Tacoma sales numbers still high

https://tfltruck.com/2021/05/news-t...sales-numbers-will-keep-it-ahead-of-the-pack/

https://carsalesbase.com/us-toyota-tacoma/

 

Despite all the constant negative press on the Tacoma and new competition it is still a success.

 

https://carsalesbase.com/us-chevrolet-colorado/

2nd up in the midsize truck segment, and still 50% less than Tacomas.

 

I wonder if thats going to be down this month because of shortages

 

LOL @ Ford Ranger

 

101K in 2020. Not bad at all.

https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/ford-ranger-sales-figures/

 

Problem is (At least here in Canada) is the Ranger is too expensive. I would have been $5-7k more for a loaded Ranger than I was my Taco. And I wouldn't even get a sunroof. Might as well just buy an F-150.

 

California dealers are going crazy with markups above MSRP. The markups used to be limited to the San Francisco/Los Angeles and San Diego regions, but have recently spread far inland.

A Stockton, Calif dealership today wrote: "We do not participate in Costco program. We do have a $2,995 mark up on our Tacomas." And a Yuba City dealership has $4,995 markups above MSRP. And a Roseville, Calif. dealer a $9,995 markup which includes dealer accessories.

 

i remember years ago when Ford announced the new Ranger and folks on here dubbed it a "taco killer". LOL

 

Canadian Ranger sales are 85% of Tacoma sales. So much closer here percentage wise than USA for whatever reason.

Ford still has to put out a new Ranger though. What they brought is a very old truck and it shows when you go sit in one.

 

Did u see that down in the comments under that article? Tacomas are a Hipster truck and 99.9% of us on this forum are Hipsters.

 

I suspect this is down to Toyota's dealer network being smaller in Canada. Outside of major population centers like Vancouver/Calgary/Toronto there are lots of dead spots. 247 Toyota dealerships in Canada vs over 400 Ford dealerships. Every small rural town has a Ford shop selling endless F150s but it's easy to live 2+ hours away from a Toyota dealership which can make servicing a pain in the ass.

 

....and before that it was the GM twins.
Oooooh look out for that ZR1, then ZR2, then Bison or whatever lol.

 

Geez. I wouldn’t really group us as hipsters, some, but not 99.9%. I think they’ve confused the taco truck with another taco truck.

 

Next it will be the Frontier

 

Probably a dumb question, but what shortages?

 

nice. time to bust out the skinny jeans and flannel shirts again.

 

Only negative press is people in the forum

it’s a great truck

 

If you listen to Consumer Reports or watch any auto channels on YouTube they rarely have anything nice to say, it gets old fast!

 

I would think guys with manbuns, wearing crocs, and eating granola would be driving Ridgelines, lol.