Commercial Van Sales In America - March 2017

U.S. commercial van sales declined 8% in March 2017, continuing a slide that began at the beginning of the year.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - April 2017 YTD

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Through the first-quarter of 2017, commercial van sales are down 5%, with most of the blame cast upon small commercial vans such as the Chevrolet City Express, Ford Transit Connect, Mercedes-Benz Metris, Nissan NV200, and Ram ProMaster City. 

Come to think of it, that's ever van in the segment.

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Granted, the Ford Transit – America's top-selling commercial van overall – is also in decline, unable to match the furious sales pace it recorded in 2016, its second full year on the market. Transit volume has decreased by nearly 6000 units already this year.

But there remains plenty of evidence to suggest that small commercial vans are not the way forward. Too much space is lost, too much money is paid, and not enough efficiency is gained.

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 • February 2017 • March 2016

Van	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	706	1170	-39.7%	1872	2614	-28.4%
Chevrolet Express ³	5819	6291	-7.5%	15,399	13,515	13.9%
Ford E-Series ³	4769	5816	-18.0%	12,075	12,648	-4.5%
Ford Transit ³	12,167	14,895	-18.3%	30,283	36,022	-15.9%
Ford Transit Connect ²	2760	3619	-23.7%	6960	10,068	-30.9%
GMC Savana ³	3689	1244	197%	6767	4124	64.1%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	464	543	-14.5%	1242	1378	-9.9%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	2407	2529	-4.8%	6191	5862	5.6%
Nissan NV ³	1863	1791	4.0%	4533	4517	0.4%
Nissan NV200 ²	1897	2416	-21.5%	4495	5352	-16.0%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	1	-100%	---	3	-100%
Ram ProMaster ³	4048	3263	24.1%	10,047	8302	21.0%
Ram ProMaster City ²	1317	1886	-30.2%	3333	4551	-26.8%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	34,762	35,829	-3.0%	85,295	84,990	0.4%
Small Commercial Vans ²	7144	9635	-25.9%	17,902	23,966	-25.3%
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Total	41,906	45,464	-7.8%	103,197	108,956	-5.3%

Source: Automakers

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Commercial Van Sales In Canada - March 2017

Commercial van sales rose 14% in Canada in the first-quarter of 2017, buoyed by a 46% year-over-year increase in sales of the class-leading Ford Transit.

Through the end of March, the Transit generated three out of every ten full-size commercial van sales in Canada. Together, the Transit, E-Series, and Transit Connect own 42% of Canada's commercial van market.

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But big headway has been made in early 2017 by Mercedes-Benz's full-size Sprinter and Ram's full-size ProMaster. Those two vans accounted for 17% of Canadian commercial van sales in 2016's first-quarter; 25% in the same period this eyar.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. 

You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are 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 • February 2017 • March 2016

Van	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	30	114	-73.7%	59	232	-74.6%
Chevrolet Express ³	298	296	0.7%	752	724	3.9%
Ford E-Series ³	825	571	44.5%	1316	1073	22.6%
Ford Transit ³	1084	672	61.3%	2371	1628	45.6%
Ford Transit Connect ²	206	258	-20.2%	478	655	-27.0%
GMC Savana ³	439	664	-33.9%	1132	1278	-11.4%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	105	102	2.9%	274	238	15.1%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	450	409	10.0%	1379	905	52.4%
Nissan NV ³	80	58	37.9%	140	156	-10.3%
Nissan NV200 ²	305	226	35.0%	540	456	18.4%
Ram ProMaster ³	449	227	97.8%	1108	527	110%
Ram ProMaster City ²	120	23	422%	286	797	-64.1%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	3625	2897	25.1%	8198	6291	30.3%
Small Commercial Vans ²	766	723	5.9%	1637	2378	-31.2%
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Total	4391	3620	21.3%	9835	8669	13.5%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers of Canada

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Commercial Van Sales In Canada - February 2017

Canadian sales of commercial vans jumped 9% in February 2017, a year-over-year increase worth 250 additional sales. 

