DUBAI – General Motors’ dealers sold a total of 9,211 vehicles in the Middle East in February, up 20 percent from January, driven by sales of Chevrolet’s rejuvenated passenger car line up as well as its GMC brand.
In February this year, dealers sold 2,513 Chevrolet cars in the Middle East, up 5 percent from January 2013 and in line with the same period last year.
February sales of the Spark mini car jumped 55 percent month-on-month, sales of the Sonic small car increased 41 percent while sales of the Cruze compact car edged 4 percent higher from January. Dealers sold 849 eight generation Malibus last month, up 2 percent from January.
Meanwhile sales of Chevrolet cars hit 4,905 in the first two months of 2013, up 8 percent from the same period last year, boosted by Malibu’s continuing strong performance
Dealers sold 3,024 GMCs in February, up 18 percent month-on-month. Sales of the Yukon full-size SUV, GMC’s most popular nameplate, jumped 49 percent from January, the Terrain crossover rose 32 percent while the Acadia crossover increased 27 percent.
The biggest month-on-month increase came from Saudi Arabia, GM’s largest market in the region, where sales rose by 39 percent to 6,108 vehicles. Total Chevrolet sales in the Kingdom in February rose 47 percent from January while GMC sales increased 29 percent.
“GM Middle East’s February sales performed well month-on-month and with 11 major launches planned in the region this year, we will continue to attract new customers and strengthen our sales further across all our brands,” said John Stadwick, President and Managing Director of General Motors Middle East.