The GMC Hummer EV is the most improbable of hits, but it’s gone triple platinum. The 9,000-plus pound electric truck isn’t just sold out. GMC has a backorder list of “two years or more” for the hulking off-roader, says brand chief Duncan Aldred.
The company stopped taking orders for the Hummer pickup and SUV in September because they’d piled up more than 90,000 orders. Now, Aldred tells GM Authority, the company can give a rough time estimate on clearing the backlog.
The site reports, “GM has only produced 2,570 units of the Hummer EV Pickup as of September 2022, a far cry from the 90,000 units needed just to meet reservations.” However, the Michigan site where GM builds the truck, known as Factory Zero, is tooling up to produce them faster.
The Hummer is the only GM electric truck in customer hands but could be one of three within a year. It plans a Chevy Silverado EV and a GMC Sierra EV for the 2024 model year.
Apart from their electric drivetrains, those two are conventional pickup trucks. The Hummer is something else.
Available as a pickup or an SUV, it’s a luxurious ride and a hyper-capable off-roader. The Hummer, with camera views 360 degrees around the vehicle and underneath its chassis and a “crab walk” 4-wheel steering system that lets it travel nearly sideways, can get out of almost any situation on the trail.
The first round of Hummers GMC is building are the most luxurious – a special launch edition with a price tag of nearly $112,000. Lesser versions were available for around $87,000 until GM halted orders because of the size of the pile.
