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Even though the Silverado and Sierra are all new for 2019, the previous generation isn’t going anywhere for the time being. According to chief financial officer Dhivya Suryadevara, production of the K2 in crew cab configuration will wind down in early 2019. The regular and double cab models, on the other hand, will soldier on through next summer.
Automotive News reports that managing two generations of full-size pickup trucks isn’t easy for General Motors. The production hub is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and additional capacity comes from Flint, Michigan. At the same time, the company is gearing up to start T1 production in Silao, Mexico.
There’s also the Oshawa plant in Ontario, Canada, where the K2 is produced across two shifts to keep up with the increasing demand. Ram Trucks is doing a similar thing with the 1500, with the previous generation sold as the 1500 Classic at a lower price than the equivalent DT.
Even though the F-Series remains the most popular of full-size pickups in the United States, Ford can’t keep up with the resources and badge-engineering audacity of General Motors. In the first half of 2018, the greatest of the Big Three in Detroit had a market share of 34 percent. Ford, on the other hand, stagnated at 32 percent.
The arrival of the Ranger for the 2019 model year should turn things in favor of the Blue Oval, but the thing is, the mid-size segment doesn’t yield as much as full-size pickup trucks. Another reason the Dearborn-based automaker isn’t doing so great is the difference in starting price, with the 2019 Ford F-150 coming in at $2,735 more than the 2015 model year.
Over the course of 2017, the Ford Motor Company sold 896,764 examples of the F-Series in the United States, representing an increase of 9.3 percent compared to 2016. The Chevrolet Silverado and Ram ranked second and third with 585,864 and 500,723 units, respectively. On fourth and fifth, the GMC Sierra and Toyota Tundra managed to sell 217,943 and 116,285 examples.
There’s also the Oshawa plant in Ontario, Canada, where the K2 is produced across two shifts to keep up with the increasing demand. Ram Trucks is doing a similar thing with the 1500, with the previous generation sold as the 1500 Classic at a lower price than the equivalent DT.
Even though the F-Series remains the most popular of full-size pickups in the United States, Ford can’t keep up with the resources and badge-engineering audacity of General Motors. In the first half of 2018, the greatest of the Big Three in Detroit had a market share of 34 percent. Ford, on the other hand, stagnated at 32 percent.
The arrival of the Ranger for the 2019 model year should turn things in favor of the Blue Oval, but the thing is, the mid-size segment doesn’t yield as much as full-size pickup trucks. Another reason the Dearborn-based automaker isn’t doing so great is the difference in starting price, with the 2019 Ford F-150 coming in at $2,735 more than the 2015 model year.
Over the course of 2017, the Ford Motor Company sold 896,764 examples of the F-Series in the United States, representing an increase of 9.3 percent compared to 2016. The Chevrolet Silverado and Ram ranked second and third with 585,864 and 500,723 units, respectively. On fourth and fifth, the GMC Sierra and Toyota Tundra managed to sell 217,943 and 116,285 examples.
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