A brand new examine has revealed simply how vital the model loyalty proven by prospects of Ford’s F-150 and Chevrolet’s Silverado are for the 2 manufacturers as a complete.
The examine from S&P International notes that homeowners of Ford F-Sequence fashions confirmed 59.7% model loyalty in 2022. Whereas that was down barely from the 62.2% recorded in 2021, Ford’s general model loyalty as of 2022 remained at a powerful 58.6%. Take away the F-Sequence fashions from the equation and model loyalty falls to 49.5%.
It’s a comparable story at Chevrolet. Final yr, model loyalty amongst Silverado prospects rose from 54.7% in 2021 to 55.4% whereas complete model loyalty throughout the model was sitting at 56.3%. If the Silverado is eliminated, model loyalty at Chevrolet dropped to 47.9%. The GMC model additionally enjoys sturdy loyalty at 45.1%.
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Ram doesn’t get pleasure from the identical stage of loyalty amongst its mild responsibility pickup prospects, falling from 47.3% previous to the pandemic to only 36% in 2022.
“The Ford, Chevy, Ram and GMC Sierra dominate the section,” affiliate director of loyalty options and trade evaluation at S&P International Mobility, Tom Libby stated in a press launch. “They know the worth of their entries on this section, and they’ll go to intensive lengths to guard their place.”
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The Ford F-Sequence and Chevrolet Silverado additionally carry out properly when making an allowance for defections to rival manufacturers. For instance, within the yr ending in February, the Ford F-Sequence had a internet outflow (defections minus conquests) to the Chevrolet model of 5,914 households. The Chevrolet Silverado then had a internet influx of 1,915 households from the Ford model whereas the Silverado gained 688 earlier Ram homeowners.
Ford’s F-Sequence stays the best-selling pickup truck within the U.S. but it surely’s not with out competitors. Actually, whereas it topped retail registrations for 21 months through the 36-month interval from January 2020 to February 2023, the Chevrolet Silverado topped this listing for 10 months all through this era.
