GM Passes Ford to Take No. 2 Spot in EV Sales Behind Tesla

GM Passes Ford to Take No. 2 Spot in EV Sales Behind Tesla
Chevrolet shows off their Chevrolet Bolt at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 9, 2017. Paul Sancya/AP Photo
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DETROIT—General Motors rode strong first-quarter sales of the Chevrolet Bolt to bump crosstown rival Ford out of second place in the U.S. electric vehicle sales race.

But GM’s EV sales of 20,670 were still far below those of industry leader Tesla, which delivered more than 161,000 vehicles in the United States from January to March, according to estimates from Motorintelligence.com.