Top 11 Best-Selling Pickup Trucks In America - March 2017

The Ford F-Series jumped 10% to 81,330 sales in the United States in March 2017, far exceeding the total achieved by its typical rival: General Motors. Total sales of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, GM's twins, fell to 60,870 units. 

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

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In fact, sales of GM's midsize truck twins – Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon – also declined. As a result, Ford's F-Series lineup outsold the entire GM pickup lineup by 9544 units in March 2017. Ford owned 40% of the full-size truck market and 34% of the overall pickup truck market.

Ram's P/U line, meanwhile, outsold the Chevrolet Silverado for just the third time since 1999. 

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And with the F-Series and Ram surging, along with a massive Nissan Titan improvement, midsize pickup truck sales slid 0.2%. 

You can click any model name in the table below to find historical monthly and yearly U.S. sales data. You can also select a make and model at GCBC's Sales Stats page. This table is now sortable, so you can rank pickup trucks any which way you like. Mobile users can now thumb across the table for full-width access. March best seller lists for cars and SUVs will be published soon.

Click Column Headers To Sort • March 2017 • February 2017 • March 2016

Rank	Best-Selling Truck	March 2017	March 2016	% Change	2017 YTD	2016 YTD	% Change
#1	Ford F-Series	81,330	73,884	10.1%	205,281	186,121	10.3%
#2	Ram P/U	46,384	43,647	6.3%	119,199	113,298	5.2%
#3	Chevrolet Silverado	42,410	47,966	-11.6%	128,467	128,965	-0.4%
#4	GMC Sierra	18,460	21,548	-14.3%	49,810	51,131	-2.6%
#5	Toyota Tacoma	16,728	17,687	-5.4%	43,493	44,576	-2.4%
#6	Toyota Tundra	9358	10,002	-6.4%	23,220	25,535	-9.1%
#7	Chevrolet Colorado	8426	9718	-13.3%	22,358	22,620	-1.2%
#8	Nissan Frontier	6973	8198	-14.9%	15,566	21,395	-27.2%
#9	Nissan Titan	5539	1274	335%	11,295	3271	245%
#10	Honda Ridgeline	3778	---	---	9724	1	972,300%
#11	GMC Canyon	2490	2867	-13.1%	7527	7577	-0.7%
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---	Small/Midsize	38,395	38,470	-0.2%	98,668	96,169	2.6%
---	Full-Size	203,481	198,321	2.6%	537,272	508,321	5.7%
---	Total	241,876	236,791	2.1%	635,940	604,490	5.2%

Source: Automakers

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U.S. Auto Sales Brand Rankings - March 2017 YTD

Forecasters expected March 2017 to be an excellent month for the U.S. auto industry. Granted, if auto sales dipped even slightly, year-over-year, March 2017 would still turn out to be a high-volume month by historical standards and yet also the third consecutive month of declining volume. 

Indeed, auto sales dropped 2%, year-over-year, in comparison to powerhouse results from one year ago. March 2017 thus became the third consecutive month of decline, changing the headlines from "record March volume" to "flagging car sales drive up inventory and incentives." Auto sales remain high by historical standards, but low in relation to record results from 2016.

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

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American Honda was first to report March 2017 U.S. auto sales volume. Despite a 2% uptick at Honda, a 21% downturn at Acura brought the automaker down 1% in March. Nissan set all-time records with both the Nissan and Infiniti brands. The Ford Motor Company's 7% drop came as total car sales fell by a quarter – F-Series truck volume was up 10%. Despite modest losses at Cadillac and Chevrolet, Buick and GMC powered General Motors to a 2% March 2017 U.S. sales gain. GMC Acadia sales rose 84%. FCA sales fell 5%, largely because of declines at Jeep and Chrysler. Toyota sales, meanwhile, dropped 2% because of a modest Toyota decrease and a 7.5% decline at Lexus.

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The Toyota Camry was America's best-selling car in March 2017. The best-selling SUV was the Nissan Rogue. The Ford F-Series led all vehicles and dominated the pickup truck market. 

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BMW, not Mercedes-Benz, was the top-selling premium brand in America in March 2017. Chrysler's 33% plunge was worst of all auto brands. Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Bentley, Infiniti (with record March results), and Maserati were the fastest-growing brands. Among volume brands, GMC's 12% gain was tops. 

If you don't wish to see automakers arranged alphabetically, click column headers to sort automakers by March sales, year-over-year change, year-to-date totals, or any other order. Best seller lists for cars, trucks, and SUVs will be added later this afternoon. In the coming days, GCBC will also publish a complete list of year-to-date sales for every single vehicle line, a list which includes brand results. (Check out the 2016 version here.) You can always find historical monthly and yearly sales figures for any brand by clicking the brand name in the table below or by selecting a make (or model) at GCBC's Sales Stats page.

