Chevy Colorado sales increased in the United States, Canada, and Mexico but decreased in Chile and Colombia during the third quarter of 2023.
Chevrolet Colorado Sales - Q3 2023 - United States
In the United States, Chevrolet Colorado deliveries totaled 25,520 units in Q3 2023, an increase of about 5 percent compared to 24,405 units sold in Q3 2022.In the first nine months of the year, Colorado sales decreased about 14 percent to 58,685 units.
| MODEL | Q3 2023 / Q3 2022 | Q3 2023 | Q3 2022 | YTD 2023 / YTD 2022 | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO | +4.57% | 25,520 | 24,405 | -14.45% | 58,685 | 68,595 |
Chevrolet Colorado Sales - Q3 2023 - Canada
In Canada, Chevrolet Colorado deliveries totaled 2,346 units in Q3 2023, an increase of about 8 percent compared to 2,173 units sold in Q3 2022.In the first nine months of the year, Colorado sales decreased about 10 percent to 4,919 units.
| MODEL | Q3 2023 / Q3 2022 | Q3 2023 | Q3 2022 | YTD 2023 / YTD 2022 | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO | +7.96% | 2,346 | 2,173 | -9.54% | 4,919 | 5,438 |
Chevrolet Colorado Sales - Q3 2023 - South Korea
In South Korea, Chevrolet Colorado deliveries totaled 352 units in Q3 2023, a decrease of about 40 percent compared to 584 units sold in Q3 2022.In the first nine months of the year, Colorado sales decreased about 47 percent to 1,193 units.
| MODEL | Q3 2023 / Q3 2022 | Q3 2023 | Q3 2022 | YTD 2023 / YTD 2022 | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO | -39.73% | 352 | 584 | -47.00% | 1,193 | 2,251 |
Chevrolet Colorado Sales - Q3 2023 - Mexico
In Mexico, Chevrolet Colorado deliveries totaled 448 units in Q3 2023, an increase of about 70 percent compared to 263 units sold in Q3 2022.In the first nine months of the year, Colorado sales decreased about 8 percent to 959 units.
| MODEL | Q3 2023 / Q3 2022 | Q3 2023 | Q3 2022 | YTD 2023 / YTD 2022 | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO | +70.34% | 448 | 263 | -8.23% | 959 | 1,045 |
Chevrolet Colorado Sales - Q3 2023 - Chile
In Chile, Chevrolet Colorado deliveries totaled 303 units in Q3 2023, a decrease of about 74 percent compared to 1,184 units sold in Q3 2022.In the first nine months of the year, Colorado sales decreased about 47 percent to 1,566 units.
| MODEL | Q3 2023 / Q3 2022 | Q3 2023 | Q3 2022 | YTD 2023 / YTD 2022 | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO | -74.41% | 303 | 1,184 | -46.59% | 1,566 | 2,932 |
Chevrolet Colorado Sales - Q3 2023 - Colombia
In Colombia, Chevrolet Colorado deliveries totaled 168 units in Q3 2023, a decrease of about 63 percent compared to 452 units sold in Q3 2022.In the first nine months of the year, Colorado sales decreased about 44 percent to 608 units.
| MODEL | Q3 2023 / Q3 2022 | Q3 2023 | Q3 2022 | YTD 2023 / YTD 2022 | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO | -62.83% | 168 | 452 | -44.07% | 608 | 1,087 |
Competitive Sales Comparison (USA)
Chevy Colorado sales placed the Bow Tie brand’s midsize pickup truck in second place in its segment when ranked by sales volume during the third quarter of 2023. The Toyota Tacoma continued to command the top spot, albeit with a 10 percent drop to 40,705 units. The Colorado (see running Chevy Colorado sales) placed second with a five percent bump to 25,520 units as the only model with sales in the green. Perhaps more noteworthy is the fact that the Colorado narrowed the gap between it and the segment best-seller this quarter, placing within roughly 15K deliveries of the Tacoma and over 11K deliveries ahead of its next closest competitor, the Jeep Gladiator. The Gladiator followed the Colorado in third with a 34 percent drop to 14,202 units. The Nissan Frontier took fourth with an 11 percent slip to 11,756 units, while the Ford Ranger (see running Ford Ranger sales) placed fifth with a 41 percent drop to 7,385 units. The GMC Canyon (see running GMC Canyon sales), the Colorado’s corporate cousin, placed last with a two percent dip to 7,627 units.
