First rolling off the line for the 1999 model year, the Cadillac Escalade full-size luxury SUV is a bonafide vehicular icon, known the world over for its combination of style, opulent interior appointment, and road presence. GM unveiled the latest fifth-gen Escalade for the 2021 model year, with the upcoming 2025 Escalade expected to debut a mid-cycle refresh. These days, sales for the Cadillac Escalade are on an upward trend. In fact, the last time the Cadillac Escalade sold this well was in 2007.
During a recent Cadillac media briefing, the luxury marque discussed its latest 2023 calendar year sales figures, indicating that the Cadillac Escalade had its best annual sales since 2007 .
Total sales volume for the 2023 calendar year amounted to 41,689 units in the United States, a four-percent increase compared to the 40,247 units sold in 2022. GM sold 40,505 Escalade units in 2021.
The Escalade had its three best sales years in 2004, 2006, and 2007, with 62,250 units sold, 62,206 units sold, and 60,991 units sold, respectively. Sales fell to between 22,000 and 27,000 units through 2009 and 2013 before rising over the 30,000-unit-mark, finally cresting the 40,000-unit-mark in 2021. Sales during the 2020 calendar year were obviously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These sales figures include the Escalade, the extended-length Escalade ESV as well as the Escalade EXT when available.
| Model Year | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 41,689 |
| 2022 | 40,247 |
| 2021 | 40,505 |
| 2020 | 24,547 |
| 2019 | 35,424 |
| 2018 | 36,872 |
| 2017 | 37,694 |
| 2016 | 39,092 |
| 2015 | 35,923 |
| 2014 | 30,522 |
| 2013 | 22,514 |
| 2012 | 22,632 |
| 2011 | 25,503 |
| 2010 | 26,874 |
| 2009 | 25,884 |
| 2008 | 39,710 |
| 2007 | 60,991 |
| 2006 | 62,206 |
| 2005 | 51,144 |
| 2004 | 62,250 |
| 2003 | 59,743 |
| 2002 | 49,644 |
| 2001 | 31,816 |
| 2000 | 23,346 |
| 1999 | 23,897 |
| 1998 | 3,089 |
As a reminder, the Cadillac Escalade offers three engine options, including the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine, rated at 420 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 4,100 rpm, and the 3.0L I6 LM2 turbodiesel Duramax, rated at 277 horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 1,500 rpm. Stepping up to the high-performance Escalade-V, we get the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 gasoline engine, rated at 682 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 653 pound-feet of torque at 4,400 rpm. The GM T1 platform provides the underpinnings, while production takes place at the GM Arlington plant in Texas.
Looking ahead, the refreshed 2025 Cadillac Escalade is expected to offer new styling, an overhauled interior, new tech items, and a new diesel engine option.
Subscribe to GM Authority for more Cadillac Escalade news, Cadillac news, GM business news, GM sales news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
Comments
can confirm with what i see on the roads.
yet to see a V in the wild tho…..
Love the Escalade V but way too much…..in Canada (Canuckastan) they are on dealer lots for slightly over $200,000!
How many have had to have the engines replaced due to dropped lifters? Asking for a friend.
im guessing none because the people that buy these new dont keep them.
its us the common chevy people that have to worry about lifters and DI buildup.. im nearing the point where i want to do the rebuild on my 2021. but not sure i might trade it for a 25 so im holding off
These Ecotec 3 engines with the DFM systems are failing early, not after 150k miles. According to Consumer Reports there is a 5-8% failure rate on these motors, and the failures are catastrophic when these lifters are involved.
I don’t know why anyone would touch a vehicle with these V8 motors when there are so many other options out there.
That’s the problem with the Escalades in that they have Chevy engines in them… Diesel is a cheap, low power (277 hp) option.
They get away with that since the low end torque is high….
Also I can understand good sales since the base model is around $80,0000.
If they want people to buy electric Escalade IQs, then I would think the price would have to come down. $130,000 to start is a dealbreaker for me… Since the ESCALADE can be had with a 277 hp engine why does every Escalade IQ have to have 750 hp? Also 2wd is fine for many Escalade owners… it should be a delete option on the IQ as well.
The one thing that drives me nuts about GM brochures lately is they only show the car in the fanciest trim. I want to see the car in the cheapest trim.
The anxiety of being a very small limo service and having the workhorse of your fleet a Escalade sitting with a dead engine in the back of the lo is incredibly stressful. I had to rent and Tahoe until this is all sorted out. It’s a mess.
These v8 engines are a mess. The development of a Gen 6 Small block is a direct response to this mess, GM is going all electric in 2035 so they are spending $1 billion on an all new new engine family that will be sold for 8-99 years because they can’t fix this one.
In the livery industry the Cadillac Escalade and the Tahoe and Suburban are the industry norms. GMC occasionally. The limo pool is full of them. The larger companies lease these and dump them when 60k is on the odometer. The V8 engine is the only option. Back in the days of the actual livery, black cart with a horse pulling it around Manhattan I wonder what the most long lasting equine was.
Great ride. Turbocharger, Supercharger, diesel & Gasoline. American made in Texas.
Good job GM. This is what Americans what’s.
Freedom to choose their vehicles and performance levels.