The mid-size pickup truck is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, it continues to expand. Take a look at the numbers from last year’s report – Pickup sales in May 2014.
There were just three entries in the segment a year ago: Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier, and the Honda Ridgeline. Together they sold 21,963 units in May of 2014 and 99,785 units for the first five months on 2014.
Now, the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon join the party. The five midsize pickups together sold 34,767 units in May 2015 and 151,208 units in the five months on the year. This is a big 58.3% increase for the segment for the month and 51.5% increase over the first five months!
The Honda Ridgeline is all but completely gone from the market as we await the debut of the fully redesigned 2016 model within the next 6-7 months.
Mid-size Trucks – May 2015 Sales Chart
| May 2015 # | May ’15 / ’14 % | YTD 2015 # | YTD ’15 / ’14 % | |
| Toyota Tacoma | 17,520 | 26.3% | 72,842 | 15.7% |
| Chevy Colorado | 8,881 | NEW | 35,017 | NEW |
| Nissan Frontier | 5,439 | -18.4% | 30,368 | 0.5% |
| GMC Canyon | 2,901 | NEW | 12,485 | NEW |
| Honda Ridgeline | 26 | -98.2% | 496 | -92.5% |
| total | 34,767 | 151,208 |
Check out the 2015 Toyota Tacoma running the Ike Gauntlet extreme towing test.
Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been a contributor at TFL since 2011.
