Data show that General Motors’ full-year vehicle sales in 2023 will be 2,594,698 vehicles (a year-on-year increase of 14.1%), including 625,176 vehicles in the fourth quarter (Note: The company sold approximately 2.3 million vehicles in 2022 and 2019 respectively. and 2.9 million vehicles).

Sales of the Buick brand increased 61%, followed by mainstream brand Chevrolet with a 13.1% increase. Sales for the GMC and Cadillac brands each increased about 9% in 2023.

It is worth mentioning that although General Motors’ pure electric vehicle sales in 2023 are not bad, they will only account for 2.9% (75,883 units). The vast majority of them are the discontinued Chevrolet Bolt models. However, the Alton platform pure electric vehicles Sales are still growing steadily.

In the fourth quarter, General Motors sold a total of 19,469 all-electric vehicles, accounting for about 3.1% of total sales, down slightly from 20,092 vehicles in the previous quarter, but up about 19.7% from 16,266 vehicles in the same period last year.

Data shows sales of both the Lyriq and Hummer EVs are up, and deliveries of the Blazer and Silverado EVs have begun, albeit in extremely limited quantities. In addition, Hummer electric vehicles performed well this quarter. The model sold 2,028 units in the fourth quarter, almost double the 1,167 units sold in the previous quarter and only 72 units in the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the Lyriq has shown similar growth trends, with General Motors selling a total of 3,820 Lyriq models in the quarter, up from 3,108 in the third quarter and 86 in the same period last year.

However, due to the discontinuation of the Chevrolet Bolt in December, quarterly sales of this model fell, falling to 12,551 units from 15,835 units in the third quarter. This figure was also down from 16,108 units in the fourth quarter of 2022.

General Motors says this is part of a plan to phase out the Bolt so that it can focus on the Alteon platform.

General Motors sales of various pure electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023 (year-on-year change):

BrightDrop: 164 (from 0 a year ago)

Cadillac Lyriq: 3,820 units (up 4,342%),

Chevrolet: 13,457 units (down 16%)

-Chevrolet Blazer EV: 463 (new)

-Chevrolet Bolt EV/Bolt EUV: 12,551 units (down 22%)

-Chevrolet Silverado EV: 443 (new)

GMC (Hummer electric pickup/SUV): 2,028 units (up 2,717%)

Total: 19,469 (up 19.7%)

General Motors’ pure electric vehicle sales in 2023 (year-on-year change):

BrightDrop: 497 (up 240%)

Cadillac Lyriq: 9,154 units (up 7,403%)

Chevrolet: 62,988 units (up 65%)

-Chevrolet Blazer EV: 482 (new)

-Chevrolet Bolt EV/Bolt EUV: 62,045 units (up 63%)

-Chevrolet Silverado EV: 461 (new)

GMC (Hummer electric pickup/SUV): 3,244 units (up 280%)

Total: 75,883 (up 93%)

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Chad Lyons, Chevrolet’s executive director of communications, said in a statement that the team is rolling out a fix as soon as possible and will contact owners to provide updated service details. Chevrolet Vice President Scott Bell also admitted that some car owners have encountered quality problems related to software and emphasized that user satisfaction is the primary consideration, so the company decided to temporarily stop the delivery of new cars. General Motors did not disclose the specific number of vehicles affected, saying only that it was a “limited” number.

Two months after the car information website Edmunds purchased a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RS AWD for long-term testing, the vehicle stayed at the dealer for two weeks due to 23 fault code issues. They said, “The information we received from the dealer made it… It’s shocking, the number of fault codes is the highest of any new car we’ve ever seen.”

Kevin Williams, editor of InsideEVs, another automotive media outlet, had it even worse. His test drive lasted just 28 hours when the car, which lacks CarPlay and Android Auto infotainment, suddenly froze while driving, followed by a “Vehicle service immediately” error message while charging, and the test had to be interrupted.

InsideEVs subsequently followed up with reports that owners of other electric vehicles powered by GM’s Ultium powertrains had complained of similar quality issues that seemed difficult to resolve, raising concerns about the quality of GM’s electric vehicles.

At present, General Motors has not disclosed the details of the repair plan, and it is not clear when sales of Blazer EV will be resumed.

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General Motors stated that its Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brand models will start the replacement process one after another.

Beginning with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, which goes on sale this summer, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will no longer be natively available in subsequent new vehicles. This phase-out plan will be deployed to gasoline vehicles starting in 2035.

GM and Google have been developing car-machine systems since 2019, integrating navigation, Super Cruise and many other GM-exclusive services, as well as built-in applications such as Spotify and Audible.

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