GM claims it's first to sell million 30+ mpg (highway) vehicles

GM claims it's first to sell million 30+ mpg vehicles
Official GM URL: GM Sells 1 Million 30 MPG-Plus Vehicles in 2012

Title says it all... quite deceptive and misleading, as usual.

From the press release:

Even the above isn't totally true... a bunch of engine and transmission choices of the above don't achieve 30 mpg combined like these: Compare Side-by-Side, for example.

 

No response to this GM PR spin?

GM's played this game before. See GM's 30 mpg Claim: A Closer Look at the Numbers and Green Car Congress: Playing with Percentages: 30+ mpg Highway US Models for 2007 .

If I search for 35+ mpg COMBINED gasoline, diesel and e85 powered vehicles at Fuel Economy, how many GM cars come up? 1, the Volt. Then, look at how many there are from other automakers. Change that to 40 mpg and the result is 0 from GM.

Look at where GM falls at Average Fuel Economy for New Cars Sold Flat for Fourth Straight Month at 23.2 MPG in November 2012 According to TrueCar’s TrueMPG or in terms of CAFE performance at http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/rulemaking/pdf/cafe/Oct2012_Summary_Report.pdf from Fuel Economy | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).