- Common Motors gross sales had been down 4.2% to start out 2026.
- The corporate remains to be the primary automaker in the USA.
- EV gross sales are down, however GM is the quantity two behind Tesla.
Common Motors reported Q2 gross sales totaling 714,896 automobiles. That quantity leads all automakers in the USA, but it surely’s nonetheless a 4.2 % lower from 2025, when the Detroit automaker delivered 746,588 models.
Via the primary half of 2026, GM has delivered 1,341,325 automobiles. That is down 6.8 % from the 1,439,951 models the corporate moved in 2025 throughout the identical interval.
Although it is not the only trigger for the drop in quantity, GM says the decrease gross sales numbers mirror a smaller electrical car market. Following the expiration of the $7,500 federal tax credit, the EV market noticed a significant contraction, significantly for lower-priced fashions.
Out of GM’s total EV lineup, which at present consists of 11 fashions (counting the discontinued BrightDrop), all however 4 skilled gross sales drops in comparison with Q2 2025 and the primary half of 2025. These 4 embrace the Cadillac Optiq, Cadillac Vistiq, Chevrolet Bolt, and GMC Sierra EV.
| Mannequin | 2026 | 2025 | % Change |
| Cadillac Escalade IQ/IQL | 3,203 | 3,766 | -14.9% |
| Cadillac Lyriq | 7,578 | 9,317 | -18.7% |
| Cadillac Optiq | 7,083 | 4,940 | 43.4% |
| Cadillac Vistiq | 3,903 | 1,745 | 123.7% |
| Chevrolet Blazer EV | 3,166 | 12,736 | -75.1% |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 4,224 | 123 | 3,334.1% |
| BrightDrop 400/600 | 956 | 1,592 | -39.9% |
| Chevrolet Equinox EV | 16,249 | 27,749 | -41.4% |
| Chevrolet Silverado EV | 3,672 | 5,439 | -32.5% |
| GMC Hummer EV (SUV/Pickup) | 3,601 | 7,987 | -54.9% |
| GMC Sierra EV | 3,044 | 2,773 | 9.8% |
GM’s EV Downturn
Even in declaring these 4 automobiles, there are just a few outliers. The Chevrolet Bolt solely offered 123 models within the first half of 2025, so it was successfully off the market, closely skewing the numbers and leading to a 3,334.1 % gross sales enhance over 2025.
Whereas not as noticeable, the Cadillac Vistiq additionally launched in Q2 2025, so its 123.7 % achieve may additionally be partially defined equally.
Each different EV within the GM portfolio noticed a gross sales lower, with the Chevy Blazer EV posting the largest lack of 75.10 %. Chevy offered 12,736 electrical Blazers within the first half of 2025 in comparison with solely 3,166 to this point this yr. The GMC Hummer EV (Pickup and SUV) additionally noticed a large 54.9 % drop from 7,987 models in 2025 down to three,601 in 2026.
Simply as there are outliers for GM’s EV gross sales will increase, the BrightDrop EV supply van additionally stands out within the information for decreases. The 400 and 600 fashions noticed a 39.9 % drop, which is to be anticipated contemplating GM ended manufacturing of this mannequin again in October 2025. Even nonetheless, the automaker delivered 956 of its electrical supply vans to this point this yr, in comparison with 1,592 in 2025.
GM says it stays the quantity two EV vendor within the US for 2026 with 56,679 models to this point. That quantity is down by 27,477 models (32.6 %) from final yr, and sure trails Tesla by a large margin.
Motor1’s Take: The automotive business is in an fascinating place the place rising gasoline costs would theoretically push patrons into EVs, however there are not any incentives making these fashions extra inexpensive to buy. Even the most affordable new EV on sale, the Bolt, is struggling to promote in significant numbers. In the meantime, Silverado gross sales are down 4.6% to start out the yr, however pricier Sierra gross sales are barely up by 0.90%. The information is really puzzling.
