Ford F-Series Secures Lead in March, GMC Sierra is Best Improved [Sales Report]

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The first quarter of the calendar year is behind us and the full-size truck segment is as competitive as ever. The Ford F-Series had a good month with significant sales growth over last year. The new aluminum F-150 had a strenuous model changeover last year, but sales look to be stabilizing. It is again the best selling full-size pickup truck in the country when you compared it to the combined Chevrolet and GMC sales numbers this year.

Nearly all trucks had a successful month in March, but GMC Sierra lineup showed the best improvement over last year at 23.9%. Ram pickups is getting closer to Silverado sales with a solid sales month and 12.0% growth for the year.

The 2016 Nissan Titan XD is in full swing, and the truck line showed a welcome 21.6% improvement over March of last year. It will be interesting to see how the Titan sales continue to develop.

The Toyota Tundra is the only full-size light duty truck that saw a decrease in monthly or year-to-date sales versus the previous year.

Full-size Truck – March 2016 Sales Chart

Mar 2016 # Mar ’16 / ’15 % YTD 2016 # YTD ’16 / ’15 %
Ford F-Series 73,884 9.1% 186,121 5.0%
Chevy Silverado 47,966 6.1% 128,965 1.8%
Ram 44,874 8.0% 113,367 12.0%
GMC Sierra 21,548 23.9% 51,131 13.2%
Toyota Tundra 10,002 -13.1%  25,535 -11.2%
Nissan Titan 1,274 21.6% 3,271 24.0%

Check out this TFLtruck Ike Gauntlet extreme towing test with the 2016 Ford F-150 with the 5.0L V8: