New car shoppers looking to park the Chevrolet Bolt EV in their driveway will find a glut of 2020 model year vehicles left on dealer lots, per a recent study.
According to vehicle research website iSeeCars.com, nearly 70 percent of the current Chevrolet Bolt EV inventory are 2020 model year vehicles. According to the website, the average new model has 22.5 percent of its inventory remaining from the 2020 model year, but the Bolt is among those models studied with a much higher percentage.
According to the study, the Ford Escape has the highest percentage of 2020 inventory remaining among models examined at 90.4 percent, while the Ford EcoSport is second in the list at 71.3 percent. The Chevrolet Bolt EV is third with 68.9 percent, while the Ford Expedition and Ford Expedition Max are fourth and fifth with 61 percent and 59.2 percent, respectively.
“The Bolt had an impressive 26 percent increase in sales in 2020 over 2019, but still has a surplus of 2020 inventory,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “Dealers really want to move these outgoing model year vehicles and are steeply discounting them with up to $14,000 in incentives currently being offered.”
In the U.S., GM sold 20,754 units of the Chevrolet Bolt EV during the 2020 calendar year, up from the 16,418 units sold during the 2019 calendar year.
In addition to robust 2020 model year inventory for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, several other GM crossovers made the iSeeCars list, including the Buick Envision in tenth place at 51.1 percent, and the Chevrolet Trax in eleventh place at 48.6 percent.
“The Buick Envision was redesigned for 2021 but has limited inventory due to the first models arriving at dealerships in December,” Brauer said. “Chevrolet is cutting production of the Trax to keep up with demand for the new Trailblazer, which likely cannibalized Trax demand over the past year.”
The iSeeCars.com study is based on an analysis of 700,000 new car listings posted as of January 29th, 2021, with 2020 model year volumes used to determine ranking. Heavy-duty trucks, low-volume models, and vehicles with low 2021 model year inventory volume were excluded from the study.
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Wow, woulda thought they were all sold since the country is supposedly so EV crazy? (Sarcasm)
They would sell without a battery if Mary gave each one a free 300 mile extension cord.
That’s the gag: The car ain’t too expensive, but the price of that 1,584,000 foot extension cord is murder !!
It would sell of GM changed the MSRP to match the actual transactional sales price which is in the 23-28k range. At the MSRP of $38 and 42k, the value of the car is a complete joke compared to Model 3 and Y Standard Range Plus
At least in california new 2020 bolt evs were still being delivered to dealerships less than 2 weeks ago
The real problem is that the GM base is resolutely pickup and SUV driven. They also tend to be *not* the EV cohort that is more environmentally sensitive.
The average GM dealer will not show a Bolt to anyone unless dragged over to it just as none would show Opels when they offered them in the ’70s.
Uninformed buyers look at price per pound and balk at a small car with a high price no matter how much it saves in the long run. Also GM buyers don’t buy small cars no matter how nice.
Before the DM to $ exchange rate was shot and before the Japanese import gained a foothold Opel was the 2nd best selling import brand in the US after VW.
Cause nobody wants a green energy scam golf cart.
In Canada you can buy a Spark for just over 10K, but the Bolt is well over 40K. I think it is only useful to get in the HOV lane while commuting in heavy traffic. Just government forcing people to buy things that are not asked for…
We could of spent the money wasted on toxic batteries on more fracking and taking over saudi arabia.
“We could *have* spent…”
Fixed that for you
gm’s master plan to offer anonymous vehicles at EV prices is coming together.
i can’t wait for the reveal on feb.14th when they double down on this winning strategy.
The article could have been titled “Ford utilities take 4 out of 5 spots on remaining 2020 inventory list”….
To be honest, it’s not surprising to me the Bolt, a tiny first-gen EV, landed on the list. What is surprising is that Ford’s all-new utility, the Escape, is the worst, followed by another small Ford, and the 4th and 5th spots are two more Ford utilities also recently all-new models. Seems like a story in itself to see why Ford can’t move their fresh utility vehicles in a utility-hungry market.
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maybe those escape buyers are waiting for the bronco.
Yup, the Bronco sport seems quite similar in size and specs to the escape.
