seanguyen
10-06-2005, 12:39 PM
Trucks continue to dominate U.S. vehicle sales in the first half of 2005.
Full-size pickup trucks continue to be the most popular vehicles with American buyers. Sales for the first half of calendar 2005 show the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado as the top two sellers in the country, with the Dodge Ram coming in fourth, according to sales information published by the Automotive News Data Center.
The F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in America for 22 years, and the truck had its best sales year ever in 2004 with 939,511 units sold. In the last six months, 407,754 units of Ford's full-size pickup have been sold.
However, after recording impressive sales numbers in June, the Chevrolet Silverado is hot on the heels of the F-Series, with 384,228 units sold. This is largely due to GM's "Employee Discount" promotion—making the employee discount on almost all GM vehicles available to the general public. In June, Silverado was the top-selling vehicle in America, outselling the F-Series by more than 37,000 units.
The Employee Discount promotion boosted sales for GM by 46.9 percent in June, and the company is extending this deal through the end of July. Not to be outdone, Ford and Chrysler have joined in with their own versions of an employee discount promotion.
The Toyota Camry (including the Camry Solara) is currently the best-selling passenger car in America, staying ahead of the second place Honda Accord by about 40,000 units. The Camry is the third-best-selling vehicle overall. Following the Accord in passenger car sales is the Honda Civic, which is sixth overall, and the Nissan Altima, which is eighth overall. These four vehicles are the only import brands in the top ten.
The Ford Explorer, which for years has been the best-selling sport-utility vehicle in the country, holds onto that position for the first half of 2005. Ford's midsize SUV is the only SUV to make it into the top ten so far.
The Dodge Caravan and GMC Sierra round out the top ten best-selling models during the first half of 2005.
Here are the ten bestsellers so far with total sales figures for the first six months of 2005, based on data published by Automotive News:
1. Ford F-Series
407,754
2.Chevrolet Silverado
384,228
3. Toyota Camry
216,607
4. Dodge Ram
195,919
5. Honda Accord
176,232
6. Honda Civic
140,903
7. Ford Explorer
134,760
8. Nissan Altima
130,476
9. Dodge Caravan
126,270
10. GMC Sierra
126,181
Source: Automotive News Data Center
Full-size pickup trucks continue to be the most popular vehicles with American buyers. Sales for the first half of calendar 2005 show the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado as the top two sellers in the country, with the Dodge Ram coming in fourth, according to sales information published by the Automotive News Data Center.
The F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in America for 22 years, and the truck had its best sales year ever in 2004 with 939,511 units sold. In the last six months, 407,754 units of Ford's full-size pickup have been sold.
However, after recording impressive sales numbers in June, the Chevrolet Silverado is hot on the heels of the F-Series, with 384,228 units sold. This is largely due to GM's "Employee Discount" promotion—making the employee discount on almost all GM vehicles available to the general public. In June, Silverado was the top-selling vehicle in America, outselling the F-Series by more than 37,000 units.
The Employee Discount promotion boosted sales for GM by 46.9 percent in June, and the company is extending this deal through the end of July. Not to be outdone, Ford and Chrysler have joined in with their own versions of an employee discount promotion.
The Toyota Camry (including the Camry Solara) is currently the best-selling passenger car in America, staying ahead of the second place Honda Accord by about 40,000 units. The Camry is the third-best-selling vehicle overall. Following the Accord in passenger car sales is the Honda Civic, which is sixth overall, and the Nissan Altima, which is eighth overall. These four vehicles are the only import brands in the top ten.
The Ford Explorer, which for years has been the best-selling sport-utility vehicle in the country, holds onto that position for the first half of 2005. Ford's midsize SUV is the only SUV to make it into the top ten so far.
The Dodge Caravan and GMC Sierra round out the top ten best-selling models during the first half of 2005.
Here are the ten bestsellers so far with total sales figures for the first six months of 2005, based on data published by Automotive News:
1. Ford F-Series
407,754
2.Chevrolet Silverado
384,228
3. Toyota Camry
216,607
4. Dodge Ram
195,919
5. Honda Accord
176,232
6. Honda Civic
140,903
7. Ford Explorer
134,760
8. Nissan Altima
130,476
9. Dodge Caravan
126,270
10. GMC Sierra
126,181
Source: Automotive News Data Center