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.

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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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