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Aug 7, 2013

TRUCKS MARKET * UK

* UK - SMMT: tractors up, rigids down ahead of Euro-6

London,EN,UK -Commercial Motor, by David Wilcox -7 August 2013: -- The UK truck market is looking increasingly polarised as the latest registrations data compiled by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows tractor unit numbers surging but interest in rigid trucks slumping... The number of new tractor units registered in July leapt by 40.6% compared with the same month last year...  There appears to be a minor revival in interest in two-axle tractors; their year-to-date numbers are up by 16.5%, compared with growth of 4.6% for three-axle tractors .. But the picture is very different in the rigid truck sector, where the number of trucks above 6 tonnes GVW registered in the first seven months of the year is 12.4% behind last year’s figure at this point. This confounds the forecasts of a stronger market and is putting bodybuilders, already dealing with the expense of preparing for whole vehicle type approval, under further pressure...

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