Chevrolet Achieves Record Global Sales in 2013
2014-01-13
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DETROIT – Chevrolet sold a record 4,984,126 million vehicles around the world in 2013.
“2013 was a significant year for the Chevrolet brand with 25 product launches around the world including all-new versions of our most iconic nameplates – Corvette, Impala and Silverado,” said Alan Batey, senior vice president, Global Chevrolet. “The strength of our new products coupled with a greatly transformed retail experience allowed Chevrolet to attract more consumers to the brand and achieve record global sales.”
Chevrolet sales in the United States, China, Brazil and Mexico, its four largest markets, were up a combined 4 percent. The top five Chevrolet sales markets in 2013 were:
The Cruze sedan remained Chevrolet’s best-selling nameplate globally. Since being launched in 2008, Chevrolet has sold over 2.5M Cruzes.
In Canada, Chevrolet sold 139,245 vehicles in 2013, an increase of 0.2 per cent from 2012, which includes:
- A 26 per cent increase in sales of Chevrolet Mini / Small Cars, the Spark and Sonic
- A 2 per cent increase in sales of the Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet’s best-selling passenger car in Canada
- A 20 per cent increase in sales of the Chevrolet Malibu
- A 4 per cent increase in sales of the Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet will continue to build excitement for the brand this week with the debut of the all-new Corvette Z06 and the C7.R racecar at the 2014 North American International Auto Show.
About Chevrolet in Canada
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.5 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.ca, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/chevroletcanada or by following @ChevroletCanada on Twitter.
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