March Class 8 Gross sales Up 21.9% to 24,823
Market chief Freightliner bought 9,208 vehicles, accounting for a 37.1% share. (John Sommers II for Transport Matters)
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U.S. Class 8 retail gross sales in March jumped 21.9% from a 12 months in the past and in addition exceeded the prior month, Wards Intelligence reported.
Class 8 gross sales for the month reached 24,823, in contrast with the year-ago whole of 20,359, and outpaced February’s 20,136 items. Truck retail gross sales have elevated each month since they dropped from a document excessive of 29,172 items in December.
Freightliner, a model of Daimler Truck North America, once more led the pack with 9,208 vehicles bought, accounting for a market-leading 37.1% share. Navistar skilled the most important year-over-year improve as gross sales jumped 233.4% to 4,154 items from 1,246.
4 out of the seven main truck producers posted good points over the prior 12 months. Kenworth Truck Co.’s gross sales elevated 12.5% to three,359 from 2,987, whereas Peterbilt Motors Co. gross sales rose 6% to three,432 from 3,239. Each are manufacturers of Paccar Inc.
Mack Vans’ gross sales dropped 21.5% to 1,727 from 2,200, and Volvo Vans North America’s declined 1.1% year-over-year to 2,313 from 2,338. Mack and VTNA are manufacturers of Volvo Group.
Western Star, a Daimler model, skilled a 7.3% lower in gross sales to 610 from 658.
As well as, Tesla bought 20 of its Class 8 Semi electrical vehicles.
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