Dodge Ram Steals The Spotlight From The Chevy Silverado: Moves Into The No. 2 Spot

The numbers are in, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCAU) Dodge Ram pickup has outsold General Motors’ (GM) Chevy Silverado truck for 2019.

The Dodge Ram sold 633,694 units in 2019, leading the Chevy Silverado’s 575,600 units sold for the year. The Ram pickup truck has long been a follower of the Ford F-Series, which leads the category, and the Chevy Silverado, which has sat in the No. 2 spot.

The upset in truck sales was achieved by the Dodge Ram with an additional 58,094 units sold for the year. This is an 18% increase in Ram truck sales for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and a 2% decrease in GM’s Silverado pickup sales, Car and Driver reported.

Both automakers have released their sales numbers for the year, with Chevy seeing a decrease of 8% in its heavy-duty truck line with the light-duty Silverado falling 1%, and the Dodge Ram increasing its sales for both the light- and heavy-duty truck series.

Ford (F) trounced both automakers, selling nearly 1 million trucks for the year with its F-Series and Ranger pickup trucks combined.

Shares of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles stock were down 0.31% as of 3:46 p.m. EST on Monday while shares of General Motors stock were down 1.34% at the same time. Shares of Ford stock were down 0.76% also at the same time.