Isuzu remains top truck brand in the Australian market.
Truck Industry Council September sales figures show the brand continuing its dominance.
The council’s T-Mark market segment report puts Isuzu Australia at 786 for the month (up eight units on August), or 23.8% market share. That’s 352 clear of second-placed Hino on 434 (13.1% market share), with Hino 13 units up on August and barely closing the gap.
Year-to-date figures put Isuzu at 6526 units and 24.8% market share.
Fuso is third on the September list with 306 sales for the month (9.3% market share), followed by Kenworth (229), Volvo (183), Mercedes-Benz (225) and others.
The vans category was led by Mercedes-Benz Vans with 236 (7.1%), Renault (103) and Ford (75).
The heavy commercial vehicle market is up by 442 sales (15.4%) on September last year, helping keep the overall vehicle record slightly ahead of last year.
The Ford Ranger is Australia’s number one selling vehicle, following a record September of 4318 sales.
In the first nine months of this year, 32,620 Ford Rangers have been sold in Australia, an increase of 21% over the same period in 2016.
The Ranger has seen various upgrades in 2017, following the addition of the Ranger FX4 model in 2016.
Across Ford’s commercial line-up, the Ford Transit and Ford Transit Custom range also recorded strong September results.
Transit Custom sales are up a substantial 31% year-on-year, with September sales the best on record.
The Ford Performance Ranger Raptor will be introduced to Australia in 2018.
