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The 2026 HUMMER EV Gets a New Feature

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And it’s shared with those already on the road. . . .

By Gary S. Vasilash

The GMC HUMMER EV—both SUV and pickup—may be big, but the vehicle is not a big seller.

In Q1 2025 there were 3,479 delivered.

While that number is comparatively low—the company delivered 6,794 Corvettes, another vehicle with a non-trivial MSRP—another way of looking at HUMMER EV sales that appear better is to compare it with the number of Silverado EV and Sierra EV models delivered during the same period of time: 2,383 and 1,249, respectively.

So the behemoth is doing OK by that measure of electric vehicle sales.

Today GMC announced the 2026 HUMMER EV.

The biggest new feature is something called “King Crab.”

This mode allows the rear wheels to turn faster—“significantly faster,” according to the company—than the front wheels.

This is said to improve maneuverability “when navigating tight spaces off-road, moving around obstacles or rock crawling.”

The 2026 HUMMER EV Carbon Fiber Edition SUV. (Image: GMC)

Given that the vehicle is 216.8 inches long and 86.7 inches wide (not including mirrors), or 18.07 feet long and 7.23 feet wide, enhanced maneuverability over the vehicle’s previous four-wheel steer capability is undoubtedly useful.

One interesting thing about King Crab: GMC is making it available to all HUMMER EV owners as an over-the-air update.

That is certainly a nice touch.

And another impressive set of stats: the HUMMER EV 3X Pickup produces 1,160 hp and 13,000 ft-lb of torque.

That’s like something out of a Marvel movie.

GMC Going More Global

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By Gary S. Vasilash

GMC sells its vehicles in three non-U.S. markets at present:

  • Canada, where its sales were up 10% in 2023 and where it has a market share of 5.5%
  • The Middle East, where its sales were up 15% compared with 2022
  • Mexico, where its sales were up 14.4%
  • South Korea, where it launched the Sierra LD pickup in 2023

How, you might be wondering, did it do in the U.S. in 2023?

Its retail sales were up 6.5% compared with 2022 and its total sales were up 8.9%, for a total 563,677 units.

GMC Yukon AT4. Presumably a nice vehicle on a snowy day. (Image: GMC)

(Which vehicle in its lineup were up 279.9% in ’23 compared with ’22? The HUMMER EV. It delivered 3,244. That vehicle has the distinction of being—with the exceptions of the Chevy Blazer EV and Chevy Silverado EV, both of which launched near the end of ’23, so these exceptions are not really comparative, especially as the HUMMER went into production in November 2021—the lowest-selling vehicle of all GM products.)

Feeling bullish about the global demand for vehicles of a large dimension, GMC announced that it will be rolling out the Yukon full-size SUV in Australia, New Zealand and China, with the last-named getting the vehicles in 2024 and the first two in 2025.

GMC sold 82,271 Yukons in the U.S. last year, essentially flat in the context of the 82,304 sold in 2022. While flat isn’t as good as the 279.9% of the HUMMER EV, it is better than the -19.3% of the Canyon, -14.8% of the Savana, or 17% of the Terrain.