Chevrolet Silverado outperforms Ford in Q2021 XNUMX.
Pickup truck sales have grown in recent years. For remains the leader with the F-series, however Chevrolet managed to sell more trucks in the second quarter of 2021 compared to Ford.
La Ford F Series it has been a consistent top seller for more than four decades, but it ran into trouble in the second quarter of 2021. Those in development have resulted in Blue Oval losing 22,590 units year-over-year, a drop of about 12.5%. This is a situation that rivals Ford, Ram and especially Chevy have been more than happy to take advantage of, according to the GM Authority.
Chevy Silverado, best selling truck
While GM has been phasing out these features in its truck line, The Silverado managed to overtake the Ram to become the top seller in the second quarter of 2021. for only 499 units. It beat Ford by more than 6,496 trucks.
Silverado sales for the second quarter were 164,731 units. Ram follows closely behind with 164,232 vehicles and is far behind Ford with 158,235 vehicles. F-Series sales continue to be strong year-to-date with 362,032 units sold; Meanwhile, Chevy sold the Silverado. When it comes to independent brands, Ram currently ranks second with trucks.
Others like Toyota Tundra и Nissan Titan, remained completely in the shadows, and Tundra sales fell 9.15% to 24,731 59.55 units in the second quarter. Titan actually increased by 10,313% to units, but that's a far cry from the competition.
General Motors uses Ford
When you add up Chevrolet and GMC sales, GM has a big advantage over Ford. Combined, the two brands sold 240,226 trucks in the quarter, significantly more than the 176,256 they sold in the second quarter of the year.
All three brands suffered from shortages, although Ford seems to have suffered the most. With the hype around new products like , and , one would expect a strong Ford brand to give them a boost. That hasn't stopped her trucks from staying in long-term storage, though they end up going to dealers. That's also not to mention Ford's ongoing struggle to secure components for the new Broncos.
So demand for new cars is still wild and Ford hasn't been able to cash in on trucks. Its competitors have been able to produce more trucks and sell them to people desperate to buy something new after a long pandemic. Those numbers are certainly in the focus of Ford right now, and as supply chain issues begin to be sorted out, it's likely that we can expect a recovery from the firm.
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