Cadillac EV Sales Up In 2026!

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At a time when the US EV market is suffering, thanks to the end of the US EV tax credit and some legacy automakers deciding they just can’t sell EVs here and writing off billions in investments as a result (or so they say), Cadillac is actually doing quite alright. In fact, rather than just holding steady, Cadillac’s EV sales were up in the US in the first quarter.

However, the story is different for different models. Let’s see how they broke down:

• Cadillac Escalade IQ EV (IQ & IQL) — 1,956, down 26.8% from 1,432 in Q1 2025
• Cadillac LYRIQ — 3,370, down 21.6% from 4,300 in Q1 2025
• Cadillac OPTIQ — 2,847, up 65.9% from 1,716 in Q1 2025
• Cadillac VISTIQ — 1,902, up 190,100% from 1 in Q1 2025 (haha)

So, the Escalade EV dropped a bit, losing about 500 sales year over year. That said, the Escalade overall was down 28.5%, dropping about 3,600 sales.

The LYRIQ, a dedicated EV model, also lost nearly 1,000 sales year over year, but remember that the VISTIQ was introduced last year, and so it added 1,900 sales out of nowhere. Considering how close in size and price the LYRIQ and VISTIQ are, one has to assume the LYRIQ lost some sales from customers choosing the VISTIQ instead — and the same goes for Escalade IQ buyers for that matter, as the VISTIQ sits somewhere between the LYRIQ and the Escalade IQ.

So, just looking at those three models, Cadillac EV sales were up by about 450 units, but then there’s one more model.

The OPTIQ grew by more than 1,100 sales in 2026! That’s a notable increase that almost had it catch the LYRIQ as the top selling Cadillac EV.

All together, then, Cadillac EV sales increased by more than 1,500 sales in Q1 2026 versus Q1 2025 — 1,578 to be exact. Not too shabby in a quarter that’s supposed to be a bad one for EVs! In fact, electric vehicles accounted for 30.7% of all Cadillac sales in the first three months of 2026.