Growth of Midsize Pickup Trucks

nevadanick wrote:
I still want a new pickup that is original Ford Courier size.

Yea, those were nice until you got broadsided by a big Bonanza. My little Courier almost killed me in '83.

RobertRyan wrote:

Lessmore wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

Lessmore wrote:

PAThwacker wrote:



Mid sized fifth wheel for the Colorado Diesel in your futures.

I like that trailer-Colorado in the pix. I'm not sure what Robert Ryan would say...but I like it...has lot's of appeal to me. Looks like a good unit for North American travel.

Les

That is not a GM Colorado in that picture. That is an F150.

You're right. Geez...where did I put my bifocals. :B

It is a F150 pulling a 3,000lb, 17ft Bigfoot 5ver

Actually, I think that may be an Escape 5.0 trailer.

RobertRyan wrote:

I think people do care. A 58% increase is far from "do not care". Your Volvo would be small truck here, more a medium duty, so all is relative

Wow, why do you have to try and put his truck down Robert. Is it so you you can feel better about yours? Is it because you are jelous that you don't have one so you want to hate on it? Or are do you just genuinely put down anything that is not an Australian or global truck like you have been doing in these threads you create. I bet if you just go out and enjoy the trucks you got over there instead of trying to put down the ones over here on a costant basis just so you can feel better about the trucks you got over there then the world and RV.net would be a mutch happier place for you. Making your self happy by putting someone else down does not make one look happy..... It makes them look like a fool who is worse off inside than the person he is trying to put down.

A 58% increase from almost nothing ............. is nothing remarkable.
Thats why your attempt a generating interest fell flat ,and people do care just not most here.

hone eagle wrote:
OK re dramatic increase.
The 'twins' were introduced last year and as production ramped up so did sales ,there was a pent up demand and until recently not much supply, year over year sales is distorted by this and I would not be surprised if the sales increase was 500%.
Robert ; nobody here really cares about tiny trucks thats why the discussion wandered.

I think people do care. A 58% increase is far from "do not care". Your Volvo would be small truck here, more a medium duty, so all is relative

OK re dramatic increase.
The 'twins' were introduced last year and as production ramped up so did sales ,there was a pent up demand and until recently not much supply, year over year sales is distorted by this and I would not be surprised if the sales increase was 500%.
Robert ; nobody here really cares about tiny trucks thats why the discussion wandered.

Lessmore wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

Lessmore wrote:

PAThwacker wrote:



Mid sized fifth wheel for the Colorado Diesel in your futures.

I like that trailer-Colorado in the pix. I'm not sure what Robert Ryan would say...but I like it...has lot's of appeal to me. Looks like a good unit for North American travel.

Les

That is not a GM Colorado in that picture. That is an F150.

You're right. Geez...where did I put my bifocals. :B

It is a F150 pulling a 3,000lb, 17ft Bigfoot 5ver

By the outlandish replies by vested interests, (One is on several websites, posting , indentical silly posts)who do not want to discuss the dramatic increase in Midsize Pickup sales as certain manufacturers do not produce them. It would be nice to actually discuss the Midsizers which have helped produce this 58% increase, dramatic in anyone's language

U.S. pickup truck sales chart TTACGeneral Motors has reported 28,218 sales of their new midsize trucks since the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon arrived late in September 2014. Sales of both trucks have increased every month since arriving at dealers. Colorado volume in February was 177% stronger than it was in November; Canyon sales shot up 194% during the same period.

Neither GM pickup is the top-selling non-full-size truck in America, however, nor can GM yet claim the title when their sales are combined. Since October, sales of the top-selling Toyota Tacoma have increased 10% to 64,093 units.

That’s right, Tacoma volume hasn’t been hindered in the least by the arrival of new GM candidates.

Nissan, meanwhile, has seen sales of its Frontier – the number two truck before the Colorado took over in January, – rise 13% to 30,934 units over the last five months. Frontier sales have improved in 20 consecutive months.

Auto

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2014

%

Change

2 mos.

2015

2 mos.

2014

%

Change

Toyota Tacoma

12,372 10,942 13.1% 17,249 15,813 9.1%
Chevrolet Colorado

6,563 1 656,200% 12,505 15 83,267%
Nissan Frontier

6,106 5,791 5.4% 11,974 10,722 11.7%
GMC Canyon

2,513 — — 4,718 1 471,700%
Honda Ridgeline

136 1,143 -88.1% 350 2,306 -84.8%
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Total

27,690

17,877 54.9% 46,796 28,857 62.2%
Despite the loss of most Honda Ridgeline sales, the segment’s February expansion was impressive. The five trucks combined for a 55% year-over-year improvement. Subtract the Ridgeline from the equation and the rate of improvement climbs to 65%. (The sketch below encapsulates what we know about the design of the upcoming second-gen Ridgeline.)

The Colorado and Canyon combined for 32.8% market share. That performance isn’t quite as impressive as the February achievement reported by their full-size siblings. The Silverado and Sierra owned 38.6% of the full-size truck segment in February and combined to outsell the segment-leading Ford F-Series.

ShinerBock wrote:

Lessmore wrote:

PAThwacker wrote:



Mid sized fifth wheel for the Colorado Diesel in your futures.

I like that trailer-Colorado in the pix. I'm not sure what Robert Ryan would say...but I like it...has lot's of appeal to me. Looks like a good unit for North American travel.

Les

That is not a GM Colorado in that picture. That is an F150.

You're right. Geez...where did I put my bifocals. :B

Lessmore wrote:

PAThwacker wrote:



Mid sized fifth wheel for the Colorado Diesel in your futures.

I like that trailer-Colorado in the pix. I'm not sure what Robert Ryan would say...but I like it...has lot's of appeal to me. Looks like a good unit for North American travel.

Les

That is not a GM Colorado in that picture. That is an F150.