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Canada Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - February 2017 YTD

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No thanks to small commercial vans, sales of which plunged 57% in February and are down by roughly half through the first one-sixth of 2017. 

Only 14% of the commercial/cargo vans sold in Canada in February 2017 were small commercial vans – City Express, Transit Connect, Metris, NV200, ProMaster City – after the same vans earned 36% of the segment's sales one year ago. 

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Sharp declines reported by the Ram ProMaster City, Chevrolet City Express and top-selling Ford Transit Connect, along with a modest downturn from the Nissan NV200, brought the sub-segment very low in the second month of 2017. Small commercial van sales have now declined, year-over-year, in five consecutive months.

Led by the surging Ford Transit, the quickly rising Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and gains at General Motors and Ram, full-size commercial van sales jumped 47% in February 2017.  Year-to-date, full-size commercial van sales have grown by 1179 units relative to the same period one year ago.

You can click any model name in the tables below to find historical monthly and yearly Canadian auto sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. These tables are 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 • March 2017 • January 2017 • February 2016

Van	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	16	52	-69.2%	29	118	-75.4%
Chevrolet Express ³	241	165	46.1%	454	428	6.1%
Ford E-Series ³	287	258	11.2%	491	502	-2.2%
Ford Transit ³	658	503	30.8%	1287	956	34.6%
Ford Transit Connect ²	140	239	-41.4%	272	397	-31.5%
GMC Savana ³	431	332	29.8%	693	614	12.9%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	80	65	23.1%	169	136	24.3%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	522	293	78.2%	929	496	87.3%
Nissan NV ³	38	44	-13.6%	60	98	-38.8%
Nissan NV200 ²	126	130	-3.1%	235	230	2.2%
Ram ProMaster ³	406	167	143%	659	300	120%
Ram ProMaster City ²	70	517	-86.5%	166	774	-78.6%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	2583	1762	46.6%	4573	3394	34.7%
Small Commercial Vans ²	432	1003	-56.9%	871	1655	-47.4%
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Total	3015	2765	9.0%	5444	5049	7.8%

Source: Automakers & Global Automakers Of Canada

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Commercial Van Sales In America - February 2017

Commercial van sales slipped 3% in the United States in February, let down by plunging sales of small commercial vans.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - February 2017 YTD

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Despite the class-leading Ford Transit's 10% drop, full-size commercial van volume was up 3%, a gain of 703 units thanks to improvements at General Motors and Mercedes-Benz.

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But small commercial vans – from Chevrolet, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Ram – posted losses across the board. The segment lost 1836 units in February alone. 

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 • January 2017 • February 2016

Van	Feb. 2017	Feb. 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	684	734	-6.8%	1166	1444	-19.3%
Chevrolet Express ³	5258	4311	22.0%	9580	7224	32.6%
Ford E-Series ³	4016	3873	3.7%	7306	6832	6.9%
Ford Transit ³	10,346	11,496	-10.0%	18,116	21,127	-14.3%
Ford Transit Connect ²	2102	3038	-30.8%	4200	6449	-34.9%
GMC Savana ³	1843	1380	33.6%	3078	2880	6.9%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	380	483	-21.3%	778	835	-6.8%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	2133	1786	19.4%	3784	3333	13.5%
Nissan NV ³	1436	1434	0.1%	2670	2726	-2.1%
Nissan NV200 ²	1334	1663	-19.8%	2598	2936	-11.5%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	---	---	---	2	-100%
Ram ProMaster ³	2648	2697	-1.8%	5999	5039	19.1%
Ram ProMaster City ²	1091	1509	-27.7%	2016	2665	-24.4%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	27,680	26,977	2.6%	50,533	49,161	2.8%
Small Commercial Vans ²	5591	7427	-24.7%	10,758	14,331	-24.9%
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Total	33,271	34,404	-3.3%	61,291	63,492	-3.5%

Source: Automakers

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