Reply #87: GM U.S. vehicle sales fall 14.3% in March [View All]

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- General Motors Corp. (GM 20.86, -0.41, -1.9% ) on Monday said U.S. vehicle sales fell 14.3% in March, to 365,375 from 426,114. Car sales plunged 21.7%, to 133,834 from 170,905, while sales of trucks were lower by 9.3% at 231,541 vs. 170,905 in the same month last year. U.S. sales of the Chevrolet brand lost 15.1% for the month, GM said, with Isuzu sales falling 23.5% and GMC sales down 20.9%. Hummer sales, meanwhile, rocketed higher by 175.9% in March. The automaker also said it now sees production of 474,000 vehicles for its Asia Pacific region in the second quarter, down 6,000 from last month's outlook.