F-Series & Tacoma Win January Sales Wars [Sales Report]

 

2016 Ford F-150
2016 Ford F-150

The first sales numbers of the new year are in and if you been following sales numbers for any length of time, it should come as no surprise that the Ford F-Series tops the list of full-size trucks. If you add the figures for the Silverado and Sierra, however, you’ll find that the twin trucks actually eked out a win over the F-Series with a combined total of 52,244 units sold last month. With gas prices currently at bargain basement prices, most manufacturers were able to top their sales volume numbers from January 2015, with only Ford and Toyota seeing decreases between same month figures year to year. Check out the chart below:

Jan 2016 Dec 2015 Jan ’16/Dec ’15 Jan 2016/2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2016/2015
Ford F-Series 51,450 85,211 -39.6% -5.2% 51,450 -5.2%
Chevrolet Silverado 37,863 62,992 -39.9% 4.9% 37,863 4.9%
Ram 29,938 43,135 -30.6% 5.0% 29,938 5.0%
GMC Sierra 14,381 27,438 -47.6% 13.9% 14,381 13.9%
Toyota Tundra 7,232 11,150 -35.1% -11.8% 7,232 -11.8%
Nissan Titan 937 1,018 -8.0% 21.1% 937 21.1%

 

Once again, the Tacoma reigns supreme in the sales world. There are likely a couple of reasons for this. First, the 2016 Tacoma is either all-new or a major redesign with 42 more horsepower and a 6th gear. However you look at it, the truck still has major trail-cred when properly equipped. Second, how many people are waiting for test results the Duramax diesel variants of the Colorado/Canyon siblings before deciding on a midsize truck? BTW, we have one and will be testing it soon! Until then, check out the recent Gold Mine Hill test with the TRD Off-Road below.

Jan 2016 Dec 2015 Jan ’16/Dec ’15 Jan 2016/2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2016/2015
Toyota Tacoma 12,717 17,192 -26.0% 11.5% 12,717 11.5%
Chevrolet Colorado 5,508 7,909 -30.4% -7.3% 5,508 -7.3%
Nissan Frontier 6,363 5,693 11.8% 8.4% 6,363 8.4%
GMC Canyon 2,270 3,000 -24.3% 2.9% 2,270 2.9%