Ram Trucks Barely Outsells Silverado During Q3 2021!

Inventory shortages and production delays have hit automakers hard during the third quarter of this year. We are still waiting for Ford to report their sales numbers but let’s take an early look at how the full-sized truck sales war is shaping up.

RAM sold 121,074 trucks in the U.S. market during the third quarter, down 22% compared to the third quarter of 2020. The Chevrolet Silverado trailed RAM by fewer than 1,000 units with the lowest year-over-year decline during Q3 with 120,856 trucks finding new homes, down 17% for the three-month period between July and October.

GMC sold 52,774 Sierras for a 22.2% decline over the same period last year, while Toyota’s Tundra was down 24.3% with 21,148 units sold. As usual, bringing up the rear was Nissan’s Titan down 30.7% compared to Q3 2020 with just 4,996 units sold.

	Q3 2021	Q3 2020	% Change
Ford F-Series
Ram Trucks	121704	156157	-22.00%
Chevrolet Silverado	120856	145525	-17.0%
GMC Sierra	52774	67812	-22.2%
Toyota Tundra	21148	27934	-24.3%
Nissan Titan	4996	7207	-30.7%

Year To Date:

Overall sales for the year have RAM at 434,772 units, up 8% compared to last year. Chevrolet is down 0.7% with 407,266 Silverados sold, while the Sierra is up 9.5% at 191,186 sales. The Toyota Tundra is down 15.4% on the year at 65,013 sales, while the 22,772 people have taken a Nissan Titan home this year, up 17.4% compared to last year.

	YTD 2021	YTD 2020	% Change
Ford F-Series
Ram Trucks	434772	402410	8.0%
Chevrolet Silverado	407266	409967	-0.7%
GMC Sierra	191186	174645	9.5%
Toyota Tundra	65013	76814	-15.4%
Nissan Titan	22772	19403	17.4%

We will update this article as Ford’s numbers become available, but they will still hold first place in the sales race as they had 471,667 units sold by the end of August. It will be a heated battle for the next few months as manufacturers navigate parts shortages to keep production moving.