Ford F-Series slides down as Ram and GM grow in August 2014 [Sales]

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August 2014 was a high-volume sales month across the board as it’s usually the case. Although Ford F-Series sold 68,109 trucks during the month, the result was -4.2% lower than August of last year. Ford can still claim the F-Series as the best selling pickup in the land, but the gap to the competition is closing quickly.  Ram trucks sold 43,775 units and grew a huge 33.0% over last year.  It’s slowly creeping up on the second-lace Chevy Silverado.  The Chevy also had a good month with 12.8% growth.  Combine this with the 10.2% increase for the GMC Sierra and the GM twins are within around 35,000 of the F-Series for the year-to-date sales numbers.

Nissan Frontier continues a good year.  It’s up 16.8% year-to-date. Nissan Titan is holding on for the next generation truck, which is supposed to be revealed at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January and go on sale about a year later.

Pickup Truck – August 2014 Sales Chart

Aug 2014 # Aug ’14 / ’13 % YTD 2014 # YTD ’14 / ’13 %
Ford F-series 68,109 -4.2% 497,174 -0.4%
Chevrolet Silverado 49,201 12.8% 331,977 1.1%
Ram 43,775 33.0% 283,256 21%
GMC Sierra 19,847 10.2% 130,526 6.8%
Toyota Tacoma 14,338 -5.8% 102,736 -6.9%
Toyota Tundra 11,834 4.1% 80,133 10.1%
Nissan Frontier 6,770 2.8% 48,510 16.8%
Honda Ridgeline 1,347 -22.5% 10,593 -14.6%
Nissan Titan 1,231 -2.4% 8,719 -22.7%

Check out the 2014 Ram 3500 HD dually take on the Ike Gauntlet extreme towing test.

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.

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