General Motors U.S. September sales drop 45%

General Motors Co. said Thursday that U.S. September sales dropped 45% to 156,673 vehicles from 284,300 a year ago. Similarly, light vehicle sales fell 45% to 155,679 units. Total U.S. car sales for the month fell 42% to 68,232 vehicles from a year ago. On a percentage basis, Cadillac sales saw the least decline, down 9% to 11,339 vehicles, with the largest sales decline at the soon-to-be-wound-down Saturn division, which posted a 84% drop in sales to 2,993 units. GM's best-selling Chevrolet division posted a 41% decline for the month to 102,538 vehicles.