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New truck registrations hold steady in September 

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New commercial vehicle registrations were up 0.7% year-on-year in September while used trucks remained down.  

Total registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits at 766 units for the month compared to the same period a year prior which saw 761 registrations of new commercials. 

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Meanwhile, used truck registrations over 3500kg GVM dropped 33.5% in September with 133 units registered compared to 200 in the same period last year.

Isuzu is market leader for new trucks in September with 119 units registered and 15.5% market share. This is down 25.2% compared to the same period last year which saw 159 units registered for the brand. 

Mercedes-Benz is in second spot for the month, up 205.3% year-on-year with 116 units registered and 15.1% market share. 

Fuso is third, down 8% with 115 units registered and 15% market share. 

Scania follows, down 9.5% with 67 units; Hino down 27.7% (60), Iveco up 63.65 (54), