Chevrolet Bolt EV tallied 3,227 units in the United States and 109 units in Canada in December 2017.
Chevrolet Bolt EV Sales - December 2017 - United States
In the United States, Chevrolet Bolt EV deliveries totaled 3,227 units in December 2017, an increase of about 457 percent compared to 579 units sold in December 2016.During the complete 2017 calendar year, Bolt EV sales increased about 3,924 percent to 23,297 units.
| MODEL | DEC 2017 / DEC 2016 | DECEMBER 2017 | DECEMBER 2016 | YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 | YTD 2017 | YTD 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLT EV | +457.34% | 3,227 | 579 | +3,923.66% | 23,297 | 579 |
Chevrolet Bolt EV Sales - December 2017 - Canada
In Canada, Chevrolet Bolt EV deliveries totaled 109 units in December 2017. The results represent the model's lowest Canadian monthly sales performance since February 2017, when the vehicle accounted for 86 deliveries.During the complete 2017 calendar year, Bolt EV sales totaled 2,122 units.
| MODEL | DEC 2017 / DEC 2016 | DECEMBER 2017 | DECEMBER 2016 | YTD 2017 / YTD 2016 | YTD 2017 | YTD 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLT EV | * | 109 | * | * | 2,122 | * |
The GM Authority Take
Bolt EV sales continue to grow and set new sales records, albeit in relatively small numbers compared to other mainstream Chevrolet models. In fact, the model has set a new U.S. sales record in each of the last nine months. We expect sales of the electric vehicle to continue growing over the next year as awareness continues to grow. We’re also hearing through the grapevine that the Bolt is a major conquest champion, with an overwhelming majority of buyers being new to Chevrolet.
Notably, the Bolt outsold Chevy’s other new energy vehicle – the Chevrolet Volt, which saw sales slip nearly 50 percent to 1,937 units in December (see Chevy Volt sales). In addition, the Bolt outsold all other pure electric rivals combined, including the Volkswagen e-Golf, BMW i3, Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Ioniq. However, we should note that Hyundai Ioniq sales figures are not exclusive to the Ioniq Electric, but also include Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid variants of the model. In addition, the Leaf’s depressed sales volume is the result of the launch cadence associated with the market introduction of the second generation model. As such, the figures seen here represent the sale of remaining first-generation Leafs from dealer inventory.
Sales Numbers - Mainstream Small Battery Electric Cars - December 2017 - USA
| MODEL | DEC 17 / DEC 16 | DECEMBER 17 | DECEMBER 16 | YTD 17 / YTD 16 | YTD 17 | YTD 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLT EV | +457.34% | 3,227 | 579 | +3,923.66% | 23,297 | 579 |
| LEAF | -94.63% | 102 | 1,899 | -19.82% | 11,230 | 14,006 |
| E-GOLF | -22.57% | 343 | 443 | -10.24% | 3,534 | 3,937 |
| I3 | -15.04% | 672 | 791 | -17.69% | 6,276 | 7,625 |
| IONIQ | * | 908 | * | * | 11,197 | * |
| TOTAL | +41.49% | 5,252 | 3,712 | +112.39% | 55,534 | 26,147 |
About Chevrolet Bolt EV
The Bolt EV is the first mass-produced, all-electric vehicle from GM’s Chevrolet brand. The small EV went on sale in December 2016 as a 2017 model in two launch states (California and Oregon) as production of the vehicle was being ramped up. In August 2017, the Bolt became available nationwide across the U.S., which is a full month ahead of schedule.
For its second, 2018 model year, the Bolt EV receives a handful of small changes that consist of replacing the heated steering wheel with the automatic heated steering wheel as a standalone option and on the Comfort & Convenience Package, and deleting the front passenger seatback map pocket as standard equipment on 2LT trim level.
Currently, the Bolt EV is built exclusively at the GM Orion Assembly factory in Michigan.
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to Chevrolet Bolt EV December 2016 sales, except as noted
- In the United States, there were 26 selling days in December 2017 and 27 selling days in December 2016
- In Canada, there were 25 selling days in December 2017 and 27 selling days in December 2016
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Comments
People are accepting the Chevrolet Bolt as a glimpse of the future and with a range of almost 240 miles means some people can drive their Bolt for almost the entire week before charging over the weekend as there’s no reason to wait until 2023 or 2040 as buyers are realizing they can have the future today with a Chevrolet Bolt (3,227 in DEC 2017).
Right here, GMA posted that 80% of EV owners lease and for Q4 there were crazy cheap leases where some dealerships were leasing a $38,245 MSRP Bolt EV for $0 drive off and 35 months of $245 which includes all fees and taxes…Then you received $3700 from the state of CA, utility and costco and GM Fiancial had about a $1500 discount if the one pay lease…Put that all together and folks are receiving a vehicle that stickered $38K for $245×35 = $8575 – $1500 single pay discount so about $7100 to the dealer and $3700 back from incentives…
Example: https://leasehackr.com/blog/2017/10/16/bolt-ev-never-been-better-138-month-0-down
I don’t think anyone is saying to themselves, “I want an EV but charging everyday is such a chore, if only I had to charge weekly I’d buy one” Two weeks of plugging in every night for most people will turn this seconds long chore into a routine you don’t even think about…
Actually, most people do plug in their mobile devices every night, and adding a BEV to that “things to charge” isn’t much of an effort. But the longer EV range does allow most drivers to plug in once a week, and that replaces the weekly fill up in a gasoline car. The best benefit is that the charge is down in your own home.
Not a fan of the direction GM is headed. I feel we are being pushed into EV’s when in all reality there is no demand. Profits are slim to none on EV’s. They’re being supported by money making truck and suv sales. Once again, same old GM.
3200 sales in one month = “No Demand”
Pizza stores = kiddy rings
Christine O’Donnell, Republican of Delaware, is not a witch because she “isn’t in a Coven”
If you believe a GM product can survive on 3200 sales in a month you need to further educate yourself on the GM business model my friend. Lets compare this to 50,000 truck sales a month. The EV’s are also being heavily subsidized by not only the government but also the states. These vehicles wouldnt survive a year on their own. Trucks are incitivised but they can afford to be, profit margins are waaaaay higher. Lets not forget, average cost (out the door) to manufacture a GM vehicle is $25,000. You do the math. BTW i am a GM fanboy
You just have to accept that this is the future, but you refuse to. GM has and they are investing in the future so when it is here in full force, they are on the forefront. Rather than bury their head in the sand and pretend it’s not happening only to play “me too” when they have no other choice they want to be seen as the leader in EV.
On a personal note, I’m not terribly excited about it either. I imagine by 5years, EV sales were be a significant amount of the new car sales and in 10 years it will be most of them.
Gmman, will the Bolt in its current form last long? Like you, I highly doubt it too. But remember the Spark EV was replaced by something much better. It is hard to imagine the Spark and Bolt were release within 4 years of each other. Judging from the spec of both vehicle, you would think they were decades apart. So I wouldn’t be surprise GM is hard at work on the next vehicle to replace the Bolt.
And I must disagree with you on demand. There definitely is a group that want EV and all the benefits that comes with it. But currently the greater cons; less range and higher cost for a lesser car will not preserve consumer. EV is the inevitable future and GM is smart investing in it.
Tesla has 500,000 reservations to fill. No demand—Are you just ignorant or stupid?
The largest market in the world; China is going 100% electric. Since the US is now isolationist and retreating from the world, you have no choice and it will be shoved down your throat. Learn to enjoy the taste of stupidity.
So your argument is that Tesla has a good business model? Wow, i must be ignorant and stupid! You need to do some research my friend. Those are all reservations, fully refundable deposits people made. There is no sales for those things. Its like anything, if people want it someone else will make it if they cant and GM had done that and still, no sales. Must have hit a sore spot if all you had to reach for was a Tesla argument, wow.
Tesla has a larger market cap than GM selling only 100,000 cars per year. The people with real money know where this is heading. The only reason GM stock is up is due to the electrification plans of introducing 23 full electric cars by 2023. Everybody I know wants an electric car. GM’s largest market is China. And you soon won’t be able to sell anything there burning fossil fuels.
You’re the guy arguing for mass production of horse shoes lamenting the good old days of the horse carriage. What is the date of your forced retirement?
Read that first sentence of your responce…. i rest my case. Tesla fanboy. Im guessing you’re under the age of 18, dont work and all your “friends “ are also either in JR high or highschool. I appreciate your optimism but like most millennials your not realistic. Ill excuse you though.
Like everything else, you’re completely wrong. I’m retired after selling my private company (I guess this makes me a capitalist). I own several high powered cars including 3 hot rods and a full track car. I admire Tesla for what they accomplished but still think the technology isn’t where I want it to be. I really look forward to purchasing my full electric car in the next 2-3 years. Maybe a Porsche Mission E but still open to change my mind. I’m almost just as excited about the advances in electric cars as I am in my hot rods. So I’m not that easy to put into a neat box and BTW I’m not alone in my views amongst real car guys.
I see whats going on here. I got into a discussion with an anti Trump, liberal, Tesla fanboy. I bet you’re wanting to go “all green” and live “off the grid” with your Musk solar panels right? All of which is heavily subsidized by the government but hey you socialist types love that stuff. Keep using China as the basis of a great government model, makes you look so smart.
I couldn’t give a shit about your idiotic theatrical politics. The entire world are laughing at your reality TV government working hard to make your country irrelevant in the world. It’s very obvious that when a country spends all their money on useless military junk, there’s no money left to educate the population at large. Essentially the Morons have elected a government of Morons.
China is working on a 50 year plan while the US is a ship without a rudder.
I couldn’t care less about your idiotic theatrical politics. The entire world are laughing at your reality TV government working hard to make your country irrelevant in the world. It’s very obvious that when a country spends all their money on useless military junk, there’s no money left to educate the population at large. Essentially the Mo*rons have elected a government of Mor*ons.
Dear Gmman, I disagree. GM is still offering gas (ICE) cars for sale and a lot of them. It’s your choice with GM weather you want to go all-electric, hybrid, or all gasoline. While, what you say is true that GM profits from their gas cars are supporting their electric car losses, I have no doubt that in a couple of years electric cars will be making a profit as the price of batteries comes down. By the way, I challenge you to test drive the Bolt. Give it a try just for fun. I LOVE my Bolt in almost every way as far as driving quality. My only gripe is that the seats could be a little more comfortable and it’s my only car and I did purchase it, not leased.
The reason there’s relatively low EV demand and EV profitability is a direct result of “same old GM’s” decision making…The Bolt EV started life on the Sonic’s platform but evolved into a own platform and retained about the same footprint as the Sonic…The subcompact sedan and hatchback sold combined only 1,946 last month…Two points, GM picked a terrible segment to “EV” and when it was decided to move the Sonic to its own, they style it to look like a minivan ensuring low desirability/demand…With the profit, let’s take one of GM’s most profitable vehicles, the Silverado…Can choose different engines, choice of 2WD or 4×4 and the fully optioned Silverado is over double the MSRP of the base…GM makes the least profit on a pure base Silverado and the most on the High Country…The Bolt offers two trims, minimal options and only one choice of motor and only 2WD…This vehicles arch rival is the Model 3 which they knew could have autopilot, not only did they not give it SuperCruise, but not even ACC…Overall point being, GM needs to create more compelling EVs which is something they recently announced they’re doing with their new direction…
Dear God/Barcardi, I disagree with you. There is much evidence that the low EV profitability is a result of the high cost of the battery. The low EV demand is because the EV car cost more than gasoline cars of the same size because of the high cost of the battery. From my research the Chevy Bolt was built from the ground up as an all-electric car without any based platform. Although it does look a little like the Sonic, it does not share any components from the Sonic Gamma platform cars. SOURCES: caranddriver dot com / news / 2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-photos-and-info-news
Green Car Reports – “Chevy Bolt EV Not On Shared Architecture But Platform Name Secret GM Says” by John Voelcker Sept. 16, 2016
In your very own story…
“The Bolt EV program originated on the Gamma architecture, but then grew into its own architecture—even as it maintained the G2 code.”
