GM: Worst quarter since 2009

An empty GMC Buick showroom in Ellsworth, Maine, in late September. The dealership had fewer than 10 new light vehicles in stock. (DAVID PHILLIPS)

October 01, 2021 07:23 PM

DETROIT — General Motors on Friday reported its lowest U.S. light-vehicle sales of any quarter since its 2009 bankruptcy, with its third-quarter volume plunging 33 percent as the global microchip shortage left dealerships with little inventory to sell.

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