* Italy - Study: The car dealers are sick. What about those of Trucks?
Florence,Italy Automotive Space, by Maurizio Sala -30 Aug 2012: -- The cataclysm feared by the Italian dealers federation is already a reality from some years among the dealers of trucks!
The dealers of trucks in Italy - in the mid 2000 – they were over 550.
Now they are less than 180, although many elude the census because they continue to do the same job but without the flags/insignia of a manufacturer... But, 180 dealers will be enough in Italy? The HCV and bus sector in Italy show a decline in the first half of 2012 by 38%, compared with the European decline of only 11%. Dividing the projection of 9,000 trucks provided by market estimates, for the number of the survivors dealers, we obtain a dealer sales average of less than 4 vehicles per month... And the 58% of the dealer expects a further deterioration in demand.
The road transportation world is important for the system: the dealers sell the vehicles to companies that use them to supply the markets. In Italy 90% of freight moves by trucks! Railways and ships are still outclassed... To understand the importance of the truckers, just remember when a few weeks of strikes and agitation of a hundred “car-transporter drivers” brought down the entire Italian automotive industry. Loss of revenue for many hundreds of millions and even a negative repercussion on the stock exchange for the collapse of the OEM’s market share... The term “seven sisters” no longer indicates the biggest oil companies, but the western best known manufacturers of truck: DAF, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Scania and Volvo. Around the corner, however, other “half-sisters” Chinese, Russian and Indian build tens of millions of trucks, buses and commercial vehicles that already are grabbing over the streets in Europe, Asia and North America... Some manufacturers are experimenting new systems to distribute trucks and equipments: someone is cancelling underperforming dealers – or merely observes their agony – and sells directly to fleets and big companies, focusing – for service and maintenance – on the support of the authorized repairers that – in the world of trucks – do not depend on the dealer as in the automobiles but directly from the manufacturers... Authorized Service Points are still many more than 1,300. They are competent, proud to represent a brand, and offer excellent services, ensuring coverage of the territory with minimal cost compared to those of the dealers.
* UK - September's decline in overall car output not enough to affect YTD figures
London,EN,UK -Fleet World Group, by Luke Durkin -18 Oct 2012 : -- According to new figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, overall car output fell by 5.8% in September, however, remained up by 10.2% over the year-to-date... Commercial Vehicle output fell considerably by 20.2% in September, further accelerating the 7.5% decline over the year-to-date... Engine production also fell 12.8% throughout the month with January-September figures also down by 0.4% on figures recorded the same time last year...
* China - JAC High-end Light Truck Wins One More Fleet Order
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Hefei,Anhui,China -JAC (PR) -25 Oct 2012: -- On Oct.20th, delivery ceremony of 100 JAC high-end light trucks to Dada logistics was grandly held in Dalian logistic park, Nantong, Jiangsu... From January to September, JAC has sold all kinds of light trucks nearly 140,000 units, among which 16,000 units were high-end light trucks... Top 500 enterprises pass JAC light truck brand value by themselves... China famous food company Wantwant has sales network all over the country, so it emphasizes a lot on the efficiency quality capability and service capability of the logistic vehicle. Since 2007, Wantwant has made additional orders and its accumulated orders have reached 5000 units. By now, JAC light truck has become the only appointed light truck brand by Wantwant...Labels: truck sales worldwide, trucks' markets
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