{"id":303920,"date":"2025-05-25T01:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T08:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=303920"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:34:20","slug":"general-motors-captures-15-of-us-electric-vehicle-sales-amid-market-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/general-motors-captures-15-of-us-electric-vehicle-sales-amid-market-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"General Motors Captures 15% of US Electric Vehicle Sales Amid Market Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a remarkable shift within the electric vehicle (EV) market, General Motors (GM) has captured almost 15% of new EV sales in the United States for April, marking a 2% increase from the previous period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This surge occurs despite a general decline in overall EV sales, which fell by 5.9% compared to March. The latest data from Cox Automotive indicates that GM\u2019s sales have nearly doubled in the first quarter, soaring by 94% to reach a total of 31,887 units sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chevrolet emerges as the fastest-growing EV brand in the nation, buoyed by strong demand for its new electric models, including the Equinox, Blazer, and Silverado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GM nabs nearly 15% of new EV sales in the US as Chevy and Cadillac find their groove <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZEKBalO77R\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZEKBalO77R<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EVPeteJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EVPeteJohnson<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Electrek.co (@ElectrekCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElectrekCo\/status\/1925591005455085826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tesla&#8217;s Market Share Dips Below 50% as GM Emerges as a Strong Competitor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Q1, sales figures showcased this trend, with 10,329 Equinox units, 6,187 Blazers, and 2,383 Silverados sold. Meanwhile, GM&#8217;s luxury brand, Cadillac, is also experiencing a sales uptick, with 80% of buyers of the new electric Lyriq being new to the brand, many transitioning from Tesla. Notably, Cadillac has reported that around 15% of current Lyriq buyers are former Tesla drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As GM continues to gain momentum, it has now overtaken Ford and Hyundai, becoming the second-largest seller of EVs in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"General Motors is investing $2 billion in electric vehicles \u2014 Here&#039;s what to know\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVJCYDawdzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Tesla remains the market leader, its share has dipped below 50% even as it recorded a 3.7% growth in April, driven primarily by the Model Y, which alone accounted for over 25% of its sales with 25,321 units sold. Almost 100,500 new EVs were sold in the US last month, contributing to an overall market share increase to 6.9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success of GM&#8217;s new electric lineups positions the company as a formidable competitor in the EV sector, especially with plans to expand Cadillac\u2019s luxury EV offerings and a strategic aim to secure its place as the bestselling luxury EV brand by 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a remarkable shift within the electric vehicle (EV) market, General Motors (GM) has captured almost 15% of new EV sales in the United States for April, marking a 2% increase from the previous period. This surge occurs despite a general decline in overall EV sales, which fell by 5.9% compared to March. The latest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/general-motors-captures-15-of-us-electric-vehicle-sales-amid-market-decline\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;General Motors Captures 15% of US Electric Vehicle Sales Amid Market Decline&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":303922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,11680],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-303920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-gm","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303923,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303920\/revisions\/303923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303920"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=303920"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=303920"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=303920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}