GM says it has become the No. 2 seller of EVs in the US

GM is claiming the fig 2 spot successful EV sales successful the US for the 3rd 4th of this year, selling 32,000 electrical vehicles. The automaker produces EVs crossed aggregate brands moving connected the aforesaid platform, similar Chevy’s Silverado, Blazer, and Equinox EVs, arsenic good arsenic the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq.

GM says it has sold a full of 370,000 EVs successful North America since 2016, including 300,000 successful the US specifically. Tesla is inactive the undisputed leader, with much than 5 cardinal vehicles sold since 2008.

In an email with The Verge, GM’s enforcement manager of concern and income communications James Cain wrote that income person accelerated since the institution built a dedicated EV level (formerly known arsenic Ultium) and began producing artillery cells done its associated ventures with LG and Samsung SDI. GM’s third-quarter EV income bushed retired rival Ford by astir 8,600 units, according to Kelley Blue Book, arsenic reported by The New York Times.

Meanwhile, Ford spokesperson Dan Barbossa claims the Blue Oval remains “America’s No. 2 best-selling EV marque behind Tesla.” In an email with The Verge, Barbossa wrote:

Still, GM has a ways to spell earlier it achieves the extremity of producing 1 cardinal EVs, which it antecedently projected it would execute by 2025. The institution aboriginal distanced itself from that people erstwhile it became wide that accumulation troubles, charging difficulties, and precocious involvement rates would dilatory down the complaint of maturation successful EV income successful the US.

Ford had a beardown aboriginal commencement with coagulated income of its all-electric Mustang Mach-E, launched successful 2019, and the F-150 Lightning electrical motortruck successful 2022. During that timeframe, GM lone had the Chevy Bolt, built connected an older artillery platform. The Hummer EV motortruck launched successful 2020, but wide EV income were dilatory amid accumulation troubles.

Ford besides deed immoderate snags on the way, including parts shortages. The institution has mislaid billions of dollars successful its Model e division, wherever revenues person not kept up with spending. Ford recently canceled a planned three-row SUV and has paused accumulation of the F-150 Lightning until adjacent year. Ford is placing a batch of its hopes connected its skunkworks squad successful Silicon Valley, processing its next-gen level for cheaper EVs.