# Detroit misses hybrid boom

Business · Heat 2.6 / 10 · 2 shows · 7m airtime

Third-quarter 2026 US auto sales data show the Detroit big three at a record low 36% share, down from 45% a decade ago, as hybrid sales surge. GM makes one hybrid, the Corvette, Ford offers two, and Chrysler none, while Kia, Hyundai, Toyota and Honda ride the boom. Detroit also let the minivan category it invented in 1984 go to Toyota, Honda and Kia. The discussion has moved from the record-low share to GM's response: it plans hybrid versions of the Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia at a Michigan plant. Whether that closes the gap remains open.

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## Segments

- [The Best One Yet](https://boilpoints.com/u/thebestoneyet), 2026-10-06, 17:19 to 22:21: **Walks the Q3 hybrid sales numbers**. Walks the Q3 numbers: Detroit at a record low 36% share, hybrid sales up 152% at Kia and 39% at Hyundai, GM's lone hybrid being the Corvette, and Chrysler alone still making the minivan it invented in 1984. New angle: The Detroit big three fell to a record low 36% of US car sales in the third quarter.
- [Squawk Pod](https://boilpoints.com/u/squawkpod), 2026-10-28, 41:52 to 43:46: **Reports GM's Michigan hybrid plant plans**. Reports that GM will build hybrid versions of the Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia at a Michigan plant, with factory investment announced but no timing. A concrete follow to the record-low share story, then drifts into the hosts' own cars. New angle: GM plans hybrid versions of the Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia at a Michigan plant.