Ford’s F-Series Reigns as America’s Best-Selling Truck and Best-Selling Vehicle in 2008
DEARBORN, MI –For the 32nd year in a row, Ford’s F-Series is America’s best-selling truck with 2008 sales of 515,513. F-series outsold its nearest truck rival by more than 50,000 units.
DEARBORN, MI –For the 32nd year in a row, Ford’s F-Series is America’s best-selling truck with 2008 sales of 515,513. F-series outsold its nearest truck rival by more than 50,000 units, according to the manufacturer. In addition, for the 27th year in a row, F-Series is once again America’s best-selling vehicle of any type — car, crossover, SUV, truck, or van.
The all-new F-150 was named 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year, Texas Auto Writers Association Truck of Texas, and is a finalist for the 2009 North American Truck of the Year.
In the commercial/fleet portion of this core trucker sub-segment, Ford F-Series continues to dominate. The F-150 has 46 percent of the light-duty commercial/fleet market; and Super Duty is stronger still with over 57 percent of heavy-duty commercial/fleet market.
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