GM March U.S. Vehicle Sales Up 4.1% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Automaker General Motors Co. (GM) reported that total U.S. vehicle sales for March 2014 rose 4.1% to 256,047 units from 245,950 units in the prior year month. Retail sales were up 7 percent, while fleet sales were down 5 percent due to a planned reduction in rental deliveries.

The company noted that deliveries of the Chevrolet Silverado, the 2014 North American Truck of the Year, were up 14 percent and the GMC Sierra was up 23 percent.

The company said deliveries of Chevrolet passenger cars were up 10 percent, the Spark was up 17 percent, Sonic up 20 percent; the Volt was up 7 percent; the Impala was up 103 percent and the Corvette, the 2014 North American Car of the Year, was up 221 percent.

Also, deliveries of the Cadillac SRX were up 37 percent, while Sales of the Buick Regal were up 52 percent and the Encore was up 71 percent.