Sales Numbers - Midsize Mainstream Pickup Trucks - Q3 2023 - USA
| MODEL | Q3 23 / Q3 22 | Q3 23 | Q3 22 | Q3 23 SHARE | Q3 22 SHARE | YTD 23 / YTD 22 | YTD 23 | YTD 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOYOTA TACOMA | -10.32% | 40,705 | 45,387 | 38% | 36% | +2.17% | 179,681 | 175,872 |
| CHEVROLET COLORADO | +4.57% | 25,520 | 24,405 | 24% | 20% | -14.45% | 58,685 | 68,595 |
| JEEP GLADIATOR | -33.98% | 14,202 | 21,511 | 13% | 17% | -31.09% | 41,528 | 60,268 |
| NISSAN FRONTIER | -10.85% | 11,756 | 13,187 | 11% | 11% | -18.56% | 45,895 | 56,353 |
| FORD RANGER | -40.70% | 7,385 | 12,453 | 7% | 10% | -31.95% | 31,503 | 46,293 |
| GMC CANYON | -1.59% | 7,627 | 7,750 | 7% | 6% | -9.62% | 19,351 | 21,411 |
| TOTAL | -14.03% | 107,195 | 124,693 | -12.16% | 376,643 | 428,792 |
On a segment share basis, the Colorado earned a 24 percent share, up four percentage points year-over-year to claim nearly a quarter of all segment sales. The Tacoma led with a 38 percent segment share, up a two percentage points. The Gladiator posted a 13 percent share, down four percentage points, while the Frontier maintained an 11 percent share. The Ranger held a seven percent share, down three percentage points, and the Canyon earned a seven percent share, up one percentage point.
Sales Numbers - GM Midsize Mainstream Pickup Trucks - Q3 2023 - USA
| MODEL | Q3 23 / Q3 22 | Q3 23 | Q3 22 | Q3 23 SHARE | Q3 22 SHARE | YTD 23 / YTD 22 | YTD 23 | YTD 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVROLET COLORADO | +4.57% | 25,520 | 24,405 | 77% | 76% | -14.45% | 58,685 | 68,595 |
| GMC CANYON | -1.59% | 7,627 | 7,750 | 23% | 24% | -9.62% | 19,351 | 21,411 |
| TOTAL | +3.09% | 33,147 | 32,155 | -13.30% | 78,036 | 90,006 |
Sales of GM’s two midsize pickups, the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon, combined for 33,147 deliveries and a cumulative 31 percent segment share for nearly a third of all sales in this space. This also places the duo within about 7.5K deliveries of the Tacoma, for the best-ever showing of GM’s midsize trucks against the Toyota.
The midsize mainstream pickup truck segment fell 14 percent to 107,195 units in Q3 2023, meaning Colorado sales significantly outperformed the segment average.
Below, we provide Honda Ridgeline sales for informational purposes, as the model straddles the midsize and full-size pickup truck segments, placing it above the Frontier and Ranger in terms of sales this quarter.
Sales Numbers - Honda Ridgeline - Q3 2023 - USA
| MODEL | Q3 23 / Q3 22 | Q3 23 | Q3 22 | YTD 23 / YTD 22 | YTD 23 | YTD 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONDA RIDGELINE | -3.01% | 12,138 | 12,515 | +22.46% | 39,568 | 32,312 |
The GM Authority Take
Chevy Colorado sales performance during the third quarter of 2023 showed the only positive growth among all entries in the segment. But perhaps the bigger news is that the Colorado closed the gap with the Toyota Tacoma for Chevy’s best result against its primary rival. When adding sales of the GMC Canyon to those of the Colorado, the gap between the two GM midsize trucks and the Taco closed even further.
It seems that during the third quarter, the generational changeover, which we’ve been discussing for roughly a year now, has reached a point where production and inventory are at optimal levels. This enables the trucks to turn faster and for more and more buyers to take delivery of the all-new 2023 Colorado. In fact, in June the Chevy Colorado had its best retail sales month since 2020.
Looking ahead, Colorado sales are bound to drop during the fourth quarter of 2023 as the UAW continues to strike at the GM Wentzville plant. Once that is resolved, we expect Colorado sales to rebound. However, the all-new Tacoma will have launched by then, presenting a greater challenge to Chevrolet.
