40% of all Caddies offered in Q3 had been electrical

October 5, 2025

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There’s a quiet revolution underway in Cadillac showrooms throughout America. The model’s renewed “Commonplace of the World” ambitions are actually matched by glossy, statement-making electrical autos. And, due to a bit of assist from Federal tax credit score FOMO, greater than 40% of latest Cadillacs offered in Q3 had been 100% electrical.

GM’s general EV gross sales numbers had been up 110% final quarter, climbing to 66,501 models within the US alone on the again of the reasonably priced, 300+ mile Chevy Equinox and 1,000-mile succesful (type of) Silverado EV – nevertheless it was Cadillac sellers that noticed the most important progress in EV gross sales.

As patrons poured into Cadillac dealerships within the final days of the $7,500 Federal EV tax credit score, GM’s luxurious arm was prepared with fashionable, new-for-2025 electrical autos just like the Optiq, Vistiqand Escalade IQ* ready for them alongside the Lyriq. The end result wasn’t simply Cadillac’s greatest third quarter in additional than a decade – Cadillac (and GM) is having certainly one of its greatest gross sales yr, interval.

Right here’s what the quarter regarded like, by the recently-released GM gross sales numbers.

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EV mannequin	Q3 25/Q3 24	Q3 25	Q3 24	YTD 25/YTD 24	YTD 25	YTD 24
Chevrolet Equinox EV	+156.70%	25,085	9,772	+389.88%	52,834	10,785
Chevrolet Blazer Ev	+1.14%	8,089	7,998	+36.72%	20,825	15,232
Chevrolet Silverado EV	+97.49%	3,940	1,995	+78.58%	9,379	5,252
Chevrolet BrightDrop	*	2,384	*	*	3,976	0
GMC Hummer EV Pickup	+21.86%	5,246	4,305	+48.65%	13,233	8,902
GMC Sierra EV	+771.84%	3,374	387	+1,488.37%	6,147	387
Cadillac Optiq	*	4,886	*	*	9,826	0
Cadillac Lyriq	+1.18%	7,309	7,224	-18.17%	16,626	20,318
Cadillac Vistiq	*	3,924	*	*	5,669	0
Cadillac Escalade IQ	*	2,264	*	*	6,030	0
Whole	+109.91%	66,501	31,681	+137.44%	144,545	60,876

Supply: GM Authority / GM Q3 2025 gross sales report.

That asterisk up there subsequent to the high-rolling Escalade IQ that offered greater than 3,900 examples is as a result of, at effectively over $80,000 even for essentially the most primary mannequin it by no means certified for the $7,500 Federal EV tax credit score to start with (nor did the folks destined to purchase it, who nearly definitely make an excessive amount of to qualify).

It’ll be fascinating to see if the lack of that tax credit score will do a lot to negatively influence EV gross sales in Q4. And that’ll get doubly fascinating due to the artistic accounting crew at GM that found out the way to lengthen that $7,500 tax credit score for current seller stock (for a couple of extra months) and that its largest EV rivals at Hyundai are slashing costs on common IONIQ fashions.

You possibly can try our EIC Fred Lambert’s full assessment of the brand new electrical Cadillac Escalade within the video, under, and use the next hyperlinks to search out nice Cadillac offers close to you whereas that cleverly prolonged tax credit score remains to be a factor.

Cadillac Escalade IQ assessment

SOURCE | IMAGES: Gm, through GM Authority.

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