GM builds cars and trucks people want to buy
- General Motors is the best-selling automaker in the U.S. (2.98 million vehicles v. 2.2 million Toyota vehicles sold in 2008) and leads Toyota in 20 of the top 22 global markets (Toyota leads in Japanese and Australian markets).
- Domestic automakers made up 47% of the U.S. vehicle market last year, as compared to a combined 34% for Toyota, Honda and Nissan.
- Twelve of the top 20 best-selling vehicles in the U.S. in March 2009 are built by domestic automakers, including the top two best-selling trucks: the Ford F-series pick-up and the Chevrolet Silverado pick-up. Domestic passenger cars, like the Chevy Impala, Chevy Malibu and Ford Fusion, all outsold the Toyota Prius. (See Wall Street Journal sales chart).
- The Chevy Malibu was awarded the 2008 Car of the Year among international automotive journalists, the second consecutive year a GM vehicle has won this prestigious award (Saturn Aura won in 2007).
- The Cadillac CTS was named Motor Trend’s 2008 Car of the Year.
- The Chevrolet Corvette maintains iconic status in America’s car culture.
- GM offers 20 vehicles that get 30 mpg or more on the highway, more than any other automaker.
- By mid-2009, GM will have nine hybrid models in the market, more than any other automaker.