Commercial Van Sales In America - September 2016 YTD

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After climbing 17.5% through the first two-thirds of 2016, U.S. sales of commercial vans declined 2.5% in September 2016, a sudden downturn not caused by the segment-leading Ford Transit.


U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - September 2016 YTD


The Transit, now routinely the leader of the pack, posted its 16th consecutive year-over-year sales increase, rising 6% to 10,799 units. Earning 38% of the full-size market, the Transit was part of a Ford van lineup which accounted for 51% of the overall commercial van segment in September.

In fact, the Transit led a full-size sub-segment which posted real growth in September. Blame for the overall van category's decline can be cast upon the smaller vans, including Ford's own Transit Connect, the Chevrolet City Express, the little Chevrolet's Nissan NV200 donor van, and the Ram ProMaster City. 

Excluding the tweener-sized Mercedes-Benz Metris, small commercial van sales were down 29% in September 2016. Year-to-date, sales through the first three-quarters of 2016 are up just 9% in the small commercial van sector.

USA commercial van sales chart September 2016
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Why, in a market blossoming with new small contenders, is growth among small commercial vans so limited compared with the more established full-size sector? You can blame fuel costs, perhaps, at least as part of an overall financial equation which favours larger vans. To the practical and pragmatic fleet buyer, the extra cost of the full-size van – both in terms of MSRPs and fuel – is clearly more than counteracted by the vast difference in capacity. 

In the full-size sector, GM's market share in September 2016 fell to 23.3% from 26.4% one year ago. At the same time, inventory of GM's increasingly outdated full-size vans is ballooning. GM had a 103-day supply of Express vans heading into September, according to Automotive News, and a 218-day supply of Savanas. Ford, meanwhile, is more closely matching supply to (greater) demand. There are currently 75 days of Transit supply, much closer to the industry average of 61 days.

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 • October 2016 • August 2016 • September 2015

Van
September
2016
September
2015
%
Change
2016
YTD
2015
YTD
%
Change
296
1024-71.1%5750 7404 -22.3%
5663
6666-15.0%49,751 44,208 12.5%
4073
39882.1%40,195 39,036 3.0%
10,799
10,1546.4%112,607 86,085 30.8%
2714
3852-29.5%33,753 36,827 -8.3%
1004
72837.9%13,896 16,392 -15.2%
565
------4154 --- ---
2405
23173.8%21,002 20,274 3.6%
1395
1437-2.9%13,383 12,538 6.7%
1284
1400-8.3%14,37912,934 11.2%
---
9 -100%21 2146 -99.0%
3218
276216.5%26,544 19,225 38.1%
856
920-7.1%12,649 5369 136%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³
28,557
28,0521.8%277,378 237,758 16.7%
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Small Commercial Vans ²
5715
7205-20.7%70,706 64,680 9.3%
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Total
34,372
35,257-2.5%348,084 302,438 15.1%
Source: Automakers
Sprinter & Metris sales combined by Mercedes-Benz, not GoodCarBadCar, and displayed with full-size commercial vans for the time being.

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2016 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited
The Ram P/U claimed second spot among new vehicles in the United States sales race in September 2016, the first time the Ram has earned the silver medal position since March 2014. 

Up 29%, year-over-year, the Ram was still outsold – by a wide margin – by the Ford F-Series, sales of which fell 3% to 67,809 units, 20,017 sales in excess of the F-Series. 


U.S. Vehicle Sales By Model - September 2016 YTD


The Ram was also still outsold by the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, twins from General Motors. But that strong September now puts the Ram on track for nearly 490,000 sales in calendar year 2016. If the heavy incentives remain, could Ram sell 500,000 pickups this year?

USA best selling luxury autos market share chart September 2016
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Compared with September 2015, the Dodge Journey, Jeep Patriot, and Toyota Tacoma stepped in to the top 30 to take the place of the departed Ford Focus, Kia Soul, and Nissan Versa.

