StanM Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Found this over in the Pickup.com website on YTD truck sales. Ranger is up 23.6%, so hopefully Ford will keep the Ranger and give it a much needed update. 2008 YTD PU Sales http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/otf0999.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) the new Tundra went on sale in MARCH 2007 - there is your answer - so Toyota added 62% of volume - good going until you look at the incentives ... The Tundra is a decent truck but it is nowhere near the maturity of the Ford and GM pickups. Igor Edited March 4, 2008 by igor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordFanForEver Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 the new Tundra went on sale in MARCH 2007 - there is your answer - so Toyota added 62% of volume - good going until you look at the incentives ... The Tundra is a decent truck but it is nowhere near the maturity of the Ford and GM pickups. Igor Ranger is outselling the colorado, thats good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper87C Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ranger is outselling the colorado, thats good news. I'm always surprised by how few Titan trucks are sold. I think they are nice looking and certainly better looking then the toyota. Personally I believe I can find a suitable truck when the time comes made by Ford, GM or Dodge, but I do like the looks of the tundra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas1022 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I think that the Toyota Tundra sales will go the way of the Titan eventually. People don't like being burned by a brand that was a sacred cow. And Toyota has burned allot of people with this latest truck. Remember, the Titan sold well it's first year as well. Then when all the Nissan huggers got their truck, the Titan's sales went into the dumpster due to crappy reliability, and lack of selection. Toyota has selection, just crappy reliability/quality of build. The old truck was way better than the current Swollen tick looking POS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controller Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I think that the Toyota Tundra sales will go the way of the Titan eventually. People don't like being burned by a brand that was a sacred cow. And Toyota has burned allot of people with this latest truck. Remember, the Titan sold well it's first year as well. Then when all the Nissan huggers got their truck, the Titan's sales went into the dumpster due to crappy reliability, and lack of selection. Toyota has selection, just crappy reliability/quality of build. The old truck was way better than the current Swollen tick looking POS. It's too bad about the Titan; if I couldn't get Ford or Chevy; I'd buy a Titan. Nissan seems to have a clue of a real truck than Toyota does. I too like the styling and have rented an Armada with the same engine and transmission; drove like a champ. I've seen a lot of Nissan ads touting the boxed frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjerries Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 im surprised the ranger outsold the Colorado...good news for ford but too bad they gonna ax the ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35YrsFord Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 While looking at the pickup truck sales data I noticed the news flash showing a "supposed" VW pickup truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas1022 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) im surprised the ranger outsold the Colorado...good news for ford but too bad they gonna ax the ranger Chevy is saying the Colorado will not be replaced, and that they will eventually discontinue the build. Probably two or three years after the Trailblazer SUV disappears... And as I recall reading the Chevy forum, they said that is happening next year(?). Edited March 23, 2008 by jonas1022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHV 16V Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Chevy is saying the Colorado will not be replaced, and that they will eventually discontinue the build. Probably two or three years after the Trailblazer SUV disappears... And as I recall reading the Chevy forum, they said that is happening next year(?). The Colorado/Canyon thing doesn't surprise me at all for 3 reasons: 1st, the styling (from what I've read) never really caught on. 2nd, it was still a mistake trying to convince truck buyers about 5-cylinder powerplants being better than a traditional V-6. A lot of people wouldn't take the time to research the facts and see that the 5 was indeed an improvement. 3rd, imagine the surprise on people's faces when they learned that initially, the Colorado/Canyon couldn't tow as much or carry as much payload as the outgoing S-10/Sonoma...WTF? Are the Trailblazer/Envoy/9-7 trio goin' down next year? Originally, it was scheduled to be 2010, but your scenario is more likely given that the Traverse will be out and Saab has their new crossover coming, not to mention the Acadia is doing very well. If GM was wise, they would utilize the 4200 I-6 in the H3. While they're at it, it wouldn't hurt to transfer it to the Silverado/Sierra, effectively replacing that God-awful 4300 V-6 and maybe even the 4800 V-8... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray101988 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 im surprised the ranger outsold the Colorado...good news for ford but too bad they gonna ax the ranger Latest news on Ranger is that it won't be axed. A new Ranger is supposed to be in the works in Austrailia. It is rumored to be the new global Ranger for when Ford changes its vehicles to all global. If its true look for a new Ranger around 2010-2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas1022 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Latest news on Ranger is that it won't be axed. A new Ranger is supposed to be in the works in Austrailia. It is rumored to be the new global Ranger for when Ford changes its vehicles to all global. If its true look for a new Ranger around 2010-2012. And the best guess for the build site is Louisville, KY? Same rumour that I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackintire Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Latest news on Ranger is that it won't be axed. A new Ranger is supposed to be in the works in Austrailia. It is rumored to be the new global Ranger for when Ford changes its vehicles to all global. If its true look for a new Ranger around 2010-2012. :reading: Correction.....The Ranger will be axed. Ford is planning on giving us a new truck of an unknown size. It has been rumored that the replacement will be based on the Australian designed T6 platform. Ford Brazil has confirmed that they will be producing a new truck based on that platform with production starting late 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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