General Motors' Silverado EV truck sales fall far short of expectations
Business · 3 July 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
General Motors sold around 14,000 Silverado EV trucks in the United States and Canada in 2025, far below what the company had hoped for. By comparison, more than 140,000 petrol-powered Silverados were sold in the same period.
The electric version attracted 170,000 early reservations, but only about one in five of those customers went on to buy the vehicle. The starting price of roughly $71,000 put it close to the average cost of a full-size petrol truck. One concern for buyers was range while towing, which dropped by around 60 percent to approximately 160 miles.
Sales fell a further 41 percent in early 2026 compared to the previous year. GM has since paused development of its next planned full-size electric truck and SUV.