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TRUCKS SALES * WORLDWIODE
* USA - Class 8 Truck Sales Improved in June
Washington,DC,USA -Truck Trend, by Benson Kong -July 13, 2009: -- Class 8 truck sales rebounded slightly last month to a tune of 8101 units for all major North American OEMS, marking a 9.7-percent increase from May and the first sales improvement in three months. With the latest uptick in sales, the annualized rate of orders ameliorates to 97,212 units, up from the previous three-month annualized rate of 94,872 units... Overall, Class 8 sales were battered in 2009, with February sales representing "the lowest point in the last 25 years," according to Kevin Flaherty, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Mack Trucks. Although sales have been hurting, a month-by-month review does reveal progression over the past three months... Kyle Treadway, chairman of the American Truck Dealers association, attributes the sales increase to rapidly aging truck fleets, stating "the average age of [over-the-road] equipment is now 7.5 years and rising - and maintenance costs climb significantly as a truck gets older. That may be why we're seeing orders and sales increase at this point"...
* Australia - June vehicle sales surge, 3rd highest ever
Sydney,NSW,Australia -Reuters, by Wayne Cole by James Thornhill -July 3, 2009: -- New vehicle sales in Australia surged to their third highest ever in June. The Australian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries report showed on Friday, likely boosted by financial year-end sales and government tax breaks on new cars for small business...
Details of the VFACTS report in original terms:
* June: 102,847 - May: 75,441 - m/m pct: +36.3 - Jun 08: 106,541 - y/y pct Sales: -3.5
* Sales by Type: Heavy Commercial: Jun '09/Jun: (-179) - 2008 Volumes: (-5.0)
* Japan - June minivehicle sales down 16.2 pct yr/yr
Tokyo,Japan -Reuters -Jul 1, 2009: -- Japanese sales of minivehicles in June fell 16.2 percent from a year earlier to 138,943 units, the Japan Mini Vehicle Association said on Wednesday... Sales of minivehicles, which have maximum engine displacements of 660cc, accounted for 37 percent of the domestic auto market in 2008 in volume terms:
* TOTAL: 138,943 (-16.2)
* Cars: 99,550 (-17.8)
* Commercial vehicles: 39,393 (-11.6)
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