Commercial Van Sales In America - June 2016 YTD

Commercial van sales jumped 17% in the first-half of 2016 as growth in the established full-size cargo van sector exceeded the rate of growth in the burgeoning small commercial van sector.

Ford is the leader in both categories. The Transit, America's top-selling van overall and consequently the top-selling commercial van and therefore America's favourite full-size commercial van, generated 42% of all U.S. full-size commercial van sales. 

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - June 2016 YTD

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Ford's Transit Connect, despite a 7% year-over-year decline midst the arrival of new competitors, owned 45% of its category. 

Overall, Ford's market share among commercial vans in the United States held steady at 54% in the first-half of 2016, on par with the Blue Oval's achievement in the first-half of 2015.

General Motors is the next-largest player. GM's trio of vans account for slightly more than one-fifth of all commercial van sales in America. 

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FCA's Ram brand, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan are similarly forceful entities further down the leaderboard, claiming 11%, 7%, and 8% of the segment, respectively.

In June, specifically, the three lower-volume brands produced nearly identical total commercial van sales: 3110 at Ram, 3085 at Mercedes-Benz, 3134 at Nissan. GM and Ford combined for 32,029 June commercial van sales in America.

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 • July 2016 • May 2016 • June 2015

Van	June 2016	June 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	241	1073	-77.5%	4798	4284	12.0%
Chevrolet Express ³	5787	5238	10.5%	32,549	26,697	21.9%
Ford E-Series ³	5232	4809	88%	27,395	27,883	-1.8%
Ford Transit ³	14,437	12,134	19.0%	78,480	57,643	36.1%
Ford Transit Connect ²	4735	4476	5.8%	22,503	24,257	-7.2%
GMC Savana ³	1597	2577	-38.0%	11,474	13,939	-17.7%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	555	---	---	2791	---	---
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	2530	2442	3.6%	12,971	13,534	-4.2%
Nissan NV ³	1469	1611	-8.8%	9047	8186	10.5%
Nissan NV200 ²	1665	1460	14.0%	10,168	8440	20.5%
Ram Cargo Van ²	---	79	-100%	1	3075	-99.9%
Ram ProMaster ³	2113	2223	-4.9%	16,288	12,077	34.9%
Ram ProMaster City ²	997	444	125%	9261	3078	201%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	33,165	31,034	6.9%	188,204	159,959	17.7%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	8193	7532	8.8%	49,522	43,134	14.8%
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Total	41,358	38,566	7.2%	237,726	203,093	17.1%

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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Commercial Van Sales In America - May 2016 YTD

As the U.S. auto industry struggled in the face of a shorter sales month, the commercial van sector posted a 5% year-over-year sales increase worth 2072 additional sales in May 2016.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - May 2016 YTD

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Small commercial vans failed to gain any market share, however, as the real growth in the commercial van segment came from the Ford Transit and Ram ProMaster. The duo combined for 2330 more sales in May 2016 than in May 2015.

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Through the first five months of 2016, the Ford Transit owns 33% of the commercial van market. The Ford brand has earned 53% of all U.S. commercial van sales so far this year. 

FCA grew Ram's share of the American commercial van market from 9.4% in the first five months of 2015 to 11.4%

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 • April 2016 • May 2015

Van	May 2016	May 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	174	772	-77.5%	4557	3211	41.9%
Chevrolet Express ³	6588	5994	9.9%	26,762	21,459	24.7%
Ford E-Series ³	3985	4364	-8.7%	22,163	23,074	-3.9%
Ford Transit ³	13,640	11,715	16.4%	64,043	45,509	40.7%
Ford Transit Connect ²	4390	4576	-4.1%	17,768	19,781	-10.2%
GMC Savana ³	2341	2636	-11.2%	9877	11,362	-13.1%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	410	---	---	2236	---	---
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	2438	2769	-12.0%	10,441	11,092	-5.9%
Nissan NV ³	1465	1447	1.2%	7578	6575	15.3%
Nissan NV200 ²	1411	1631	-13.5%	8503	6980	21.8%
Ram Cargo Van ²	1	191	-99.5%	1	2996	-99.9%
Ram ProMaster ³	2946	2541	15.9%	14,175	9854	43.9%
Ram ProMaster City ²	1833	914	101%	8264	2634	214%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	33,403	31,466	6.2%	155,039	128,925	20.3%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	8219	8084	1.7%	41,329	35,602	16.1%
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Total	41,622	39,550	5.2%	196,368	164,527	19.4%

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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Commercial Van Sales In America - November 2015 YTD

A 63% year-over-year November 2015 U.S. sales increase among small commercial vans was powered by the inclusion of the Chevrolet City Express – only arriving at this time last year – as well as a modest Nissan NV200 increase, the not-on-sale-a-year-ago Ram ProMaster City, and the Ford Transit Connect's huge 94% improvement.

