The truck market recorded another big month of growth in October, up 18.5% year-on-year.
Registrations of new vehicles over 3500kg totaled 531, up from 448 a year ago. So far this year registrations are a massive 954 units ahead of 2016.
October was also notable for a tight battle between Isuzu and Fuso – Fuso taking the win by just one unit, with the inclusion of two parallell imports – up 148.7% from 39 units for an 18.3% market share – its push on the Canter model continuing to pay dividends.
Isuzu registered 96 trucks, down 5% from 101 a year ago for an 18.1% market share.
Hino was third on 54 units, down 11.5% from 61 for a 10.2% share, followed in fourth by Fiat mon 33 units, a 266.7% rise for a 6.2% sharer.
DAF rounded out the top ten on 32 trucks, up 128.6% from 6% of registrations.
Big month for imports
Import truck registrations were also on a high in October, with a 29.6% gain for the segment.
A total of 184 used import trucks were registered, taking the year’s tally to 1849 against 1436 at the same time last year.
Isuzu leads the market, despite a 2% drop in volume to 49 vehicles, accounting for 26.6% of registrations.
Toyota was second on 38, up 46.2% from 26 a year ago, 20.7% of the market, followed in third by Hino on 28, up 115.4% for a 15.2% stake.
