Registrations of new trucks had a huge month in August – up a quarter over the same month last year.
A total of 449 trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM were registered during the month, compared to 363 the year before – a gain of 23.7%
For the year the margin is even bigger – with a gain of 33.4% from 2375 units this time last year to 3169 now.
Used import truck registrations did just as well, up 25.8% to 117 units from 93, and up a third year-on-year to 915 from 604.
In brands, Isuzu led the new truck market with 96 trucks, up 29.7% for a 21.4% share of the market.
In second was Mitsubishi Fuso on 76, up 49% for 16.95 of the market, while in third, Hino recorded a 62 truck tally, up 34.8% for a market share of 13.8%.