Click column headers to sort by specific categories. Using the mobile version of GoodCarBadCar? Thumb across the table for full-width visibility or switch to the web version at the bottom of the page, at which point columns will be sortable.
February 2017 • March 2016 • Updated at 4:40 PM AT on 04.03.2017

Rank	Automaker	March 2017	% Change	2017 YTD	% Change	March 2017 Market Share	YTD Market Share
#24	Acura	11,696	-21.2%	31,762	-16.1%	0.8%	0.8%
#34	Alfa Romeo	555	1191%	1106	600%	0.0%	0.0%
#19	Audi	18,705	1.7%	45,647	8.8%	1.2%	1.1%
#36	Bentley	249	109%	552	111%	0.0%	0.0%
#14	BMW	31,015	3.3%	71,682	1.5%	2.0%	1.8%
#18	Buick	20,957	15.1%	50,205	-7.5%	1.3%	1.2%
#22	Cadillac	12,861	-1.5%	33,962	-4.6%	0.8%	0.9%
#3	Chevrolet	172,458	-2.2%	471,723	-0.2%	11.1%	11.7%
#21	Chrysler	16,969	-33.1%	47,076	-33.2%	1.1%	1.2%
#10	Dodge	50,076	9.7%	134,063	-4.9%	3.2%	3.3%
#31	Fiat	2922	-5.3%	7231	-10.9%	0.2%	0.2%
#1	Ford	225,341	-7.4%	586,462	-4.9%	14.5%	14.6%
#32	Genesis	1755	---	5155	---	0.1%	0.1%
#11	GMC	49,948	12.0%	133,611	10.4%	3.2%	3.3%
#5	Honda	125,531	1.8%	333,531	4.3%	8.1%	8.3%
#7	Hyundai	67,510	-10.4%	163,637	-5.6%	4.3%	4.1%
#20	Infiniti	18,266	32.6%	43,561	33.4%	1.2%	1.1%
#29	Jaguar	4953	132%	11,376	128%	0.3%	0.3%
#6	Jeep	67,983	-11.2%	188,743	-11.1%	4.4%	4.7%
#12	Kia	49,429	-15.2%	127,728	-12.7%	3.2%	3.2%
#26	Land Rover	7965	-8.8%	19,875	-4.5%	0.5%	0.5%
#15	Lexus	27,935	-7.5%	61,845	-16.7%	1.8%	1.5%
#25	Lincoln	9554	-1.4%	27,083	8.7%	0.6%	0.7%
#33	Maserati	1312	31.6%	3288	46.1%	0.1%	0.1%
#17	Mazda	24,549	4.9%	69,071	6.8%	1.6%	1.7%
#13	Mercedes-Benz ^	31,963	2.3%	86,574	4.3%	2.1%	2.1%
#28	Mini	4987	4.7%	10,251	-5.4%	0.3%	0.3%
#23	Mitsubishi	11,766	6.2%	29,147	15.6%	0.8%	0.7%
#4	Nissan	150,566	0.5%	373,330	1.6%	9.7%	9.3%
#30	Porsche	4479	3.6%	12,718	3.9%	0.3%	0.3%
#9	Ram	51,749	6.0%	132,579	5.1%	3.3%	3.3%
#35	Smart	389	-18.8%	1061	-18.4%	0.0%	0.0%
#8	Subaru	54,871	11.3%	144,250	9.0%	3.5%	3.6%
#2	Toyota °	187,289	-1.2%	470,766	-4.9%	12.0%	11.7%
#16	Volkswagen	27,635	2.7%	76,290	10.1%	1.8%	1.9%
#27	Volvo	5356	-21.9%	13,479	-17.6%	0.3%	0.3%
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	General Motors	256,224	1.6%	698,521	0.9%	16.5%	17.3%
	Ford Motor Company	234,895	-7.2%	613,545	-4.4%	15.1%	15.2%
	Toyota Motor Corporation	215,224	-2.1%	532,611	-6.4%	13.8%	13.2%
	FCA/Chrysler Group	190,254	-4.6%	510,798	-8.5%	12.2%	12.7%
	Nissan Motor Company/Mitsubishi	180,598	3.4%	446,038	4.8%	11.6%	11.1%
	Honda Motor Company	137,227	-0.7%	365,293	2.1%	8.8%	9.1%
	Hyundai-Kia	118,694	-11.1%	296,520	-7.2%	7.6%	7.4%
	Volkswagen  Group *	51,068	2.7%	135,207	9.2%	3.3%	3.4%
	BMW-Mini	36,002	3.5%	81,933	0.6%	2.3%	2.0%
	Daimler	32,352	2.0%	87,635	3.9%	2.1%	2.2%
	Jaguar-Land Rover	12,918	18.9%	31,251	21.1%	0.8%	0.8%
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---	Total †	1,554,998	-1.7%	4,030,593	-1.6%

Source: Automakers & ANDC 
Red font indicates declining year-over-year volume
* Does not include Lamborghini 
^ Excluding Sprinter/Metris: up 3.3% to 29,092 in March; up 4.5% to 79,141 in Q1.
° Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Ram = FCA
° includes discontinued Scion
WSJ estimate for Tesla: up 45.9% to 4050 in March; up 55.6% to 11,750 in Q1.
ANDC estimate for Tesla: 3000 in March, up 33.3%, and 8800 in Q1, up 35.9%.
† Industry total takes into account Automotive News figures/estimates for brands such as Tesla and other low-volume, high-priced manufacturers.

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