KILOFINAL

I would be curious to see if the new smaller GM trucks are taking sales away from the larger Sierra/Silverado twins. The article states that demand is strong -

Demand for General Motors’ Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups that workers who build them at the brand’s Missouri plant are skipping lunch in order to boost production. By eliminating an unpaid lunch break, says an Automotive News report, GM was able to add 18 minutes of production time to every day, enough, supposedly, to bump production by about 3,500 trucks per year.

It’s an enviable thing for a mainstream vehicle to be so popular its manufacturer can’t keep up: industry estimates suggest the Wentzville, MO plant will build 140,000 Colorados and Canyons this year, up from projected figures of less than 120,000. Here in Canada, there’s a 400-name waiting list for wannabe truck buyers to whom GM had to say no, because there just weren’t enough of the trucks around. The manufacturer essentially had to tell those people to come back when the 2016 models arrive.

It makes us wonder if the popularity of these relatively straightforward trucks is partly the market’s way of flipping the bird at pricey, high-end full-size trucks; or, it could be a reflection of the fact that the Canyon and Colorado are quite simply good trucks. Having driven both models, we can say they’re very pleasant to drive, and the sweet-shifting manual transmission option (only available with the four-cylinder engine) is a rare thing in any light-duty truck.

Cochrane_Ont

This is very true. I've had 3 GMC's over the past 17 years and have never liked the look of the Chevrolet models. Something about the headlight and grilles on the Sierra has always appealed to me, and the Silverado wasn't a truck I ever considered, even knowing full well that they are exactly the same mechanically.

(can't wait for my new F-150, it will be my first!!!)

canoepaddler

I know, basically all these numbers are garbage as far as knowing which half ton sells better. That cat will never be let out of the bag. As long as there is growth with profit, all is good!

M Jon R

They should be counted separately because they are marketed separately.

WestsydeGuy

Anyone with common sense already knows this....some are just into being difficult just to stir the pot.
Ignore them and they lose their teeny tiny bit of power they think they had.

Spamfritter

The GMC's were better looking in almost every case. I preferred the Chevrolet version of the Tahoe in the last body style, but that's the one example.

josh1856

Westsydeguy: I wouldn't say that that this would be considered common sense and really before I was interested in purchasing a pickup I could care less about numbers. The slogan "best selling truck for 38 years" never meant a thing to me prior to my interest.

I cannot speak for everyone else but I was somewhat baffled that GM/Chevy numbers were not combined for calculation. That said it is probably not going to change my mind about purchasing a Ford. Also I don't think everyone that participated considered this a fiefdom and tried to abuse their feudal lord status.

Krieg

Right, let's all sue Ford. Obvious total fraud. How dare they get away with it. Pasting obviously false information all over the media like that! They must not think anyone will notice.

News in

Personally I always thought it was a little silly for Ford to tout the F150 as "best selling" considering GMC and Chevy were split in that comparison. For my purposes, if you split Chevy and GMC "best selling" doesn't mean anything. General Motors includes Chevrolet and GMC, just like Ford Motor Company includes Ford and Lincoln. I've got no power, not even a teeny bit lol. But a Chevy is a GMC with a different grill and vice versa. It doesn't really matter that they make different commercials for each.. Same motor, same trans, same diff....same truck.

Krieg

I think they do the ratings by Brand, and in that sense GM and Chevy would be split, as would any of the Ford brands (Lincoln etc).

Although frankly all American car manufacturers use at least some GM components, so if we're not splitting by brand...what then?