Although pickup sales have been lagging over the past few months, the market improved during the month of August. The recent decline in the segment was blamed on a housing market slump and higher gas prices, but increased incentives were able to bolster the market.
Pickup truck sales accounted for 14.89% of the overall market, a 20 month high for the segment. According to J.D. Power and Associates, pickup trucks averaged $4,500 in incentives each, the highest offered since July of 2006.
It’s no secret that domestic automakers have been hurt by the decline in pickup truck sales and GM has already decided to cut production at several of its plants. It appears that automakers will have to continue offering incentives in order to spur pickup truck sales, at least for the time being.



09/20, 11:30 AM
posted by:
MY Si
Yay Gas Mileage! oh wait……
09/20, 11:39 AM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
GMSales: I recently drove the new Tundra, and it’s closer to the Silverado/Sierra than Ever before.
But the General is still truck king!
09/20, 11:40 AM
posted by:
CTS DRIVER
one day people will stop buying trucks just to commute in them.
09/20, 11:57 AM
posted by:
jdasch1
And that is why Ford outsells Shuvrolet every year?? I’ve had many Fords that have 200k plus on them with minimal problems…no one keeps a truck to 500k anyway
09/20, 12:10 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
Chevy truck is one of two vehicles to hit 1M on one engine.
jdasch: the F-series is a good truck, but it’s behind in teh redesign cycle.
09/20, 12:48 PM
posted by:
driver54
Whoever did that post that was removed, that was funny.
09/20, 12:49 PM
posted by:
R1GHT30U5
There is SO much profit in these trucks. If they have to keep giving incentives to sell the things maybe that should be a clue that they are overpriced to begin with.
09/20, 1:01 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
R1ght: that you are: saw a ford F-250 not long agou with an asking price of $67,000.
Yeah, right.
Fake GM sales: who are you, really? There’s a lot of brainpower on this board.
09/20, 1:19 PM
posted by:
CTS DRIVER
good job jack i noticed that lame idiot on the toyota post.
09/20, 1:54 PM
posted by:
LP640
must have been redneck hunting season
09/20, 2:22 PM
posted by:
A4
DURR DURRR JACKJIMTURKEY NOBODY EVEN MENTIONED THE TUNDRA DURRR DURRRRR
09/20, 2:34 PM
posted by:
Fleming in Tennessee
I own two ‘97 Ford commercial vans, each with 400,000+ trouble free miles. Purchased a new 2006 Ford van last year because I grew tired of driving the others….I cannot wear them out! Still driving all three and they run as well today as when new. 4.6 V8’s and tranny’s have never been touched. I believe the 4.6 V8 is a JDPower greatest engine pick!
09/20, 2:45 PM
posted by:
lamboz get a life
1487 gm sales is actually very ill. He has split personalities. He also calls himself Tripleonefive. It is not his fault that he is bi-polar. I wish him luck. He should increase his meds or perhaps take the entire bottle and do all of us a favor so we can stop seeing either one of his biased crap screen names.
09/20, 3:21 PM
posted by:
Commodore
That average is mostly thanks to the Tundra
09/20, 3:59 PM
posted by:
AMGoff
hey JDASCH…
I’ve got a little homework assignment for you son… add together the sales of the Silverado and the Sierra, then subtract the number of F150s sold and get back to us as to whether that’s a (+) or a (-) number…
If you like Fords that’s fine… but don’t get all ****y spouting off in defense of the “undisputed” sales leader…
09/20, 5:23 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
a4: GMsales mentioned something, and that comment was removed.
09/20, 5:32 PM
posted by:
SoLoveLA
If you discount deeply enough people will buy anything
09/20, 6:36 PM
posted by:
Bryce
Fleming in Tennessee,
Before your next van purchase you really oughta look at an Express van with the 4.8L. If you have a competent salesperson, I think that you’ll be impressed enough by the differences to buy an Express.
09/20, 6:40 PM
posted by:
Bryce
SoLoveLA,
Explain the incentives thing to the Toyota guys. I don’t think that they understand why their truck is selling. Well, that paired with poor advertising by their competition.
09/20, 7:41 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
Bryce: All of that, plus it’s the most recently redesigned and FAR better than the previous Tundra. I’d even daresay the thing feels nicer than the Current F-15- (oldest of the 5)
09/21, 9:49 AM
posted by:
lamboz get a life
The Ram is the oldest of the five. The Tundra is a knock off of all three domestic full size trucks, except it’s body lines are ugly.
They have had years to copy the domestic truck market and the best they can do is this ugly monster. Yea it’s got power. Every redesigned fullsize truck that comes out has more power then everyone else. The next fully redesigned truck will have more power then what is out now. When does it stop? ridiculous especially from a company that wants people to think it is green. Green as in cash. Toyota said it themselves when they delayed putting Tundra’s on dealer lots, they wanted the GM’s trucks first so they could make sure they would compete and then went back and changed some interior bits and pieces after seeing what a great interior the GM trucks had. Again the Tundra base V-8 has less horsepower then any of the big three base V-8. The other v-8(a copy of the small block chevy, just like Nissan did with the Titan) is the expensive option engine.
The new Tundra is well built, but no better then anyone elses. When all the incentives go away agin for all big truck makers, the sales will go back down again.
09/21, 10:12 AM
posted by:
Bryce
lamboz get a life,
Thanks for your support but the Tundra is NOT well built. Not even close. It is the epitome of ’slapped-together’.
09/21, 10:29 AM
posted by:
tripleonefive
Wow Im not even in this thread and my name gets mentioned JD Powers are unreliable and American cars and trucks suck
I drive luxury cars not trucks
lamboz kill yourself
09/21, 11:02 AM
posted by:
lamboz get a life
You would’nt know a luxury car if it ran you down.
Your Mom probably needs you to take out the trash.
09/21, 11:40 AM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
Lamboz:
you mean MIWF.
The new Tundra is a lot better than the last Tundra
tripleonefluffer: you’ve almost certainly never driven a luxury car
09/21, 12:46 PM
posted by:
tripleonefive
Obsessed with another man Lamboz: A little homo its ashame
09/21, 3:21 PM
posted by:
rompn4x
Reason why I own a truck is that I actually use it for it’s intended purpose… And it’s a lil 4 banger Ranger with 130k on the stock clutch (amazes me). I wanted to go fullsize then I asked myself why? I don’t tow anything and I like getting 23mpg in my Ranger… I get sick of seeing people who buy fullsize trucks, put a lift and 35′ plus tires on them(which knocks your mpg down to around umm 9-10 overall), and they have scratch free beds! Quit using them as an image enhancer.
09/21, 3:58 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
rampn4x: there are some folks who get downright offended when you suggest their trucks could be used for moving something.
09/22, 8:32 AM
posted by:
BLISS
BUILD MORE TRUCKS THAT ARE MORE ECONOMICAL AND LET THE SALES CONTINUE ON A POSITIVE LEVEL.