If you have been thinking about buying a new work truck, now might be a great time. Times are tough right now, the economy is having a hard time and business is slow, but if you can take adavanage of the huge saving, you might want to take a look.
Automakers are having the toughest times right now, they can not move inventory and especially pickup trucks. Below are the most recent truck sale in the U.S.
Top 10 Pickups Sales Figures
Year-to-Date (YTD) Sept. 2008 pickuptruck.com
Ford F-Series
392,698 -26.9% YTD
September 2008: 32,727
September 2007: 56,065
Chevrolet Silverado
370,502 -22.5% YTD
September 2008: 50,428
September 2007: 52,480
Dodge Ram
196,058 -29.0% YTD
September 2008: 20,812
September 2007: 30,100
GMC Sierra
133,811 -14.9% YTD
September 2008: 18,744
September 2007: 18,445
Toyota Tacoma
117,313 -13.4% YTD
September 2008: 9,176
September 2007: 13,996
Toyota Tundra
115,026 -20.4% YTD
September 2008: 7,696
September 2007: 19,571
Ford Ranger
54,815 -4.6% YTD
September 2008: 3,915
September 2007: 4,019
Chevrolet Colorado
44,884 -24.2% YTD
September 2008: 3,359
September 2007: 5,598
Nissan Frontier
40,873 -19.4% YTD
September 2008: 1,534
September 2007: 5,480
Nissan Titan
29,900 -41.3% YTD
September 2008: 2,872
September 2007: 5,193
All of these trucks are having great rebates and deals right now. So not only are they dealing with bad sales and a bad market, these manufacturers need to sell their ’08 inevntory as the ’09 trucks are hitting the market. This makes the perfect storm or perfect time to get a truck if you can.
I couldn’t agree more. I wish I had the money to buy a new work truck. My fleet is getting old, but I can not afford a new truck. A worker just bought a new truck and couldn’t believe the deal he got, an 07 F150.