The ending 2017 has been particularly successful for the American full-size pickups

Sales of pickups on the U.S. market in 2017, increased by 4,8%

Sales of pickups on the U.S. market in 2017, increased by 4.8% to 2 million 822,8 thousand than the same period last year, although the bleak forecasts for the market in a whole.

All 11 models of the pickups sold on the American market

Full-size pickups, occupied 85.2% of this segment of the market with growth of 6.1%
up to 2 million 405,3 thousand In December, they had a great spread (+6.5% to 247 726 units). Compact and midsize pickups, in contrast, lost for the year by 1.7% to 417 586 units, although in December has shown growth on 1,7% to 37 678 units So that the predictions about the rapid growth of the segment of compact pickups that is not yet have been confirmed.

While the Americans remain loyal to their favorite full-size pickups

Unchanged for three decades, the bestselling full – size pickups Ford F-Series is not have quite a bit to absorb-thirds of the total market for the year they finished with shares 31,8% (896 764 units).

  Ford F-150 Platinum SuperCrew

Arch-competitor, the Chevrolet Silverado showed growth on 24,7% in December (up to 67 676 units), which, however, could only slightly increase (2%) sales all the year round – up 585 864 units.

Chevrolet Silverado LS Crew cab

Its single-platform twin, the GMC Sierra also has shown good growth in December +13,5%
(up to 26 436 units and 217 943 per year).

GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali Crew Cab

Total annual sales of the "brothers of pickup trucks" Silverado and Sierra continue to overshadow F-Series – 803 807 units vs. 896 764 units have Ford. At the cycle of life of the third generation of these two series of pickups, the Chevrolet and GMC actually finished and already in January them on replaced with a new fourth generation of GM pickups.

RAM 1500 Limited Crew Cab

Interestingly, the largest increase in 2.42 times showed one of the outsiders – Nissan Titan