monkey44 wrote:
Quote: "that still doesn't answer the question whether GM or Ford sell the most pickups. Traditionally, Ford F series was the top selling brand while GM/Chevy together outsold Ford. I also noticed that geography has a lot to do with popularity. Here in the west it appears Chevy is the popular brand and in the East it's Ford."
I've lived for extended periods in the west and the east, and I agree with you - lot more Fords in the east ... we just returned from a west coast trip too, and it seems it hasn't changed since we left the west.
Wonder why that is? When we lived in the west coast, three GM dealers in our rural county, ONE Ford dealer, and the Ford dealer eventually went belly-up while all three GM dealers stayed open year after year after year.
simple. Legacy of Chevy V8. Reliability and consistency and owners have a comfort zone seeing the same engine year after year.
also, Ford used to have a reputation of fighting warranty claims and hiding defects (deserved or not).
