Sales: February 2014 Truck sales see Marginal Improvement

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Although most of the country continues to be gripped by snowy weather, the truck sales have picked up in February.  Not all makes had a good month.  Most notably, Chevrolet Silverado saw big losses of -12.1% compared to February of last year.  On the other hand, Ram pickup trucks is gaining big ground and seemingly eating into Silverado sales.  Toyota Tundra had a good month, as did the venerable sales leader – the F-series trucks.

Among the mid-size trucks, the Nissan Frontier is beating up on the Toyota Tacoma in a big way.  The Frontier sales more than doubled (at 111.7%), while the Tacoma went down by -13.5%.   What is behind this huge growth for the Frontier?  TFLtruck.com has a question into Nissan on this.  We will update you on the response.

Pickup Truck – February 2014 Sales Chart

Feb 2014 # Feb ’14 / ’13 % YTD 2014 # YTD ’14 / ’13 %
Ford F-Series 55,882 2.6% 102,418 1.1%
Chevrolet Silverado 36,584 -12.1% 65,510 -15.0%
Ram 29,303 25.8% 54,374 24.2%
GMC Sierra 14,232 0.7% 25,350 -6.0%
Toyota Tacoma 10,942 -13.5% 20,784 -14.3%
Toyota Tundra 7,923 8.4% 15,813 10.5%
Nissan Frontier 5,791 111.7% 10,722 100.0%
Nissan Titan 1,117 -31.6% 2,004 -33.8%

Check out this TFLtruck video of the 2014 Nissan Frontier Diesel Runner Concept

 

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Commercial Van – February 2014 Sales Chart

Overall commercial van sales are looking down.  Only the GMC Savana and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter are showing year-over-year sales improvements.  While the sales leaders saw year-over-year sales losses in February, the GMC Savana more than doubled at 147.6%.  Nissan NV200 and Ram ProMaster continue to ramp up.  While, Ford Transit Connect is still constrained by production volume of the all-new 2014 Transit Connect.

Feb 2014 # Feb ’14 / ’13 % YTD 2014 # YTD ’14 / ’13 %
Ford E-Series 8,489 1.8% 15,965 -2.2%
Chevrolet Express 4,776 -13.2% 8,668 -8.4%
Ford Transit Connect 2,239 -38.0% 4,385 -35.2%
GMC Savana 2,194 147.6% 4,130 114.0%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1,421 15.7% 2,709 17.5%
Nissan NV 995 -20.5% 1,744 -12.6%
Nissan NV200 793 N/A 1,333 N/A
Ram ProMaster 597 N/A 1,204 N/A
Ram Cargo Van 581 -8.0% 936 -11.0%

Watch this first look TFLtruck video of the 2015 Chevrolet City Express (it is not yet on sale).

Andre Smirnov
Andre Smirnov

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’.

Andre Smirnov
Andre Smirnov is an Automotive Enthusiast, Producer, Reviewer, Videographer, Writer, Software Engineer, Husband, Father, and Friend.