I don’t understand your battery are too expensive argument…Lowest MSRPed Model S was the 60kWh software limited to 40kWh for $59,9XX…A Model S P100D with all options is $155K or nearly $100K more…Obviously that Model S is far more profitable then the base version without options…Therefore, if adding a second EV motor to the Bolt EV would give it a quicker 0-60, AWD and possibly more range…Some would be willing to pay for those things they do on other vehicles…
Dear God/Bacardi, Yes, you’re right then about it’s origin starting point. I did not see that update when I first read that article long ago. But I still think it’s very appealing.
Regarding your battery argument, not everyone can afford a $59,900 car let alone a $155,000 car. Also, you said “some would be willing to pay for those things” but most of us don’t make that kind of money to afford those things. Some would pay but most would not and could not. But I do agree with you that GM does need to come out with more options and more compelling EVs. I do hear that GM’s next EV will be a Buick Encore styled EV. So we do agree that GM is headed in the right direction.
Same story in the 80’s and 90’s with Saturn. Money making brands that were almost 100 years old (Pontiac, Olds, even Chevy) were left without budgets to prop up Saturn. Cars nobody wanted but GM said we did. Flash forward 30 years, EV’s are the new Saturn.
Batteries aren’t badges. It’s different this time.
Youre right…. it is different. Now its worse, basically oversized skateboards which are battery powered. Engineering say, “heres your width, heres your lenth and height, just design something to fit this”. Come on guys, its time to wake up. Im a genuine GM employee, not a contractor, not a supplier, and i see this every day. Again, i am a GM fanboy. I want them to succeed
Where GM has really failed is to kick old dinosaurs like you out the door. And hire people with open minds who will embrace the changes in the world. Guys like you would drive the company into the ground. Not happening again. Most of the idiots are long gone.
As soon as somene on here can show me sales figures of EV’s outselling “combustion powered” vehicles ill agree. Until then, gas is cheap, will be for several years. EV’s will not turn a company into a GM. Big, gas powered trucks, suv’s will. I guess if you’d prefer GM be 1/1000 the size it is now and sell 3200 cars a month and employ 1200 people then yea you have some great ideas.
“Again, i am a GM fanboy. I want them to succeed”
You’ve just said all we need to know.
You’re a fanboy.
Clueless fanboys like you are the worst of any automotive circle. Admitting to being a fanboy is admitting that you’re too blind to see the writing on the wall, and all you have are memories of how things were done in the 80’s and 90’s.
If you want GM to succeed, then you can’t ask GM to stay the way they were back in the 80’s. GM, like every other automaker, needs to remain flexible and open to new ideas.
If GM’s engineers and designers were not open to new ideas or new powertrains, GM would be stone dead, or worse, bought out by FCA.
You’re 40 years out of step with the reality of the auto industry. You’re supposed to keep on top of the car/human relation at all times, not dig your heels into 1982 and expect to know how the car/human relation works from back then.
Dear Gnman, If you’re saying that the Bolt EV is an oversized skateboard, I totally disagree with you. Have you test driven a Bolt? I’ve owned one now for almost 4 months as my only car and I assure you it rides much better then a skateboard and much better than any car I have road in or driven. It’s acceleration is so smooth, fast and quite I’ll never go back to gasoline. Oh, and one more thing, it heats up the cabin in cold weather faster than any gasoline car I’ve owned or ridden in.
One of scarce good moves from GM… They always can’t mistake…
It’s selling so little in Canada because they are not shipping any to the dealers. We only received 1 Bolt in all of 2017. We could have sold many many more.