A look into commercial van sales in America

New van registrations have been predicted to rise by this time next year, based on forecasts from the SMMT, who recently reported that as of this year, new LCV registrations were 253,000 units up 5.7% on the 2012 total. That’s great news for us, but I was curious to know if the same could be said for the American van market.

I found an article on Good Car Bad Car's website with the headline, “Commercial Van Sales in America” and was surprised to read that although the new car market in the States grew in April 2013, the commercial vehicle sector was a bit sluggish. That being said, it is still a strong market as there was still a steady increase in sales, especially for the Ford E-Series which dominated by taking over half of the van sales segment. The Chevrolet Express vans took second place, with the Nissan NV200 not faring as well.

The article provides tables/charts with year to date figures in the U.S. and gives a brief look into what the van market is doing across the pond. To read the full publication found on the Good Car Bad Car website, written by Timothy Cain, please click here.

 

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