DETROIT – General Motors on Tuesday reported a 1.5% decline in first quarter U.S. vehicle sales compared to a year ago, as the overall auto industry normalizes after years of disruptions and volatile results.
Retail sales to customers were up 6%, GM said.
GM's sales are below expectations for the overall industry, which Cox Automotive forecast to be up 5.5% from a year earlier.
Buick was the only GM brand to report a sales increase during the quarter, up 16.4% from a year earlier.
GM reported sales of its full-size pickups totaled roughly 197,000 units, up 3.6% from a year earlier, during the first quarter – marking their best performance during that time since the first quarter of 2020.
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