{"id":82677,"date":"2025-05-29T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82677"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:05:09","slug":"gm-takes-over-as-1-ev-seller-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82677","title":{"rendered":"GM takes over as the ‘#1 EV seller’ in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After its electric vehicle sales more than doubled in the first quarter, GM<\/a> claims it\u2019s now the \u201c#1 EV seller\u201d in Canada. With a full lineup of 13 all-electric vehicles, GM sold more EVs than Tesla in Canada.<\/p>\n

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GM tops Tesla to become the #1 EV seller in Canada in Q1<\/h2>\n

GM\u2019s electric vehicle sales in Canada<\/a> surged by 252% in the first three months of 2025, with new Chevy and Cadillac models driving growth.<\/p>\n

The Chevy Equinox EV led the way with 1,892 units sold, followed by the Silverado EV with 894 units. Cadillac\u2019s new entry-level OPTIQ had a strong showing, with 615 models sold, nearly matching the 720 units sold of its first EV, the LYRIQ. <\/p>\n

Even the GMC Hummer EV Pickup and SUV saw more demand, with sales up 232% (186) and 88% (252), respectively.<\/p>\n

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Combined, the automaker sold a total of 5,750 EVs in Q1. According to GM, this was enough to top Tesla to become \u201cthe #1 EV seller in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

GM Canada recently posted on social media, saying, \u201cWe claimed the top spot as Canada\u2019s #1 EV seller!\u201d The news comes as registration data show that Tesla registered just 524 vehicles<\/a> in Quebec in Q1, down 87% from the same period last year.<\/p>\n

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The steep decline in sales comes after the Quebec government paused federal EV incentives from February to April 1st. Canada also paused its iZEV rebate program in January, which offered up to $5,000 on the purchase or lease of an EV. Like the US federal EV Tax credit, it was designed to be used at the point of sale to help lower prices.<\/p>\n

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GM also registered significantly fewer Equinox and Blazer EVs in Quebec during the quarter. Despite higher year-over-year (YOY) sales, GM\u2019s electric vehicle (EV) sales were down considerably from the over 15,000 in Q4 2024.<\/p>\n

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Cadillac OPTIQ EV (Source: GM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The American automaker will continue to expand its lineup with the launch of the new Cadillac Escalade IQL, Lyriq-V, and Visiq. <\/p>\n

By the end of the year, we also expect to get our first look at the next-gen Chevy Bolt EV with deliveries starting in 2026.<\/p>\n

Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n

GM is building momentum with new models rolling out, which now cover nearly every segment. In the US, GM surpassed Ford and Hyundai Motor, including Kia, to become the second-largest seller of EVs<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

Chevy is now the fastest-growing EV brand in the US. The new electric Equinox, or \u201cAmerica\u2019s most affordable 315+ miles range EV,\u201d as GM calls it, is quickly becoming a top seller. The Blazer and Silverado EVs are also gaining traction.<\/p>\n

Cadillac reported its best first quarter since 2008, with retail sales increasing by 21%. After delivering the first models in Q1, the entry-level OPTIQ is off to an impressive start with 1,716 units sold.<\/p>\n

GM will top off its US electric vehicle lineup with the next-gen 2026 Chevy Bolt EV<\/a> due out later this year or in early 2026.<\/p>\n

Source: GM Authority<\/a>, GM Canada<\/em><\/p>\n

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After its electric vehicle sales more than doubled in the first quarter, GM claims it\u2019s now the \u201c#1 EV seller\u201d in Canada. With a full lineup of 13 all-electric vehicles, GM sold more EVs than Tesla in Canada. GM tops Tesla to become the #1 EV seller in Canada in Q1 GM\u2019s electric vehicle sales […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}