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Oct 27, 2011

TRUCK SALES * WORLDWIDE

* Europe - EU truck sales rise 4.5 in September

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Brussels,Belgium -Reuters , by Helen Massy-Beresford -Oct 27, 2011: -- Truck sales in the European Union rose 4.5 percent in September, industry association ACEA said on Thursday, showing that the signs of cooling demand reported by truck makers which have led them to plan production cuts have not yet filtered through to their order books...  Truck sales are seen as an economic bellwether, reflecting trends in international trade -- road transport accounts for 72.6 percent of all inland freight transported in the European Union, according to statistics published on ACEA's website...  ACEA said overall commercial vehicle sales rose 11.1 percent in the first nine months of the year, with Spain the only country performing less well during the period...  Heavy truck sales rose 16.6 percent year-on-year in September...  Sales of light commercial vehicles or vans, often used by the small businesses most vulnerable to economic woes, posted a smaller rise of 3.3 percent in September...  Sales of trucks over 3.5 tonnes rose 13.0 percent while bus and coach sales fell 10.2 percent last month...


* USA - Used truck volumes recover in September: ACT report

Columbus,IND,USA -Truck News (CAN) -Oct 26, 2011:  --  Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales recovered in September after an extended summer slump, according to a report published by ACT Research... Volumes were mixed on a channel-by-channel basis, falling in the retail market, but gaining ground in the auction and wholesale markets, according to the report...


* Japan - Auto Market: Production down, Exports up in Sept.

Tokyo,Japan -In Auto News -28 Oct 2011:  --  Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association released Friday the Statistical Data for the first nine years of 2011. Accordingly, Japan’s export of cars, trucks and buses increased in Spetember for the 2nd consecutive month, to 8.8 percent more than a year ago for a total of 477,911 vehicles (up form 439,230 vehicles last year)...  Automobile production in September 2011 registered a fall of 4.5% or 41,410 unites, from 925,003 units produced in 2010 to 883,593 unites in 2011. The fall was generated by the negative impact of passenger cars (-5.2%, down 41,860 units compared to 2010) and trucks (-1,5%, down 1,721 units ) production, while buses production was up 24.2% (22,171 units). During the first half of Japan’s fiscal year (April 2011 - September 2011) automobile production registered only 3,902,348 units, down with 18.5% or 884,593 units compared with the 4,786,941 units total recorded for 2010...

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