GM Outsells Ford In Pickup Trucks In 2016 - Not Even Close

[Gorehamj]

John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
1-4-2017

Based on the full year of sales reported today by GM and Ford, GM sold more pickups. Although Ford's F-Series is indeed the single nameplate winner in the sales race, its total of 820,799 units is not enough to equal GM's combined pickup truck sales of 942,730. When it comes to "full-size" pickups, Ford edged out GM since GM sold a total of 796,556 Silverado and Sierras. It was the Colorado and Canyon "Midsize" trucks that put GM over the top.

 

General Motors bringing back the midsize pickups was perhaps its best strategic decision in the post-collapse period since 2007/2009. This segment is hot and GM is only restricted by its production on how many of these vehicles it sells. Ford and Ram both have lost hundreds of thousands of vehicle sales by having ignored this resurgent segment. Ford also lost the pickup sales title yet again.

 

Ram trucks had a good year, selling 489,418 units, up 9% on the year.

[Grumpy Bear]

So:

 

820,799 Ford F series

796,556 Silverado/Sierra (Split between two brands)

489,418 Dodge Ram

146,174 Colorado/Canyon (Split between two brands)

 

GM beats Ford only if adding two "types" of trucks. By this measure they could also add vans, commercial trucks and .......

 

It's just number smoke and mirror reporting.

 

What are the numbers for just the 1500 series of each vendor?

[barry G]

That is a lot of sales..

must include canada etc?

 

My dad dove in this year too, his last truck was a 390 3/4 ton ford with a four speed. I'll let gurus guess the year and century.

 

This is great for used truck hunters like me.

I have been driving my dad's around. Nice truck.

[Gorehamj]

Hey folks, thanks for the comments. Unless I messed up, the numbers are all just U.S. sales. Sales to Canada are broken out separately and I don't track them (Sorry). Neither Ford or GM breaks out just the "1500" pickups. Both (and Ram) just report the full lines of "Silverado" "F-Series" and Ram trucks. It is a fair criticism that GM only beats Ford by including the Colorado and Canyon pickups and if the title block was longer I might have made that part of the title. That said, the Colorado and Canyon are for sure pickup trucks, and growing at the most rapid pace of any pickup style right now. Keep the feedback coming positive, negative, or just thoughts. We appreciate the comments very much and we tailor our news to what the readership wants and expects.

[MikeNH]

How is it even remotely reasonable to lump in the midsize sales? That would be like saying how Ford (probably) sold more sports cars from 2003-2009 when there was no Camaro.

[Grumpy Bear]

Hey folks, thanks for the comments. Unless I messed up, the numbers are all just U.S. sales. Sales to Canada are broken out separately and I don't track them (Sorry). Neither Ford or GM breaks out just the "1500" pickups. Both (and Ram) just report the full lines of "Silverado" "F-Series" and Ram trucks. It is a fair criticism that GM only beats Ford by including the Colorado and Canyon pickups and if the title block was longer I might have made that part of the title. That said, the Colorado and Canyon are for sure pickup trucks, and growing at the most rapid pace of any pickup style right now. Keep the feedback coming positive, negative, or just thoughts. We appreciate the comments very much and we tailor our news to what the readership wants and expects.

 

How about instead of "tailoring" the truth we just tell it? One is news the other is called fiction. Which are you trying to do?

[pickmeup]

So the F series includes the F450 and F550 ?

[Daryl Z71]

Wow, tough crowd today. [emoji3]

[truckofwinandawesome]

 

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John Goreham

Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com

1-4-2017

Based on the full year of sales reported today by GM and Ford, GM sold more pickups. Although Ford's F-Series is indeed the single nameplate winner in the sales race, its total of 820,799 units is not enough to equal GM's combined pickup truck sales of 942,730. When it comes to "full-size" pickups, Ford edged out GM since GM sold a total of 796,556 Silverado and Sierras. It was the Colorado and Canyon "Midsize" trucks that put GM over the top.

 

General Motors bringing back the midsize pickups was perhaps its best strategic decision in the post-collapse period since 2007/2009. This segment is hot and GM is only restricted by its production on how many of these vehicles it sells. Ford and Ram both have lost hundreds of thousands of vehicle sales by having ignored this resurgent segment. Ford also lost the pickup sales title yet again.

 

Ram trucks had a good year, selling 489,418 units, up 9% on the year.

 

 

which explains why they are SCRAMBLING to get the Global Ranger certified for the US. and I think Sergio over at FCA pretty much has tunnel vision with Jeep and the Italian brands; because Chrysler is now down to just two models, Dodge is down to five (and lost the only car that could compete directly with the Corvette, and the Ford "Generic Tourer") and Ram is peddling rebadged fiat vans (Dodge/Mercedes/Freightliner Sprinter ring a bell?) as well as sticking with the same old 6 cylinder Diesel engine they've used for donkey's years, whereas with Ford and GM (and more recently NIssan with the Cummins ISV engine you get in the Titan XD), you get to enjoy a Diesel V8.

[Colossus]

That "same old" 6 cylinder Diesel continues to perform just fine and continues to be a favorite.

[barry G]

that is sill a lot of sales.. adding them all.

 

in one year american trucks surpassed the total number of 20 years worth of veterans living as a pile of worthless crap.

 

1 in 300 people have a new truck.. that must be like 1 in ten people own one from older years.

just playing with numbers.

 

just one year.

 

I hate the inlines, gas or diesel. I took on everyhting.

my very first ride ina rig was 1978, a mack class 7 with a scania v8.

it remains my favorite, until the superliner of the mid 80s with bad rails.

 

that bigass six teeter tottering is ridiculous.

I remember from 1978 until today. they got the electronic goodies.. but that is about all.

from 290-550, been behind r on top of most of them.

 

the only weirdo v8 was a 2 stroke called a detroit.

I am glad the v8 is having its way. I am seriously pondering on wandering to an older powerstroke 6 speed.

I don't care which brand has what I want.

[SILVER SLED]

If the f series sales include 450, 550 and up, why not include the Colorado/Canyon for GM? Those 450 and 550.... have about as much in common with a 150 as a Colorado has in common to a Silverado.

[diyer2]

I personally don't care what the competition sells. Fun to see some numbers though.

[Grumpy Bear]

Neither Ford or GM breaks out just the "1500" pickups. Both (and Ram) just report the full lines of "Silverado" "F-Series" and Ram trucks.

 

But I can find out how many 67 Malibu's were two tone blue, had four speeds with bench seats, a ten bolt 3.08 open and pushbutton AM radio. Okay.

['01LS1]

So:

 

820,799 Ford F series

796,556 Silverado/Sierra (Split between two brands)

489,418 Dodge Ram

146,174 Colorado/Canyon (Split between two brands)

 

GM beats Ford only if adding two "types" of trucks. By this measure they could also add vans, commercial trucks and .......

 

It's just number smoke and mirror reporting.

 

What are the numbers for just the 1500 series of each vendor?

 

Am thinking Ram does add in their vans in their numbers. Read something about it a month or so ago. Will look for a link later today when I get back.