Ford’s F-Series Pickups Mark 45th Year As America’s Top-Selling Truck

Solid sales of F-150 pickup trucks helped Ford report better-than-expected results GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / SCOTT OLSON

Ford (F) has reached a major milestone with its F-Series pickups and will keep its title as American’s best-selling truck for the 45th straight year.

The F-Series, which includes its popular F-150 model, has beaten out GM’s Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra and Stellantis Ram pickup trucks for the top spot for another year, the Blue Oval automaker announced on Thursday.

Ford said that it sold 663,508 F-Series trucks through November, which was down 7% from a year earlier.

GM currently holds the second-place position with its Chevy Silverado pickup truck. But Detroit rival is in danger of losing that title to Stellantis, as it has sold about 407,000 units in the first three quarters compared to the Ram pickup’s 434,772 units, CNBC reported.

The news that Ford’s S-Series trucks had reached top-selling status again came as the company released its November sales numbers, saying that it was the only U.S. automaker to post a year-over-year increase in November, up 5.9% over last year.

“Our new products continue to roll, making Ford America’s best-selling automaker for the third consecutive month, a feat last accomplished in 1974,” Andrew Frick, vice president, Ford Sales U.S. and Canada.

Ford’s electric vehicle reported sales also grew in November three times faster than the overall electrified vehicle segment, giving it a 10% share compared to 5.4% share last year. Sales of EVs for the company were 11,116 for the month, up 153.6%, driven by the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Hybrid.

As of Thursday at 1:51 p.m. ES, shares of Ford were trading at $19.84, up 26 cents, or 1.35%.