The Silverado and GMC Sierra are two of the most popular trucks in the American auto market today. Although it is a good and popular trucks, it is a strong competition that has a lot of fans, and it is also the best-selling vehicle in the market. Overall, 2022 was a tough year for the auto market, and GMC ended up winning rather than losing.
The Ford F-150 is still king, but it’s a huge hit in 2022
Because it continues to rock the world, 2022 was a bad year in terms of sales for most automakers. These problems hit every segment, not distinguishing between popular and unpopular models. And the Ford F-Series reportedly continued to dominate the truck segment, with Ford selling about 654,000 units in 2022.
, another popular truck, saw an even bigger drop in sales. In 2021, Ram sold about 569,000 units of the truck, but in 2022, it has sold only 468,000 units. This is a decrease of more than 100,000 units, or about 17.8%. In fact, the decline in Ram sales was so great that it allowed GM trucks to catch up.
The GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado escaped 2022 with few losses
The Chevy Silverado finished 2021 in third place, with Chevy selling only about 530,000 units of the truck. Like other automakers, Chevy has been affected by supply chain issues, and these problems have caused Chevy to sell fewer trucks.
However, in 2022, Chevy sold just over 523,000 units of the Silverado, which is down 6,000 units from the previous year, or just a 1.2% decline. This small loss allowed the Silverado to become the second best-selling truck.
The GMC Sierra also saw a slight decrease in sales. In 2021, GMC sold about 249,000 units, while in 2022 the automaker sold just over 241,000 units. That’s a drop of about 8,000 units, or roughly a 3% drop. One of the main reasons GM has had such small declines in sales is that the automaker actually increased its sales in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Both Ford and Ram continued their fourth quarter sales, with Ford selling 2% fewer units than in the fourth quarter of 2021, and Ram selling about 22% fewer units. By comparison, Chevy sold 23% better, while GMC sold about 25% better.
How gmc and chevy won not to lose
The main reason General Motors companies can’t lose much in sales in 2022 is due to how the automakers deal with supply chain issues. Sales cannot happen if the cars are not available in the market, and availability was a major problem that General Motors was facing earlier in the supply chain crisis.
By addressing these issues, GM has been able to continue production, which means auto shoppers can also continue to buy the trucks they want. Toyota was the only other major automaker that was able to do something similar in 2022. The Toyota Tundra saw sales increase 27% year-over-year, and its sales last quarter grew 75% as well.
