The Chevy Equinox EV is taking off as America’s best-selling EV outside of Tesla

Chevy’s electric SUV is quickly becoming America’s favorite. The Chevy Equinox EV now ranks as the best-selling EV in the US behind the Tesla Model Y and Model 3.

The Chevy Equinox closes in on Tesla for best-selling EV

GM took the top sales spot after delivering over 710,000 vehicles in the US in the third quarter. Sales through the first nine months of 2025 were up 20% to 2.2 million vehicles, GM’s best pace in a decade.

“No one is in a stronger position for a changing US market than GM,” according to Duncan Aldred, the company’s senior vice president and president of GM North America.

Aldred claims that GM has “the best lineup of ICE and EV vehicles we’ve ever had,” and it’s showing. GM set another record after delivering over 66,500 electric vehicles in the third quarter. Through September, GM has sold 144,668 EVs, more than doubling (+105%) its sales from the same period last year.

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The Chevy Equinox EV continues to lead the way and is now the best-selling EV in the US outside of Tesla models.

In the third quarter, over 25,000 Chevy Equinox EVs were sold, bringing the total to 52,834 through the first nine months of 2025.

GM promotes the electric SUV as “America’s most affordable 315+ range EV,” with starting prices under $35,000.

According to Cox Automotive, the company is not lying. The Chevy Equinox EV had the lowest ATP (average transaction price) among the top-selling EVs. Even more impressive, it had very little help from incentives.

Although Chevy’s electric SUV has been GM’s biggest hit, the automaker offers an EV for nearly everyone across its Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC brands.

Chevy is the fastest-growing EV brand, while Cadillac took the top spot in the luxury EV market in Q3. Cadillac now has three of the top 10 best-selling EVs in the luxury segment: the Lyriq (#2), Optiq (#5), and Vistiq (#6). In Q3, Cadillac sold 7,309 Lyriqs, 4,886 Optiqs, and 3,924 Vistiq models.

With an electric SUV offered across nearly all segments, Cadillac posted its best Q3 since 2013. The luxury brand has now achieved 13 straight quarters of YOY growth, securing its best luxury market share since 2014.

GMC is on pace for its best year ever, with new vehicles like the Sierra EV driving growth. Even Hummer EV (pickup and SUV) sales are up nearly 50% this year, with 13,233 units sold.

Although the $7,500 federal tax credit expired on September 30, GM, Ford, Hyundai, and others are extending the discount for at least another few months.

GM Financial launched a program with Chevy, GMC, and Cadillac dealers that will enable them to continue passing on the credit through leasing. The program will run “for the next several months,” GM said.

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