Despite the added competition, Ford still owned more than half the small commercial van market. Year-to-date, Ford has added 8743 Transit Connect sales over the course of 11 months.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - November 2015 YTD

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Sadly, Mercedes-Benz continued to include sales of its new Metris van in the Sprinter's total for the second consecutive month. Mercedes-Benz is not an insignificant player in America's commercial van category, with 7.9% market share in November; 6.9% year-to-date. 

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Hopefully enough pressure will be applied to make them rethink their reporting decision. 

In the meantime, total U.S. commercial van volume jumped 34% to more than 35,000 units in November, a huge leap forward worth an additional 9017 sales compared with November 2014. Year-to-date volume has increased by more than 57,000 sales.

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 now 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 • November 2016 • December 2015 • October 2015 • November 2014

Van	November 2015	November 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	833	24	3371%	9195	24	38,213%
Chevrolet Express ³	5371	4478	19.9%	56,021	73,741	-24.0%
Ford E-Series ³	3994	4151	-3.8%	47,066	98,007	-52.0%
Ford Transit ³	9584	4851	97.6%	105,030	10,418	908%
Ford Transit Connect ²	4237	2186	93.8%	46,941	38,198	22.9%
GMC Savana ³	1439	716	101%	19,211	24,916	-22.9%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter/Metris ³	2770	2532	9.4%	25,843	22,457	15.1%
Nissan NV ³	1105	1141	-3.2%	15,034	13,336	12.7%
Nissan NV200 ²	1193	1131	5.5%	15,536	11,853	31.1%
Ram Cargo Van ²	4	1709	-99.8%	3184	9941	-67.0%
Ram ProMaster ³	2754	3290	-16.3%	24,066	15,003	60.4%
Ram ProMaster City ²	1942	---	---	8113	---	---
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	27,017	21,159	27.7%	292,271	257,878	13.3%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	8209	5050	62.6%	82,969	60,016	38.2%
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Total	35,226	26,209	34.4%	375,240	317,794	18.1%

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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Commercial Van Sales In America - October 2015 YTD

U.S. sales of commercial vans exploded in October 2015 with a 46% year-over-year increase to 36,471 units, an 11,517-unit improvement compared with October 2014.

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U.S. Vehicle Sales Rankings By Model - October 2015 YTD

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The Ford Transit was once again the top-selling commercial van in America. The lingering E-Series contributed another 4036 sales to the Ford tally; the smaller Transit Connect jumped 44% to its highest level ever. 

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5877 Transit Connect sales translates to 65% market share in its small commercial van category. Ford's total share of the overall commercial van category increased from 44.2% in October 2014 to 52.8% in October 2015. 

Mercedes-Benz began marketing its new Metris van, something of a tweener-sized interloper that slots above the Transit Connect but below Mercedes-Benz's own Sprinter. 

Unfortunately, Mercedes-Benz is currently combining sales of its established Sprinter with the new Metris. Let's hope for a change.

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 now 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 • October 2016 • November 2015 • September 2015 • October 2014

Van	October 2015	October 2014	% Change	2015 YTD	2014 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	958	---	---	8362	---	---
Chevrolet Express ³	6442	5588	15.3%	50,650	69,263	-26.9%
Ford E-Series ³	4036	4712	-14.3%	43,072	93,856	-54.1%
Ford Transit ³	9361	2257	315%	95,446	5567	1614%
Ford Transit Connect ²	5877	4068	44.5%	42,704	36,012	18.6%
GMC Savana ³	1380	1013	36.2%	17,772	24,200	-26.6%
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter/Metris ³	2799	2140	30.8%	23,073	19,925	15.8%
Nissan NV ³	1391	1220	14.0%	13,929	12,195	14.2%
Nissan NV200 ²	1409	1291	9.1%	14,343	10,722	33.8%
Ram Cargo Van ²	10	942	-98.9%	3180	8232	-61.4%
Ram ProMaster ³	2055	1723	19.3%	21,312	11,713	82.0%
Ram ProMaster City ²	753	---	---	6171	---	---
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	27,464	18,653	47.2%	265,254	236,719	12.1%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	9007	6301	42.9%	74,760	54,966	36.0%
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Total	36,471	24,954	46.2%	340,014	291,685	16.6%

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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