With the Cadillac ATS doubling sales from last month at 1,200 units sold, and the SRX having a great back-to-school showing of over 5,500 units sold, a nice Cadillac sales surge brought 14.5% sales growth over last year.

GM Sales Summary

“GM had a solid October in a month that was marked by a devastating national tragedy,” said Kurt McNeil, vice president, U.S. sales operations.  “All of us at GM are deeply saddened by the loss of life and the extensive damage caused by the storms, but we’re really encouraged by the national and local response, which will speed the recovery.”

GM’s new cars had a standout performance in October.

“With new designs like the Chevrolet Spark, Buick Verano and Cadillac ATS, and a growing reputation for quality and good resale value, we are becoming an even more formidable competitor in every segment – not just traditional GM strongholds like trucks,” McNeil said.

Cadillac August sales improved 11% with especially strong SRX results, and the first full month of XTS sales.  Both CTS and SRX were over 5K Cadillacs for the month, with XTS in the 2K range.

Cadillac August Sales Summary

The Cadillac ATS is expected to arrive in showrooms this month.  Cadillac is targeting 5K units a month from ATS, although to reach 3 series success will take 9K units per month, so we’ll see.