- Common Motors ended 2024 with a document 114,432 EVs bought.
- The Chevy Equinox EV was GM’s top-selling EV in 2024, adopted by the Cadillac Lyriq and the Chevy Blazer EV.
- It was additionally a document fourth quarter for GM’s EVs.
Common Motors has pulled off one of many finest comebacks of 2024. In the direction of the top of 2023, issues regarded grim on the firm, with manufacturing issues, a series of delays and software program nightmares dogging its electrical car efforts. Quick-forward by 12 months, and GM one way or the other turned 2024 right into a banner yr, increasing its EV market share and posting document gross sales for all its manufacturers.
The automaker stated on Friday that its general U.S. gross sales elevated 4% to 2.7 million items—its highest complete since earlier than the pandemic. EV gross sales have been the true spotlight, growing 125% within the fourth quarter in comparison with the identical interval in 2023 and surging 50% for the total yr. GM bought a document 114,432 EVs in 2024.
Last quarter outcomes are typically good for automakers due to vacation offers. However GM’s EV momentum wasn’t only a vacation spike—it was a year-long climb fueled by a various lineup that spanned inexpensive crossovers to luxurious SUVs.
The automaker had 10 totally electrical fashions on sale by the top of the yr throughout the Chevy, Cadillac and GMC manufacturers. Practically all noticed important gross sales development within the closing quarter and 2024.
Equinox EV Leads The Pack
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The Chevy Equinox EV led GM’s EV gross sales chart for the yr, racking up 28,847 gross sales. The majority of these gross sales got here within the final three months of the yr alone when Chevy bought 18,089 items of the electrical crossover. As essentially the most inexpensive EV within the U.S. with over 300 miles of vary, the Equinox EV begins at $35,000 earlier than incentives. With the $7,500 federal clear car credit score factored in, qualifying patrons can snag one for as little as $27,500—in the event that they meet earnings limits too.
Sizzling on its heels was the Cadillac Lyriq, GM’s earlier EV gross sales chief, with 28,402 items bought in 2024, together with 8,000 within the fourth quarter. Cadillac’s lineup is barely getting stronger, with the Escalade IQ gaining traction (670 items bought in December) and the smaller Optiq and seven-seater Vistiq set to hit showrooms quickly.
The Chevy Blazer EV did effectively too, with patrons snagging 23,115 items final yr.
Electrical Vehicles And Vans Performed Supporting Roles
Whereas the electrical crossovers did all of the heavy lifting for GM, its pickups and BrightDrop vans additionally added some important numbers.
GMC bought almost 14,000 Hummer EVs (pickup and SUV), a formidable feat for a car that begins at $100,000. In the meantime, the Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV added 7,428 and 1,788 items, respectively. BrightDrop’s electrical supply vans—now underneath the Chevy model—accounted for an additional 1,529 items.
“From my standpoint, the automotive business is pushed by momentum. Common Motors has momentum on its facet,” stated Rory Harvey, GM government VP and president of worldwide markets. “We confirmed robust momentum in electrical automobiles. We now have the most important EV share development of any producer. We now have one thing for everybody, it doesn’t matter what they wish to drive,” he added. “The Equinox EV is discovering nice reception and continues to interrupt document after document in gross sales.”
| This fall 2024 | This fall 2023 | % change | Full yr 2024 | Full yr 2023 | % change | |
| Cadillac Escalade IQ | 670 | – | – | 670 | – | – |
| Cadillac Lyriq | 8,084 | 3,820 | 111.6 | 28,402 | 9,154 | 210.3 |
| Chevy Blazer EV | 7,883 | 463 | 1602.6 | 23,115 | 482 | 4695.6 |
| Chevy Equinox EV | 18,089 | – | – | 28,874 | – | – |
| Chevy Bolt Ev/EUV | 45 | 12,551 | -99.6 | 8,627 | 62,045 | -86.1 |
| Chevy Silverado EV | 2,176 | 443 | 391.2 | 7,428 | 461 | 1511.3 |
| GMC Sierra EV | 1,401 | – | – | 1,788 | – | – |
| GMC Hummer EV | 5,019 | 2,028 | 151 | 13,993 | 3,244 | 331.4 |
| BrightDrop Vans | 537 | 164 | 227.4 | 1,529 | 497 | 207.6 |
| Complete 2024 | 114,432 |
GM stays the most important automaker within the U.S. by way of general auto gross sales. And within the fourth quarter, its EV market share elevated to 12% from 9.3% in Q3 2024. It was the second-best-selling EV model throughout the second half of 2024, behind Tesla, which stays by far the most important EV producer and vendor within the U.S.
Promising However Unsure New 12 months
Nonetheless, coverage shifts might dictate how a lot of this momentum will get carried into the brand new yr. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened 25% tariffs on gadgets manufactured in Mexico and Canada—each the Equinox EV and Blazer EV are made throughout our Southern border. Trump will even push to finish the $7,500 federal clear car credit score that made EVs extra accessible to a broader viewers. Buckle up, as a result of it can probably be a bumpy experience forward.
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