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TRUCK MARKETS STATISTICS * WORLDWIDE
* USA - WardsAuto: June sees U.S. Class sales grew just 6.3%, smallest month increase since 12/10
New York,NY,USA -Fleet Owner -Jul. 17, 2012: -- U.S. sales of Class 4-8 medium- and heavy-duty trucks June, a news story posted on WardsAuto.com. * Class 4 sales fell 47.5%: Led by a 99.1% drop at Ford; a 58.6% fall at Daimler; and a 52.5% drop in imported Isuzus. However, Isuzu’s domestically built models posted Class 4’s biggest gain-- climbing 306.4%.
* Class 5 sales were up 18.6%: Marking the best performance of any the medium/heavy GVW classes. This gain was driven by a massive 776.8% climb by Freightliner, which in June sold 173 trucks vs. 19 in like-2011. Daimler also recorded a triple-digit increase, while Paccar incurred the largest slip, down 88.0%.
* Class 6 sales decrease of 22.4%: Was the second-biggest June loss in the medium/heavy-truck sector. It was “precipitated by falloffs at the volume manufacturers,” noted Schweinsberg. “Ford sales tumbled 79.5%, Daimler slid 20.6% and International, Class 6’s volume leader, slipped 3.6%. Paccar’s Kenworth surged 59.7%, the best performance in Class 6 last month.”
* Class 7 realized a 12.2% sales hike: Most Class 6 manufacturers saw increases, but “declines at the high-volume manufacturers, such as Ford and International, tempered growth at Paccar and Daimler, both up more than 30%.”
* Class 8 deliveries rose 14.9% compared with a year ago: The only decline among heavy duty makes was at International, down 12.2%. The 29.4% jump in Freightliner sales was Class 8’s biggest year-on-year increase with Mack Trucks, up 27.5%, close behind.
Through 2012’s first half, added WardsAuto reporter Christie Schweinsberg, sales of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. ran 25.4% ahead of like-2011, recording 173,723 units.
* India - SIAM: June CV sales up
New Delhi,India -CNBC TV/Money Control -July 16, 2012: ... The overall Commercial Vehicles segment registered growth of 6.06 percent in April-June 2012 as compared to the same period last year when the segment registered a growth rate of 14.10 percent. While Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M and HCVs) registered negative growth at (-11.99) percent. Light Commercial Vehicles grew at 19.92 percent... Three Wheelers sales recorded marginal growth at 0.83 percent in April-June 2012 against 4.92 percent during April-June 2011. Passenger Carriers grew by 5.66 percent during April-June 2012 and Goods Carriers registered de-growth at (-15.09) percent during this period... Two Wheelers registered a double digit growth of 10.51 percent during April-June 2012 against 16.89 percent during same period in 2011. Mopeds, Motorcycles and Scooters grew by 6.60 percent, 6.79 percent and 29.14 percent respectively in the period of April-June 2012...
* Brazil - Heavy commercial vehicle sales to peak in 2015
Sao Paulo,SP,Brazil -AutomotiveWorld -July 16, 2012: ... Heavy commercial vehicle demand, meanwhile, is expected to fall by 14% this year to 178,000 units. Beyond 2012, a return to growth is anticipated, buoyed by economic growth, in general, and, in particular, infrastructure spending, which will be substantial. The market is forecast to reach a cyclical peak of 212,000 units in 2015... The report examines the Brazilian passenger and commercial vehicle markets in 2011, with a forecast to 2016...Labels: trucks markets worldwide
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