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TRUCKS SALES : Classes 5 and 6 gains last month * USA
* USA - Big truck sales dip in May
Southfield,MICH,USA -WardsAuto, by Christie Schweinsberg -Jun. 14, 2013: -- Losses in the smallest and two largest big-truck segments could not offset gains in Classes 5 and 6 last month... Deliveries of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. slid backwards into negative territory in May, down 4.8% following an April increase, WardsAuto data shows... Classes 4, 7 and 8 were in the red, but all other segments posted gains in the month... A hefty 41.9% drop in International’s deliveries, plus smaller declines at most of the group’s other manufacturers, pushed Class 8 sales down 14.2% from year-ago... One of the few improving brands was Daimler’s Western Star, which saw a 39.3% increase in May, compared with year-ago, on just 298 deliveries, the smallest volume in the segment for the month... Strong performances by Classes 5 and 6 more than balanced the decline in Classes 4 and 7, giving medium-duty sales a 7.4% boost...
* Canada - Truck sales fall 5.4% in May
Southfield,MICH,USA -WardsAuto, by Christie Schweinsberg -Jun. 14, 2013: -- Only Classes 5 and 7 posted increases in sales last month, thanks to growth at Freightliner, Chrysler and Isuzu... Continuing this year’s trend, sales of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in Canada declined in May, down 5.4% as Classes 4, 6 and 8 lost volume from year-ago... Class 8 deliveries dropped 14.0% as PACCAR’s Kenworth, one of the group’s mid-volume players, tumbled 38.9%, WardsAuto data shows... Other manufacturers in the group saw losses. Only the Volvo Truck brand and Daimler’s Western Star were in the black, up 5.0% and 2.0%, respectively... Total medium-duty sales climbed 14.1% in May, with Class 7 posting the heftiest jump, up 22.6%. Daimler’s Freightliner more than doubled its year-ago volume, spiking 116.7%. All brands gained volume in Class 7 last month except for PACCAR’s Peterbilt, down 3.6%, and Hino, falling 13.9%... Class 6 deliveries were flat, down 0.6%, in May. A 130.8% jump at Freightliner couldn’t offset losses at most of the group’s other manufacturers, including 80.0%-plus declines at PACCAR and Ford...
* Sweden - Volvo truck shipments slide 9 pct yr/yr in May
Stockholm,Sweden -Reuters, by Niklas Pollard -Jun 17, 2013: -- World number two truck maker Volvo said on Monday shipments of its trucks fell 9 percent year-on-year in May as lingering weakness in its two biggest markets - Europe and North America - eclipsed a steady upturn in South America... Including joint ventures, mainly India's Eicher, shipments were also down 9 percent, Volvo said in a statement... Volvo, which sells trucks under the Renault, Mack and UD Trucks brands as well as its own name, said deliveries in its biggest market, Europe, fell 16 percent while they decreased 10 percent in North America and 9 percent in Asia... Brazilian government incentives have spurred demand in South America's biggest economy over the past couple of quarters and Volvo said its shipments in the region were up 28 percent compared to May last year...
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