About Chevrolet Colorado
The all-new, third-generation 2023 Chevy Colorado arrives featuring a new exterior, a new powertrain, plenty of on-board technology, and an overhauled interior. The new model rides on an updated platform, resulting in a more refined truck that is also more capable off-road. Under the hood resides one of two powertrains – the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L2R gasoline engine as well as the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B engine in Turbo Plus and Turbo High Output configurations. The new powerplants are mated to a new-generation eight-speed automatic transmission, which is vastly improved compared to the preceding GM eight-speed automatic, though a few issues still remain.
The 2023 Chevy Colorado is among NACTOY’s “Best Of 2024” list. The next-gen midsize pickup truck earned a place for itself among the 25 vehicles advancing to the finalist round of the 30th annual North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards, and was one of the initial ten GM vehicles making up almost a fifth of the original field of 52 models.
2024 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison
GM recently debuted the 2024 Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison, a variant of the Colorado developed in partnership with American Expedition Vehicles (AEV). For 2024, the Bison will be offered as a standalone trim level rather than as a package. In addition to a wealth of standard components from AEV, the 2024 Colorado ZR2 Bison also incorporates development input from off-road racing champion Chad Hall, and was refined on the Rubicon Trail to boot, adding new features like front and rear jounce control dampers.
With the Colorado ZR2 Bison on the way, the Chevy Colorado ZR2 Desert Boss Special Edition package will not return for the 2024 model year, as first reported by GM Authority.
The 2024 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison includes new jounce control dampers
Furthermore, the 2024 Chevy Colorado drops the 8-inch driver information center (DIC), replaced by the 11-inch DIC across the lineup. The 2024 Colorado also drops the mid-level Turbo Plus engine, while also getting TurboMax branding. That means the 2024 Colorado will offer just the base L2R engine on WT and LT trim levels, and the TurboMax (High Output) L3B engine as an option on those trims and as standard on all other trims.
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to Chevy Colorado sales for Q3 2022, except as noted
- In the United States,there were 75 selling days for Q3 2023 and 75 selling days for Q3 2022
- GM Q3 2023 sales reports
- GM Q3 2023 sales U.S.A.
- Chevrolet sales Q3 2023 U.S.A.
- Cadillac sales Q3 2023 U.S.A.
- Buick sales Q3 2023 U.S.A.
- GMC sales Q3 2023 U.S.A.
- GM Canada sales Q3 2023
- GM Mexico sales Q3 2023
- GM China sales Q3 2023
- GM Brazil sales Q3 2023
- GM Argentina sales Q3 2023
- GM Chile sales Q3 2023
- GM Colombia sales Q3 2023
- GM South Korea sales Q3 2023
- Chevrolet South Korea sales July 2023
- Chevrolet South Korea sales August 2023
- Chevrolet South Korea sales September 2023
- GM Q3 2023 sales U.S.A.
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Comments
Probably a fluke due to the Taco’s model changeover.
Lots of downvotes, but that’s exactly what this is. Everyone is waiting for the new 2024 Tacoma, not rushing out to buy a truck with a dead battery and crumpled roof.
GM need to sort out the various first year issues that have cropped up with their midsized trucks. They are very attractive and capable vehicles, they need continuous improvements and solid aftermarket support to compete with the Tacoma.
I’m just not a truck guy, and that shows in my comments. It’s not that I don’t like trucks, but just zero need for them where I live now. Unlike so many others, I won’t buy one just to follow the others as the cool thing to do. But no matter, it absolutely baffles me how the Tacoma sells so well. I don’t care how anyone tries to spin it, the Taco is just not as good as the Ranger and GM twins. Just goes to show how sheep will continue to be sheep and that is why Toyota sells so many vehicles.
People are sheep to Toyota because that is what there parents bought and they had good luck with reliability. In the future the gap will be less because Toyota is full of the electronic do dads, turbo engines and 10 sp. automatics. Toyota is limiting the # of vehicles it is making available for U.S. dealers to keep prices up and it makes more profit in the rest of the world due to competition in the U.S. market. The 23 Tacoma is an ancient design helping the others gain market share.
They need another factory to build inventory for the Chevy and GMC variants. Their sales could go up so much higher, but there are none at the dealers.
