Sales growth exceeded the 1.5 percent growth in total worldwide auto sales, according to GM.
To put the numbers in context, Experian Automotive said 60-day-plus delinquencies accounted for only 0.74 percent of total outstanding auto loans in the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Last year, sales grew only 1.6 percent even though total U.S. auto sales rose 13 percent.
Excluding auto sales, total retail sales grew by 8.8% year-over-year.
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Japanese auto and truck plants produced a grand total of 9.6 million vehicles in 2010, compared to 7.7 million vehicles assembled in the United States.
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Yet, in February, even though auto sales fell 4.3%, total sales only gave back a small 0.1%.
The import market accounts for around 500, 000 out of total sales of 3.5 million, according to Anfavea and the Brazilian Auto Importers Association, Abeiva.
The U.S. auto sales for March stood at a little over 1.45 million bringing the total quarterly sales close to 3.7 million.
The consumer-loan uptick is most pronounced in the auto sector, where the dollar value of loans originated last year topped the 2009 total, Equifax estimates.
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