Commercial Van Sales In America - January 2016

With the loss of 1101 Ram Cargo Van sales and FCA commercial van dealers' inability to make up for those losses with the Ram ProMaster City, and a loss of 278 Ford Transit Connect sales, U.S. small commercial van volume declined in January 2016.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - January 2016

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Granted, January was an abbreviated sales month. There were only 24 selling days, not the 26 there were last year. Thus, the daily selling rate for these vans was actually up 3.5%. But the point remains: even as small commercial van nameplates grow in number, most buyers are looking for something bigger.

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The Ford Transit outsold the Transit Connect by nearly three to one in January, for example. For every ProMaster sold by Ram, Ram only sold half a ProMaster City. And GM sold 4413 full-size commercial vans, only 710 small commercial vans.

January highlighted this point, as full-size commercial van volume jumped 18%.

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. Suggestions on how GCBC should break down segments can be passed on through the Contact page.

Click Column Headers To Sort • February 2016 • December 2015 • January 2015

Van	January 2016	January 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	710	585	21.4%	710	585	21.4%
Chevrolet Express ³	2913	3582	-18.7%	2913	3582	-18.7%
Ford E-Series ³	2959	3308	-10.6%	2959	3308	-10.6%
Ford Transit ³	9631	6380	51.0%	9631	6380	51.0%
Ford Transit Connect ²	3411	3689	-7.5%	3411	3689	-7.5%
GMC Savana ³	1500	1489	0.7%	1500	1489	0.7%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter/Metris ³	1899	1505	26.2%	1899	1505	26.2%
Nissan NV ³	1292	1059	22.0%	1292	1059	22.0%
Nissan NV200 ²	1273	1184	7.5%	1273	1184	7.5%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	1101	-100%	---	1101	-100%
Ram ProMaster ³	2109	1580	33.5%	2109	1580	33.5%
Ram ProMaster City ²	974	93	947%	974	93	947%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	22,303	18,903	18.0%	22,303	18,903	18.0%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	6368	6652	-4.3%	6368	6652	-4.3%
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Total	28,671	25,555	12.2%	28,671	25,555	12.2%

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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