Move over the SUVs, the trucks are here to take over! The figures for the first quarter of 2022 are out and the results are a bit surprising. The first three vehicles on the list are all pickup trucks from Ford, Ram and Chevrolet. The Ford F-150 or F-Series led the way, followed by the Ram 1500 and Chevy Silverado in second and third place.

The Ford F-150 was the best-selling vehicle in the second quarter of 2022

According to Reuters, the first quarter of the year was full of surprises. The best-selling new cars in the country started with the Ford F-Series pickup truck. Ford managed to sell 140,701 Ford F-150 trucks in the first months of the year. However, that number is actually down 31% from the first quarter of 2021.

Next, the Ram 1500 pickup was in second place. Ram sold 127,116 trucks in the first quarter of the year. That’s compared to 148,836 units sold in the same period of 2021. Only down 14.6%, Ram is closing in on the top spot fairly quickly.

The Chevrolet Silverado was the third best-selling vehicle in the first months of 2022. Chevrolet managed to sell 121,107 units of the Silverado truck, down just 4.3% from last year. Despite all the shortages, Chevy Silverado production hasn’t been curbed as much as the Ford F-Series trucks.

Why are Ford sales down if the F-150 pickup truck sold the most?

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Shortages of semiconductor chips continued to plague Ford throughout the first part of the year. According to Ford, this crisis seems almost over, thanks in part to the popularity of the Ford F-150. Ford scored a record 50,000 orders for the F-series truck in March alone. In total, Ford sold 159,328 vehicles in March. 74,420 of these were trucks, 81,280 were SUVs and 13,772 were electric vehicle sales.

The brand’s retail sales were up 23.2% from February. SUV sales increased 39.2%, while truck and van sales increased 12.5%. The automaker took more than 50,000 orders in March alone, up 38,000 from a year ago. And in other news, Ford says its “F-Series in-transit inventory increased 127% in February and 66.1% a year ago.”

Thanks to the all-new Ford Maverick truck, truck sales have increased overall. The Maverick posted the best month of sales since its introduction, up 115% from February. Those lucky enough to find a Maverick on the dealer lot didn’t wait. Most of these trucks only slept for four days before hitting the road with a new buyer.

Pickup truck popularity isn’t going anywhere – it’s going electric

There were also plenty of SUVs on the top 20 list. The Toyota RAV4 (101,192), Jeep Grand Cherokee (75,117) and Toyota Highlander (66,026) also had successful first quarters. Toyota had the most vehicles on the list with five in total; two SUVs, a truck and two sedans. This included the Toyota RAV4, Highlander, Camry, Tacoma and Corolla.

Interestingly enough, Ford only had three vehicles on the list even though it was in first place. The Ford Explorer (42,736) was in 15th place and the Ford Escape (39,962) in 17th place. Honda also had three vehicles, including the CR-V, Accord and Civic.

It is unclear where the market is headed as the summer months approach. With deliveries of brand-new trucks like the Ford F-150 Lightning and Maverick electric truck gearing up to ramp up, Ford could have a few positive months ahead.

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