No doubt that is the case for many (I would do the same if I was shopping in that segment). Unfortunately, if true that still doesn’t bode well for the Escape line though. I think they screwed up on the name because Escape went from rugged/truck-ish to raised station wagon. Personally I would have used the following naming schemes:
upcoming Bronco Sport = Escape (with “Bronco Sport” packages/equipment available)
current Escape = Maverick (a far more appropriate use of the name + wouldn’t defile Escape legacy)
upcoming Maverick = Courier (a no-brainer)
As the old saying go statistics make a lier out of everybody. If I suddenly produce 50,000 cars in December then it’s obvious I’m going to have a lot of cars left in January to sell.
That would explain it if that Is the case. I’d like to see that info because I wasn’t aware of any production surge by Ford relative to the other manufacturers.
Only a dork could possibly like the styling of this car. Tuck back is required if you drive this car.
Dork styling shows your not “racist” and showing off “privilege”. Tucking back shows your not “misogynist”.
Lol my store still has a brand new 19
the big guy wants the fed fleet green here is his chance at fire sale prices
Id be absolutely pissed if the Fed used any of my tax dollars to purchase Bolts at MSRP. The fair price for a bolt is realistically closer to 20k than 30k
Parler has a plan for “fire sale” Bolts.
they get a good deal on vehicles but pay$200 for hammers and $ 1000 for toilets
Not real surprising considering 2021 production began in December 2020. Dealers are just now seeing new models.
Hmm i don’t want to ruin your field day but this is not much different than any other vehicle that about to get an update. How many 2020 Escalades are still sitting at dealers?
The 2020’s are still available because they are FUGLY, Fugly, I say, fugly.
Bottom line; this retired engineer just wanted an electric car — for many reasons. Started out with a used Volt, and loved it, but traded for a new Bolt last month. With a few minor exceptions the Bolt is just great; fun to drive, roomy, exceptional visibility, and just the right height to get in and out with ease. And I can spend hours learning the finer points of BEV’s, knowing that ICE’s are soon to be in their final years – like me.
As for looks, many current offerings are just fugly, making the Bolt almost pretty by comparison.
Do not count the ICE out quite yet. Unless there is some miraculous sudden new development in ev technology or huge leap in charging infrastructure in the near future, ev’s do not work for millions and millions that have no way of charging the vehicle on a consistent basis.
And I hope you too are with us for a long time to come!!!!
Liberals don’t care if people can’t charge their cars at home. They want blackouts so they can ask taxpayers for a solar boondoggle in places where there’s no sun. “Trust the science”.
bud – you need some help. Where is all this constant hate-filled rhetoric coming from? I hope your world isn’t as dark as you paint in all your rants.
Have had my 2020 Bolt for 3 weeks, love it. Only ICE vehicle I’d ever consider would be a new pickup, any other new vehicle purchase will be BEV.
Bought the car, love the car, just wish they’d settle the battery recall issue.
You love your golf cart but i bet you don’t play golf.
Best part of the Bolt, is watching the owner scream BLOODY MURDER when the battery kills itself & GM says Sorry, warranty has expired.
Even more fun is watching a liberal cry when their dead EV battery is dumped into a LANDFILL.
Jeez, right-wing nutcakes have taken over this thread! Politicising electric cars must be so much fun. After what happened in DC, nothing is surprising.
One flaw in this analysis is the release date of 2021 model. It’s early February and it’s hard to find a dealership that has a 2021 Bolt. The first one I saw was in mid January. As an example we test drove a 2021 Volvo XC90 in late July, early August. I surely would expect there would be no 2020 Volvos left. Since GM did not release 2021 version of the Bolt until 2021, I think it will take a month or two for 2020 inventory to deplete. Nothing to see here.
442,511 Tesla Model Y/3 delivered in 2020. Demand for the right EV’s is there.
Awesome car for anyone considering a purchase. I bought one in December and got it for about $12,000 under MSRP with all the incentives including a Costco rebate. Wicked fast, great handling and cheap, cheap, cheap transportation as a daily driver. Better than the 2 Leafs I previously owned.