2014 Sales totals

If someone needs truck sales to feel better about themselves, they are an insecure person. Buy what you like, not what your neighbors would approve of.

It is not personal. I did mean for it to come across like it was.

ksss wrote:
I don't disagree that the best selling truck may not be the best truck. I personally don't care. I will buy what I buy.

As to one BRAND out selling another, that is BS. The inference is which OEM sells the most. Sometimes that goes FORD's way and other times it goes to GM. Since the GMC and Chevy trucks are mechanically the same product with only cosmetic differences separating the two it is disingenuous to separate them. If that is what "YOU" need to do in order to help your marketing department then so be it, but certainly "WE" are smarter than that here. At least I think so.

I think your post is directed at me but not positive?
Not sure why the you and we. I hyphenated them so you know what I am referencing.
This is not me against you or we?
Why the heck are you taking this so personal.

I guess cause you own so many GM trucks.. Doh. :S

I am just trying to show that what Fords marketing says is "100%" true... :B
I have no stake in either Ford or GM so matters not to me.
They are just trucks. Ford don't send me a cheque when they sell one and I doubt if GM sends you one when they do? ;)

ksss wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:

ksss wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
So you have to combine GMC and Chevrolet to say GM outsold Ford.

Why would you not? It is the same pickup with different skin. They are built by the same company, the money from each sale ends up in the same cash register.

Then why label them as different trucks? Why sell them at different dealerships?

There are likely a number of different reasons why GM choses to offer the same pickup under two different name plates. The biggest reason I think it makes sense is that it offers them the opportunity to tweak the look and tailor the pickup to different buyers. However regardless of why they chose to do that, the point is the both pickups are GM and when you count the number of pickups sold per OEM, you combine the GMC and Chevy numbers.

In reality The GMC was supposed to be a little higher class truck than the Chevy brand as was the Caddy. Ford did the same with Mercury and Linclon. Mopar was Dodge and Plymouth. As far as I know GM was the only one to combine all sale's. My first post on this about combining the two for sales figures was kind of tounge and cheek but someone seems to take it to serious. I personally don't care as I said before, sales figures mean nothing to me.

ksss wrote:

waltah wrote:

ksss wrote:

Why would you not? It is the same pickup with different skin. They are built by the same company, the money from each sale ends up in the same cash register.

yea, the government one. :)

The Government pockets the cash from GM sales? I wasn't aware of that. This Government over-reach is getting carried away.:R

You are probly correct on this. They should be paying the government back but doubt they ever will.

waltah wrote:

ksss wrote:

Why would you not? It is the same pickup with different skin. They are built by the same company, the money from each sale ends up in the same cash register.

yea, the government one. :)

The Government pockets the cash from GM sales? I wasn't aware of that. This Government over-reach is getting carried away.:R

I don't disagree that the best selling truck may not be the best truck. I personally don't care. I will buy what I buy.

As to one BRAND out selling another, that is BS. The inference is which OEM sells the most. Sometimes that goes FORD's way and other times it goes to GM. Since the GMC and Chevy trucks are mechanically the same product with only cosmetic differences separating the two it is disingenuous to separate them. If that is what you need to do in order to help your marketing department then so be it, but certainly we are smarter than that here. At least I think so.

This same old story comes up bout every 17 seconds it seems. :S

You have to differentiate between
"brand" and "manufacturer/OEM/whatever"

In their claim, Ford says they are the best selling BRAND of trucks for 46 years or howevermany?

For those times when the "combined" sales of General Motors TWO brands of trucks surpass the Ford Motor Companies ONE brand, they could rightfully claim,
General Motors is the top selling MANUFACTURER of trucks.

In fact, right now, Ford is able to say they are the top selling BRAND in total in the US.
GM choses to have several brands, Ford essentially ONE; and a bit (Lincoln :B)

But none of it matters cause remember, just because you sell the most doesn't make you the best.... :W

ksss wrote:

Why would you not? It is the same pickup with different skin. They are built by the same company, the money from each sale ends up in the same cash register.

yea, the government one. :)

Bird Freak wrote:

ksss wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
So you have to combine GMC and Chevrolet to say GM outsold Ford.

Why would you not? It is the same pickup with different skin. They are built by the same company, the money from each sale ends up in the same cash register.

Then why label them as different trucks? Why sell them at different dealerships?

There are likely a number of different reasons why GM choses to offer the same pickup under two different name plates. The biggest reason I think it makes sense is that it offers them the opportunity to tweak the look and tailor the pickup to different buyers. However regardless of why they chose to do that, the point is the both pickups are GM and when you count the number of pickups sold per OEM, you combine the GMC and Chevy numbers.