TRUCKS SALES * WORLDWIDE
* USA - June Auto Sales, U.S. industry to 22% gain
(Photo: U.S. auto sales are on track to hit 14 million or more for the year -- the best annual showing since 2007. The mid-year tally stands at 7,272,096)
Detroit,MICH,USA -Automotive News, by David Phillips -July 3, 2012: -- U.S. light-vehicle sales, paced by Toyota and Honda, rose 22 percent in June as U.S. consumers continued to shake off economic jitters and replace aging cars and light trucks... Automakers -- also helped by falling gasoline prices and new models -- sold 1.29 million cars and light vehicles last month. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate rebounded from May's 13.8 million to hit 14.1 million, well above forecasts...
* USA - Used Class 8 Truck Sales Slide, Dealer Inventories Shrink
Chicago,ILL,USA -TruckingInfo -5 July 2012: -- May showed a continued decline in the availability of low-mileage used heavy-duty trucks, according to analysts with Great American Group LLC... According to the American Truck Dealers and Used Truck associations, the average mileage for May was 560,000 miles, which is a historic high compared to a year ago, when the average mileage was 514,000 miles... Dealers also noted a shortage of lower-priced trucks in the $25,000 to $40,000 range...
* Canada - Imports drive June vehicle sales 3% higher
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Reuters/Autonews -July 4, 2012: -- Vehicle sales in Canada rose nearly 3 percent in June from a powerhouse month the year before, when industry incentives helped spark a rush of demand... Lifted by a strong appetite for import brands, sales of cars and light trucks in Canada rose 2.8 percent from a year earlier to 169,459 vehicles, according to data compiled by independent automotive analyst Dennis DesRosiers and released on Wednesday... Sales of imports increased nearly 16 percent last month, while Canadian sales of General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler nameplates fell 9.2 percent, according to DesRosiers... The comparison was with a very strong June in 2011...
* India - Vehicle Sales Up 8.6% in May
Mumbai,India -WardsAuto (USA) -Jun. 11, 2012: -- India vehicle sales totaled 285,210 units for May 2012, up 8.6% vs. May 2011... May 2012 vehicles sales decreased 0.1% compared with April 2012 sales... 2012 sales through May totaled 1,629,438. This was up 13.1% over the same period in 2011...
* India - Truck sales, rentals plunge in June
New Delhi,India -DNA, by Kakoly Chatterjee -Jul 5, 2012: -- Truck sales and rentals plunged in June as slowdown worsened in the main demand sectors of manufacturing and mining, affecting the prospects of commercial vehicle makers including Tata Motors, Mahindra and Ashok Leyland... While truck sales (5-49 tonne) plunged 20.05% and multi-axle truck trailer sales fell 27.18%, rentals dropped 3% in the last month, according to an Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training report on Wednesday... According to Tata Motors, India’s largest CV maker, there has been a substantial drop in freight availability in major trucking centres, leading to lower utilisation of the existing fleets and drop in freight rates... He said that the freight index seems to be steady and rentals are steady in a lot of segments...
* Australia - Industry posts record-high sales in June
Canberra,ACT,Australia -AutomotiveWorld -July 04, 2012: -- The Australian automotive industry posted its best month on record for vehicle sales in June 2012. A total of 112,566 vehicles were sold during the month, up 17.1% compared with June 2011 levels...
* Brazil - Light vehicle market expands 19% in June
Sao Paulo,SP,Brazil -AutomotiveWorld -July 04, 2012: -- Sales of cars and light commercial vehicles in Brazil rose 19% year-on-year in June to 340,706 units, the country's automotive dealers association Fenabrave said. Sales last month were up 24% compared year to year basis...
* Argentina - Industry posts record H1 sales figures
City Buenos Aires,CF,ARG -AutomotiveWorld -July 04, 2012: -- New vehicle sales in Argentina declined 12.1% year-on-year in June 2012 to 68,997 units. Sales were also down (9.7%) compared with May 2012 levels, the country's car dealers association Acara reports...
* Belgium - Volvo FH 18 for Magetra
Liege,Belgium -Truck and Business, by Claude Yvens -4 July 2012: -- The Liège company Magetra has acquired a series of 18 Volvo FH 500 from the garage Truck Service in Sebastian Melen. According to Bruno Baumgarten, fleet manager at Magetra, this renewed confidence in Volvo Trucks (brand takes over two-thirds of the fleet) is due to the qualities of the vehicle and good relationship with the dealer, but also to the excellent results consumption: 3.3 liters less than the old FH 460...
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