GM reclaims title as America's top automaker after a 2.5% jump in sales last year

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GM reclaims title as America's top automaker after a 2.5% jump in sales last year
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GM said Wednesday it sold 2.27 million vehicles in the U.S. in 2022, up by 2.5% for the year.

of 38,120 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV models in 2022. However, it sold fewer than 1,000 units of its luxury GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq, combined.

GM said production of the Bolt models is expected to increase to more than 70,000 units this year to meet strong global demand. The company last year pushed back plans to produce 400,000 EVs in North America through 2023 to mid-2024.While GM's future may be EVs, its present is large, gas-guzzling pickup trucks and SUVs. The Detroit automaker sold more than 1.1 million mid-size pickups and full-size trucks, including SUVs, in 2022.

Such vehicles are highly profitable and crucial to GM's bottom line as it invests in capital-intensive electric and autonomous vehicles. GM has been the top seller of pickups for nine years, including topping crosstown rival Ford in full-size pickups for three consecutive years. However, Ford's F-Series has beenThe accolades come despite declining sales of full-size pickups for both automakers due to supply chain issues. GM sold 754,876 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups in 2022, down by roughly 2%.

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