September truck sales numbers

GM is still firmly on top, even with the big increase in the F series.

Interesting that GM fans always combine trucks from multiple brands yet GM does no such thing. Now that the F-150 is back in full production it will be interesting how long that holds true.

fla-gypsy wrote:
Interesting that GM fans always combine trucks from multiple brands yet GM does no such thing. Now that the F-150 is back in full production it will be interesting how long that holds true.

I don't think GM cares which units they are moving as long as they are moving. Ford has the best selling truck model. GM has the best selling full sized truck.

Anyone break this down by 1500/150, 2500/250, 3500/350 SRW and 3500/350 DRW? Chris

What's gonna be interesting is seeing if Ford will insist on sitting out of the compact truck market. Ford sold 70K Rangers in 2011, which is pretty incredible considering how little money Ford invested in the platform, and how outdated it was.

Ford has been rumored to be bringing back a variation of the Ranger in the next few years.

I skew the yearly stats as i bought a Ram and a GMC

Me Again wrote:
Anyone break this down by 1500/150, 2500/250, 3500/350 SRW and 3500/350 DRW? Chris

Pickuptruck.com did a while back. Ford lead all categories, Ram and GM swapped the #2 spot depending on the model. IIRC, RAM beat out both GMC and Chevy combined in 3500 DRW sales.

Ford guys will keep saying f150 is still ramping up when really inventory is sitting all over lots.

MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
Ford guys will keep saying f150 is still ramping up when really inventory is sitting all over lots.

It's not what we say, it's what Ford says:

"Ford ended September with about 100,000 F-150s in inventory, which is below the 120,000 that it considers “a more normative planning level,” Mark LaNeve, Ford’s vice president for U.S. marketing, sales and service, said Thursday. Ford had previously said F-150 inventories would return to normal by the end of September. U.S. F-series sales, after slipping 0.5 percent this year through August, rose 16 percent in September, slowing the company’s ability to build up stocks."
source clicky


I know it makes you grumpy to see Ford doing well, but when you twist a story it just makes you look petty and small.