q3FY06.
Chevrolet registered a 1% increase with 68,895 units sold throughout the region.
Cadillac and HUMMER sales were up 21% to 4,576 units, while Saab sold 245 units, up 35%. Sales of 24,654 units left GMC dealer forecourts, down 9% from the previous year.
Across the region, the model to gain most sales was the Chevrolet Suburban, with 3,191 units registered, up 238 per cent. Chevrolet Tahoe sales went up 203 per cent to 6,640 units. Both models are in their first year in the Saudi market. The Chevrolet Aveo continues to remain a best selling model in the Chevrolet range. At the end of the third quarter the total sales for Aveo amounted to 11,248 vehicles, a 7% growth compared with 2006.
YTD 2007 in the UAE- YTD Sept 2007 13,527 units vs YTD 06 11,642 units, up 16%
Chevrolet sales up 6% to 9,846 units
GMC sales up 69% to 2,408 units
Cadillac & HUMMER sales up 35% to 1,273 units Saab sales up 31% to 71 units
footnote: GM's tally for FY2006: 140,509 vehicles in the Middle East, representing a 24 percent increase over figures recorded in 2005. the company continues to introduce pioneering programmes in the region. One example is GMs' unique Nationalisation programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has been officially recognised by the Saudi government as a benchmark for training young nationals.
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