The successful Ford E-Series full-size van has ended production. This allows Chevy Express and GMC Savana to assume the lead and significantly grow sales. The Express full-size van sold 6,142 units in September and grew 17.3% over the same month of last year. The Savana has so far doubled its sales year-to-date (YTD).
There is a large influx of all-new commercial vans coming to the market, but many fleet customers still prefer the older designs. However, Ford is using all of their industry relationships developed with the E-Series to get a successful launch for the big 2015 Ford Transit. It sold 1,225 units and jumps over the Nissan NV into the seventh place for the month.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter has also improved one place to fourth as it hopped over the GMC Savana. The all-new 2014 Ford Transit Connect van and wagon are finally getting sales traction as it sold 4,132 units and improved 29.6% for the month.
| Sep 2014 # | Sep ’14 / ’13 % | YTD 2014 # | YTD ’14 / ’13 % | |
| Chevrolet Express | 6,142 | 17.3% | 63,675 | 6.8% |
| Ford E-Series | 5,549 | -37.8% | 89,144 | -4.4% |
| Ford Transit Connect | 4,132 | 29.6% | 31,944 | 4.9% |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | 2,208 | 2.6% | 17,785 | 19.0% |
| GMC Savana | 1,402 | 71.0% | 23,187 | 100.6% |
| Ram ProMaster | 1,408 | N/A | 9,990 | N/A |
| Ford Transit | 1,225 | N/A | 3,310 | N/A |
| Nissan NV | 1,061 | 12.3% | 10,975 | 20.9% |
| Nissan NV200 | 1,040 | 118.9% | 9,431 | 267.5% |
| Ram Cargo Van | 478 | 13% | 7,290 | 12.0% |
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Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been a contributor at TFL since 2011.
