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General Motors Co. in 2020 dethroned rival Ford Motor Co. in Detroit’s closely watched “truck wars,” securing the top slot in the lucrative market for large pickup trucks.

For the first time since 2015, GM outsold Ford in large pickup trucks, a category that generates the bulk of global profits for each auto maker.

U.S. sales of GM’s two pickup models—the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra—rose 3.9% last year, to 839,691 trucks, even as industrywide sales sank nearly 15% amid disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic. Ford’s F Series line, which includes its F-150 truck as well as the larger Super Duty, fell 12%, to 787,422, the company said Wednesday.



 

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People must be able to get past the looks of the GM trucks. Although, if it meant never having to deal with my 10 speed F150, I'd go GM too right about now. It's the one thing I hate about it enough to not consider Ford again as long as they are utilizing it. Apparently GM got it right...or at least did a better job with their version.
 

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People must be able to get past the looks of the GM trucks. Although, if it meant never having to deal with my 10 speed F150, I'd go GM too right about now. It's the one thing I hate about it enough to not consider Ford again as long as they are utilizing it. Apparently GM got it right...or at least did a better job with their version.


GM trucks look great

far better than the "AlL NeW EFFF 1 50"
 
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Does anyone actually watch this vs. the number 1 selling truck model which is still the F150?

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People must be able to get past the looks of the GM trucks. Although, if it meant never having to deal with my 10 speed F150, I'd go GM too right about now. It's the one thing I hate about it enough to not consider Ford again as long as they are utilizing it. Apparently GM got it right...or at least did a better job with their version.


what issues are you seeing with your ten speed
 

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People must be able to get past the looks of the GM trucks. Although, if it meant never having to deal with my 10 speed F150, I'd go GM too right about now. It's the one thing I hate about it enough to not consider Ford again as long as they are utilizing it. Apparently GM got it right...or at least did a better job with their version.

GM does put a lot of cash on the hood to move these and Ford is in between models. If Ford lost the top model spot in this segment, the folks in Dearborn would be in panic. Nothing to see here.
 

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GM does put a lot of cash on the hood to move these and Ford is in between models. If Ford lost the top model spot in this segment, the folks in Dearborn would be in panic. Nothing to see here.


:rofl: ford, ram, gm, they all do this.

we got a f150 last year two years ago with a sticker of 56k for 42 :rofl: they are ALL guilty of this.
 

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54k truck with 8k off without trying, 11k if you qualify as a tornado specialist first responder who just got out of college and farm and were in the military.
 

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and before you complain that it's a 2020 here's a few 2021's heavily discounted.



 

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People must be able to get past the looks of the GM trucks. Although, if it meant never having to deal with my 10 speed F150, I'd go GM too right about now. It's the one thing I hate about it enough to not consider Ford again as long as they are utilizing it. Apparently GM got it right...or at least did a better job with their version.
My 18 5.0 F150 has about 68k miles. Trans has been good as the rest of the truck...zero problems. I have noticed the trans sometimes doesn't act how I want it too, but it's an automatic and to be expected.
GM trucks look great

far better than the "AlL NeW EFFF 1 50"
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GM does put a lot of cash on the hood to move these and Ford is in between models. If Ford lost the top model spot in this segment, the folks in Dearborn would be in panic. Nothing to see here.
So I just met with one of our recently retired salesmen on a project a couple weeks ago and he was driving a brand new Silverado, which is shocking because he is a die hard Ford guy. I immediately asked him wtf was going on. He claimed that two Ford dealers he tried to buy a new F150 at didn't want to deal much off sticker so he walked into a Chevy dealer where they immediately said 10k off sticker no problem and he eventually got close to 12k off and bought the truck. I told him that was weird because it seemed that most F150's could be had for 10k off sticker easily.
 
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My 18 5.0 F150 has about 68k miles. Trans has been good as the rest of the truck...zero problems. I have noticed the trans sometimes doesn't act how I want it too, but it's an automatic and to be expected.

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So I just met with one of our recently retired salesmen on a project a couple weeks ago and he was driving a brand new Silverado, which is shocking because he is a die hard Ford guy. I immediately asked him wtf was going on. He claimed that two Ford dealers he tried to buy a new F150 at didn't want to deal much off sticker so he walked into a Chevy dealer where they immediately said 10k off sticker no problem and he eventually got close to 12k off and bought the truck. I told him that was weird because it seemed that most F150's could be had for 10k off sticker easily.


i dunno what's so funny.

the gmc's look great and silverado's in the right colors and trim packages do also... just like how so many f150 trim packages look like baby shit.

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I gotta say the new F150 front end looks pretty similar to your beloved Sierra.

Identicle!!!! LOL.

Grill with similar traits...tHeY l00K tEh SaMe
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:rofl: they look so similar it hurts. " all new"

then they tossed a poor excuse for an inverter in and called it a generator


more giimmmicky bullshit from ford. as usual.

how's your i-can't-back-up-a-trailer-knob?
 
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I'm confused. It's a good looking truck or at least its not even remotely ugly, but you'll condemn its looks in one sentence adn then the next sentence you'll say the SilverAYdo is good looking, which most people will agree is the least good looking truck out of them all. But whatever looks are subjective.

Are you really upset about the trailer knob and generator? How and when did these OPTIONS hurt your feelings? haha
 

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I'm confused. It's a good looking truck or at least its not even remotely ugly, but you'll condemn its looks in one sentence adn then the next sentence you'll say the SilverAYdo is good looking, which most people will agree is the least good looking truck out of them all. But whatever looks are subjective.

Are you really upset about the trailer knob and generator? How and when did these OPTIONS hurt your feelings? haha


i said silverado is good looking in certain trims, as is the f150, here ill get it again for you to read, and i stand by this...


the gmc's look great and silverado's in the right colors and trim packages do also... just like how so many f150 trim packages look like baby shit.


seems preeeetty straightforward :rofl:


feelings? :bowrofl: my feelings aren't hurt at all, i was and am just saying ford LOVES gimmicky bullshit. how often do you use that knob? has to feel very masculine to spin that knob.
 
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