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Sales of EVs on the Rise at General Motors

While some manufacturers are struggling to sell their EVs at the rate they had forecast - think Mercedes-Benz, among others – other carmakers are starting to see encouraging upswings. General Motors (GM) is racking up new highs in EV sales figures each new quarter.

The numbers for the third quarter just ended show that the brand's electric models have the wind in their sails. The introduction of new EV models is part of the reason, and it's easy to understand why the results are up and the general mood at GM is on the up… and up.

The figures
GM sold 32,095 electric vehicles between July and September of this year. That’s the best quarter ever recorded by the manufacturer in the EV sector. Transactions increased by about 40 percent compared to the second quarter, during which the manufacturer had sold 21,930 electric vehicles. And that's an even bigger jump from the first quarter of this year when GM sold 16,425 EVs.

The automaker’s market share in the EV segment in the U.S. has increased from 6.5 to 9.5 percent, from the first to the third quarter of this year.

And imagine, the Chevrolet Bolt EV isn’t even part of the company’s offering anymore. GM actually sold 168 units of that defunct model from July to September as dealers cleared out their inventories. When the Bolt returns in 2026, it will help drive sales growth further.

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