Commercial Van Sales In America - April 2016 YTD

Much as it deserves to do better on merit alone, our week with the Mercedes-Benz Metris made it pretty clear that a midsize van, no matter how appropriately sized, will not be the obvious answer for buyers who don't want to spend full-size money for the privilege.

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

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It is early days, of course, and we will surely see Mercedes-Benz USA selling more than 500 Metrises per month eventually. But with prices similar to the Ford Transit, now America's top-selling commercial van in 18 consecutive months, we're not likely to see the Metris creating significant volume. 

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Mercedes-Benz owned 5.6% of the commercial van market in April 2016.

With the Transit, E-Series, and declining Transit Connect, Ford's U.S. commercial van market share stood at 50.8% in April 2016, down from 52.7% a year ago. Huge gains at Chevrolet and Ram played a significant role in driving the category forward in April. The Chevrolet City Express and Ram's two ProMasters added more than 3100 sales to the sector last month.

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.

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Van	April 2016	April 2015	% Change	2016 YTD	2015 YTD	% Change
Chevrolet City Express ²	1769	574	208%	4383	2439	79.7%
Chevrolet Express ³	6659	4952	34.5%	20,174	15,465	30.4%
Ford E-Series ³	5530	4802	15.2%	18,178	18,710	-2.8%
Ford Transit ³	14,381	10,913	31.8%	50,403	33,794	49.1%
Ford Transit Connect ²	3310	3860	-14.2%	13,378	15,205	-12.0%
GMC Savana ³	3412	3438	-0.8%	7536	8726	-13.6%
Mercedes-Benz Metris ²	449	---	---	1826	---	---
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ³	2140	2764	-22.6%	8003	8323	-3.8%
Nissan NV ³	1596	1396	14.3%	6113	5128	19.2%
Nissan NV200 ²	1740	1469	18.4%	7092	5349	32.6%
Ram Cargo Van ²	16	182	-91.2%	1	2805	-99.9%
Ram ProMaster ³	2835	1764	60.7%	11,229	7313	53.5%
Ram ProMaster City ²	1880	997	88.6%	6431	1720	274%
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Full-Size Commercial Vans ³	36,553	30,029	21.7%	121,636	97,459	24.8%
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Small Commercial Vans ²	9164	7082	29.4%	33,111	27,518	20.3%
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Total	45,717	37,111	23.2%	154,747	124,977	23.8%

Source: Automakers & ANDC

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