People are sheep to Toyota because that is what there parents bought and they had good luck with reliability. In the future the gap will be less because Toyota is full of the electronic do dads, turbo engines and 10 sp. automatics. Toyota is limiting the # of vehicles it is making available for U.S. dealers to keep prices up and it makes more profit in the rest of the world due to competition in the U.S. market. The 23 Tacoma is an ancient design helping the others gain market share.
If your parents owned a Tacoma and it was reliable, worry free and lasted a long time, then any reasonable smart person would buy one. If that makes them a sheep then I guess they are smart sheep. Toyota did a great job in caring about quality and reliability and it has paid off. The big three let that go to crap and they are paying the price getting rid of that stigma.
I bought an accord when I was in college and that car lasted 220,000 miles before I donated it. Guess what car I bought when I wanted another sedan (Another accord). I also owned a Jeep Grand Cherokee that squeaked like crazy and always gave me problems. No more jeeps for me except the Wrangler I bought because I’ve always wanted one and I will keep until it falls apart. I’ve owned three Silverados in the past, which I loved but I doubt I’ll ever own another UAW vehicle ever again due to this greedy unreasonable terms strike.
And out come the apologist. @Just me, you sound like a broken record from the late 80’s. BTW, I sold Honda next to Buick and Cadillac and GMC for just over 12 years. I’ve never had any Buick get purchased back by GM, yet in that same time frame I had 2 Honda’s (both Accords in fact) purchased back by Honda! The fact that Honda could never admit when they had issues made those buy-backs even more of a unicorn.
Bottom line is that the Japanese brands have never been much better even back in the day (70/80’s) and the fact that they were so basic compared to much better equipped American brands should have left them with less problems. For the past 20 years the American brands have improved while the Japanese brands have gotten worse. Today the American brands are ranking above the Japanese brands consistently.
I’ll end with some very real and personal experiences that directly address the first line of your comment. In my 12+ years with Honda, the one thing I always noticed was how the Honda drivers would never admit to issues and they would normalize it. They would often defend their cars and purchase decisions no matter what, even when that Accord cost them MORE to own/operate over the course of 100K than a comparable Buick. This is why I started my comment referring to apologists. That has been my experience with Honda and is still today with Mazda and even Volvo. I can tell you that if my Bolt gave me half the issues I see with most of the Mazda’s today, I’d never buy another one. And yet these people seem to think they are the best. Go figure.
Imagine if GM could actually ramp these trucks independent of the current UAW strike affecting this plant. I have not seen a single ’23 Colorado on a dealer lot, but see some in the wild.
I bought my 2023 Trail Boss in August after comparing features between the Taco and the Colorado. I also test drove both.
The Colorado came out ahead because of the Taco’s 6 speed transmission and it was really an uncomfortable seating position in the Taco.
I’m totally happy with my decision l.
I just find it interesting that Ford dragged its feet bringing the redesigned Ford Ranger to North America and now has to contend with three strong redesigned competitors (The GM siblings and the Tacoma) and a labor strike.
I think the sales lead between GM and Ford will only widen in this segment even with the Ranger coming to showrooms.
By what criteria does the Ridgeline straddle the mid size and full size segments?
I personally consider it a crossover SUV.
Imagine where the sales would be if there was inventory to sell , Most dealers here have 0 inventory and are waiting months for trucks to trickle in. Virtually the few that arrive are all presold.
GM will never outsell Toyota in this segment as they do not have the capacity to build that many trucks.
GM needs a second plant to build these.
I want to order a new Z71 , but would like to test drive a Trail Boss or Z71 before i pull the trigger. At this point i will wait until the start of the new year and place an order for a 24,as the dealers here have nothing on their lots, let along a vehicle to test drive!!
Little surprised given the fact they’ve had battery issues but the trial boss price point , lt and WT is excellent .
I test drove all the midsize trucks. The GM twins were my favorite. That glacier blue color is simply amazing. The tacoma looks fine but the sriving position was horrible and power train was lacking. I actualky ended buying a ranger tremor, didnt think i would buy a ford but the drivetrain is great and the tremor package helps in my hunting trips in the mountains. The only reason i didnt go with GM is because its the first year of this generation and didnt want to deal with the recalls that any new generation has.
This article has the wrong sales figures for the Tacoma. It actually sold 62,836 units for the 3rd quarter! 3rd quarter 2022 was 67,224 units!