We've already published September lists for the 20 best-selling cars, 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers, and complete figures for every pickup truck, links to which you'll find above. Throwing all those vehicles into one group results in this list of the 30 best-selling vehicles overall. We end up with five pickup trucks, 11 cars, and 14 utility vehicles.

Historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any of these top-selling vehicles can always be accessed through the dropdown menu at GCBC's Sales Stats page, and for those not viewing the mobile version of this site, near the top right of this page, as well. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access.

October 2016 • August 2016September 2015
Rank
Vehicle
September
2016
September
2015
%
Change
2016
YTD
2015
YTD
%
Change
#1
Ford F-Series
67,809
69,651
-2.6%
595,656
564,451
5.5%
#2
Ram P/U
47,792
37,004
29.2%
361,086
333,537
8.3%
#3
Chevrolet Silverado
45,380
53,725
-15.5%
425,556
440,904
-3.5%
#4
Toyota Corolla
32,272
27,978
15.3%
289,002
280,095
3.2%

Toyota Corolla *
31,167
26,636
17.0%
275,818
278,742
-1.0%

Toyota Corolla iM/Scion iM *
1,105
1,342
-17.7%
13,184
1,353
874%
#5
Honda CR-V
31,884
29,925
6.5%
263,493
259,499
1.5%
#6
Toyota Camry
30,707
34,487
-11.0%
297,453
326,330
-8.8%
#7
Toyota RAV4
29,438
27,104
8.6%
260,380
227,922
14.2%
#8
Honda Civic
28,184
28,278
-0.3%
283,783
249,749
13.6%
#9
Honda Accord
27,204
33,641
-19.1%
258,619
264,814
-2.3%
#10
Nissan Rogue
26,459
25,064
5.6%
241,619
213,207
13.3%
#11
Ford Escape
25,065
28,473
-12.0%
234,764
233,012
0.8%
#12
Nissan Altima
25,031
24,224
3.3%
242,321
262,424
-7.7%
#13
Chevrolet Malibu
21,521
17,066
26.1%
170,389
147,161
15.8%
#14
Ford Fusion
20,570
24,942
-17.5%
210,462
231,475
-9.1%
#15
Hyundai Elantra
19,382
20,724
-6.5%
157,050
193,962
-19.0%
#16
Ford Explorer
19,146
20,715
-7.6%
188,425
190,171
-0.9%
#17
Jeep Grand Cherokee
18,507
15,715
17.8%
153,926
141,679
8.6%
#18
GMC Sierra
18,068
19,754
-8.5%
164,440
161,653
1.7%
#19
Jeep Cherokee
17,995
20,484
-12.2%
158,346
160,341
-1.2%
#20
Subaru Outback
16,978
15,126
12.2%
126,426
108,419
16.6%
#21
Subaru Forester
15,883
15,364
3.4%
130,652
129,568
0.8%
#22
Toyota Tacoma
15,723
11,608
35.5%
142,711
133,672
6.8%
#23
Hyundai Sonata
15,347
16,124
-4.8%
155,279
157,680
-1.5%
#24
Chevrolet Equinox
15,261
21,537
-29.1%
173,736
214,042
-18.8%
#25
Chevrolet Cruze
15,216
14,032
8.4%
138,012
177,970
-22.5%
#26
Toyota Highlander
14,937
12,310
21.3%
127,045
116,760
8.8%
#27
Jeep Wrangler
14,255
17,486
-18.5%
148,627
157,255
-5.5%
#28
Nissan Sentra
13,670
14,196
-3.7%
169,476
154,270
9.9%
#29
Jeep Patriot
12,316
9,280
32.7%
96,039
89,666
7.1%
#30
Dodge Journey
12,091
11,442
5.7%
77,946
82,035
-5.0%
Source: Automakers
* Corolla breakdown by variant with newly included Scion iM, now the Toyota Corolla iM

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Top 20 Best-Selling Cars In America - September 2016
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