Cold weather added to the beginning of the year pickup truck and commercial van sales challenges. There was a general tendency of year-over-year sales losses in January 2014. However, three trucks showed immunity to cold weather or any other challenge. They were: Ram truck line, Toyota Tundra, and the Nissan Frontier. The Ram continued its sales momentum from last year with an even and impressive 22% growth over January of last year. Tundra looks healthy with 12.6% gains. While the Frontier accelerated sales even further with a huge 87.9% improvement.
By the way, we are hearing rumors that the Frontier may get a new engine option. The news may come out at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show later this week. Stay tuned for TFLtruck coverage from the show.
(NOTE: More data will be filled out as it becomes available.)
Pickup Truck – January 2014 Sales Chart
| Jan 2014 # | Jan ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2014 # | YTD ’14 / ’13 % | |
| Ford F-Series | 46,536 | -0.7% | 46,536 | -0.7% |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 28,926 | -18.4% | 28,926 | -18.4% |
| Ram | 25,071 | 22.0% | 25,071 | 22.0% |
| GMC Sierra | 11,118 | -13.5% | 11,118 | -13.5% |
| Toyota Tacoma | 9,842 | -15.3% | 9,842 | -15.3% |
| Toyota Tundra | 7,890 | 12.6% | 7,890 | 12.6% |
| Nissan Frontier | 4,931 | 87.9% | 4,931 | 87.9% |
| Nissan Titan | 887 | -36.4% | 887 | -36.4% |
| Chevrolet Colorado | 14 | -98.3% | 14 | -98.3% |
| GMC Canyon | 1 | -99.7% | 1 | -99.7% |
Check out this TFLtruck video of the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel
Commercial Van – January 2014 Sales Chart
While the sales leaders in the commercial van market showed year-over-year sales losses in January, GMC Savana brought in a significant improvement at 85.4%. Nissan NV, NV200, and Ram ProMaster are slowly ramping up. While, Ford Transit Connect is still constrained by production volume of the all-new 2014 Transit Connect. The new Ford van is beginning to show up at dealerships now.
(NOTE: More data will be filled out as it becomes available.)
| Jan 2014 # | Jan ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2014 # | YTD ’14 / ’13 % | |
| Ford E-Series | 7,476 | -6.4% | 7,476 | -6.4% |
| Chevrolet Express | 3,892 | -1.8% | 3,892 | -1.8% |
| Ford Transit Connect | 2,146 | -32.1% | 2,146 | -32.1% |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | % | % | ||
| GMC Savana | 1,936 | 85.4% | 1,936 | 85.4% |
| Nissan NV | 749 | 0.8% | 749 | 0.8% |
| Ram ProMaster | 607 | N/A | 607 | N/A |
| Nissan NV200 | 540 | N/A | 540 | N/A |
| Ram Cargo Van | 355 | -31.0% | 355 | -31.0% |
Watch this first look TFLtruck video of the 2014 Nissan NV200:
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been a contributor at TFL since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you can find him tinkering in the garage or simply ‘going for a drive’.
