Ford Transit is Back on Top, Good Sales Month for Full-size Vans in August 2017

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The Ford Transit has been king of commercial van sales in the US for many months. While it struggled in July, it is now back on top for the month of August. Although the numbers are down significantly when compared to last year.

The other notable figure on this list is the improved growth of the GMC Savana and Chevy Express vans, which saw big increases when compared to last August.

Full-size Commercial Van – August 2017 Sales

*Mercedes-Benz Sprinter sales numbers are now reported in combination with the Mercedes-Benz Metris van.

July 2017# July ’17 / ’16 % YTD 2017 # YTD ’17 / ’16 %
Ford Transit 10,172 -15.2% 80,292 -21.1%
Chevy Express 6,940 4.2% 47,314 7.3%
Ford E-Series 4,894 3.8% 35,824  -0.8%
Ram ProMaster 4,589  45.0%  28,332 21.0%
Mercedes Sprinter/Metris 3,581 13.6% 22,139 -0.2%
GMC Savana 1,868 169.9% 20,703 60.6%
Nissan NV 1,377 -3.8% 12,162 1.5%

Small commercial vans improved in August, but are still down when compared to last year. The Ford Transit Connect is still on top of the sales chart.

Small Commercial Van – August 2017 Sales

July 2017 # July ’17 / ’16 % YTD 2017 # YTD ’17 / ’16 %
Ford Transit Connect 3,678 0.9% 23,237 -25.1%
Nissan NV200 1,615 11.6% 12,842 -2.0%
Ram ProMaster City 1,125 14.0% 10,916 -7.0%

Here is our most recent Mercedes Metris review.