Commercial Van Sales In America - October 2016 YTD

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U.S. sales of commercial vans dropped 7% in October 2016, but the segment-wide decline masked a significant uptick among full-size vans.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2016 YTD

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Led by the Ford Transit, full-size van sales jumped 5%, a gain of 1839 units. Transit volume rose 9% to 10,202 units, 30% of the full-size sector. 

Ford's share of the small commercial van category, however, fell to 42% from 64% a year ago because Transit Connect volume plunged 62% in October 2016, hampered by a recall. 

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The Transit Connect wasn't the only van to sell far less often in October 2016 than in October 2015. 

Chevrolet City Express sales tumbled 70%. 

GMC Savana volume was down 45%.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. 

This table is sortable, so you can rank commercial vans any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • November 2016 • September 2016 • October 2015

Van	October 2016	October 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	286	958	-70.1%	6036	8362	-27.8%
Chevrolet Express ³	5459	6442	-15.3%	55,210	50,650	9.0%
Ford E-Series ³	4592	4036	13.8%	44,787	43,072	4.0%
Ford Transit ³	10,202	9361	9.0%	122,809	95,446	28.7%
Ford Transit Connect ²	2265	5877	-61.5%	36,018	42,704	-15.7%
GMC Savana ³	760	1380	-44.9%	14,656	17,772	-17.5%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	558	---	---	4712	---	---
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	2166	2799	-22.6%	23,168	23,073	0.4%
Nissan NV ³	1360	1391	-2.2%	14,743	13,929	5.8%
Nissan NV200 ²	1243	1409	-11.8%	15,622	14,343	8.9%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	9	-100%	21	2155	-99.0%
Ram ProMaster ³	4500	2349	91.6%	31,044	21,574	43.9%
Ram ProMaster City ²	1052	925	13.7%	13,701	6294	118%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	29,039	27,758	4.6%	306,417	265,516	15.4%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	5404	9178	-41.1%	76,110	73,858	3.0%
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Total	34,443	36,936	-6.7%	382,527	339,374	12.7%

Source: Automakers
This post was updated on the afternoon of original publishing with Metris/Sprinter breakdown.

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