Sales Of F-Series, Silverado, Sierra And Ram Grow As Tundra And Titan Slip In April 2016

by Alex Luft
— May 17, 2016

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The Ford F-Series remained the best-selling line of full-size pickup trucks in the United States in April 2016. It was followed by GM’s Chevy Silverado in second place, followed by the FCA’s Ram Pickup in third and GM’s GMC Sierra in fourth. All of the top four trucks posted year-over-year sales increases.

Meanwhile, fifth and sixth places went to the Toyota Tundra and Nissan Titan, respectively, as sales of both trucks declined year-over-year.

Full-Size Pickup Truck Sales Summary – April 2016 – United States

April 2016 sales of full-size pickup trucks were as follows (in descending order, vs. April 2015):

Ford F-Series sales increased 12.65 percent to 70,774 units
Chevrolet Silverado sales increased 8.73 percent to 49,990 units
Ram Pickup sales increased 8.33 percent to 41,018 units
GMC Sierra sales increased 13.54 percent to 20,531 units
Toyota Tundra sales decreased 3.95 percent to 10,259 units
Nissan Titan sales decreased 2.7 percent to 1,010 units

Overall, the full-size pickup segment saw a 9.7 percent uptick in sales to 193,643 units during the month. Combined April sales of the Silverado and Sierra nets General Motors 70,521 full-size pickup truck deliveries, 235 units behind the Ford F-Series.

Full-Size Pickup Truck Sales Summary – First Four Months Of 2016 – United States

In the first four months of 2016, sales of the six full-size pickup trucks were as follows (in descending order, vs. first four months of 2015):

Ford F-Series sales increased 6.98 percent to 256,895 units
Chevrolet Silverado sales increased 3.64 percent to 178,955 units
Ram Pickup sales increased 10.77 percent to 154,446 units
GMC Sierra sales increased 13.29 percent to 71,662 units
Toyota Tundra sales decreased 9.24 percent to 35,794 units
Nissan Titan sales increased 16.46 percent to 4,281 units

The full-size pickup segment grew 6.59 percent to 702,033 units during the first four months of 2016. Combining sales of the Silverado and Sierra for the first four months of the year gives General Motors 250,617 full-size pickup truck deliveries, 6,278 units fewer than those of the Ford F-Series.

Sales Numbers - Full-Size Pickup Truck Deliveries - April 2016 - United States

MODEL	APR 16 / APR 15	APRIL 16	APRIL 15	YTD 16 / YTD 15	YTD 16	YTD 15
SILVERADO	+8.73%	49,990	45,978	+3.64%	178,955	172,672
SIERRA	+13.54%	20,531	18,082	+13.29%	71,662	63,255
F-SERIES	+12.65%	70,774	62,827	+6.98%	256,895	240,139
RAM PICKUP	+6.18%	40,264	37,921	+10.13%	153,562	139,432
TUNDRA	-3.95%	10,259	10,681	-9.24%	35,794	39,438
TITAN	-2.70%	1,010	1,038	+16.46%	4,281	3,676
TOTAL	+9.23%	192,828	176,527	+6.46%	701,149	658,612