Overall, GM’s Q1 sales rose 16.7 percent year-over-year with 693,363 total deliveries
- General Motors is off to a strong 2025 with sharply rising overall sales in the USA.
- The Colorado leads the way with other big increases from GMC, Hummer, and Buick.
- Corvette, Blazer, and Terrain are falling behind amid GM’s otherwise strong performance.
We’re only three months into the year, but things are already looking strong for General Motors. U.S. sales are up 16.7 percent compared to the same quarter in 2024, rising from 594,233 to 693,363 deliveries. Today, we’re taking a closer look at what’s driving that growth, which models are falling behind, and which ones are gaining serious momentum.
Across the board, GM’s core brands are all posting gains, some modest, others unexpectedly strong. Chevrolet, unsurprisingly, leads the charge with 443,564 vehicles sold in Q1, up 13.7 percent from last year. GMC isn’t far behind in terms of momentum, climbing 17.6 percent thanks to solid truck and SUV sales.
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Cadillac, which continues to juggle its legacy-luxury image with a push toward EVs, posted a respectable 17.8 percent increase. But the real surprise is Buick, which surged by nearly 40 percent on the strength of freshened crossovers like the Envista and Encore GX. For a brand that’s often an afterthought in GM’s portfolio, Buick’s Q1 performance suggests someone might finally be paying attention.
Mid-Size Trucks Make Big Gains
Mid-size trucks continue to be a big source of income in the industry. The Chevrolet Colorado is up 73.3 percent so far with 25,856 sales. If it continues that kind of success throughout the year, it’ll be the first time since 2019 that Chevrolet sells more than 100,000 Colorados. The GMC Canyon is doing well too, with a 65.9 percent boost over Q1 2024.
Interestingly, GM’s full-size truck segment isn’t as hot across the board. The Silverado Light Duty is down 7.6 percent, while the GMC Sierra equivalent is up 14.4 percent. Both the Sierra and Silverado HD versions are up, though. On the flip side, the Terrain is down 27.1 percent and the Blazer is down 12.6 percent.
The Not So Hot
In terms of cars that aren’t doing so hot, the Corvette isn’t the worst off. Sure, it’s down 20.8 percent so far, but it’s due for a facelift very soon, so prospective buyers might be waiting for the facelifted version that’ll launch in the near feature. That’s not really the case with everything else struggling under the GM umbrella. The Cadillac Lyriq, for example, is down 25.9 percent year-over-year, as is the CT4 (-30 percent).
Finally, there are the outliers that have wild percentage changes. These are cars that are either no longer in production, like the Camaro (-98.4 percent), or ones that are scaling production up, such as the Blazer EV (up 931 percent) and the Silverado EV and GMC Savana, both up over 120 percent when compared to Q1 2024.
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