General Motors sold more Chevy Silverado 1500 pickups (119,959 units) in June that Ford sold F-150s (107,778 units), and that’s not a fluke.
It seems that the automakers don’t actually break out the sales of each pickup line when reporting overall figures, so Ford lumps all F-Series (F-150, F-250, F-350…) sales together when it correctly lays claim to the title of Best-Selling Pickup Line in America. Ford’s Super Duty series commands nearly 50-percent of the HD pickup market, which puts the Blue Oval on top of the overall sales race.
Interestingly, all three American automakers picked up full-size pickup market share at the expense of Nissan and especially Toyota, which saw sales of its Tundra plummet from 76,516 units to just 36,106 units in June of 2009 compared to one year ago.
I found it interesting too. I know that when my cousin was shopping them their MD was MUCH cheaper, like to the tune of $10k difference between a ford and a comparable chevy
I’m shocked that none of the import humpers have commented in this thread yet… Maybe they’re still trying to figure out a way to spin actual numbers in their favor.
i bet you it wouldn’t, I read somewhere that it’s going to have like a 8.0 litre detroit diesel.
edit: WORD
Warren chose a Hino Trucks USA high-pressure common-rail turbodiesel 8.0-liter inline-six used in the U.S. and Japan in a wide range of commercial and cargo-moving applications (Toyota owns Hino). Although the rating for the engine output runs a wide spectrum, this particular engine was tuned to make 305 horsepower and 610 pound-feet of torque. But if those numbers aren’t to your liking, never fear–we’re told with some slight tuning, ratings can climb an extra 200 horsepower and 400 pound-feet and work just fine. Many of those commercial applications also run the same Eaton five-speed manual transmission used here. Additionally, a heavy-duty custom split driveshaft and remote power-steering unit were designed to deal with expected stresses.
