{"id":89551,"date":"2026-07-01T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/gm-reports-4-decline-in-us-auto-sales-for-second-quarter\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:16:37","slug":"gm-reports-4-decline-in-us-auto-sales-for-second-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/gm-reports-4-decline-in-us-auto-sales-for-second-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"GM Reports 4% Decline in US Auto Sales for Second Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1782918997533.jpg?resize=450%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1782918997533.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1782918997533.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>General Motors announced Wednesday that its U.S. auto sales declined 4.2% during the second quarter, as rising inflation continued to discourage some consumers from purchasing new vehicles.<\/p><p>The company recorded total sales of 714,896 units for the quarter, down from 746,588 units sold during the same three-month stretch one year ago.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Motors saw its U.S. vehicle sales slip in the second quarter, with inflation cited as a key reason fewer buyers entered the market. The automaker sold just over 714,000 vehicles compared to nearly 747,000 during the same period last year. The roughly 4.2% drop reflects ongoing economic pressures facing American consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":89550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1782918997533.jpg?fit=450%2C305&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-nin","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":89434,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/us-car-sales-hold-steady-despite-war-high-gas-prices-and-economic-strain\/","url_meta":{"origin":89551,"position":0},"title":"US Car Sales Hold Steady Despite War, High Gas Prices, and Economic Strain","author":"Admin","date":"July 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"American automakers are set to report stable vehicle sales for the second quarter of 2025, even as consumers face rising gas prices, inflation, and uncertainty tied to the Iran war. 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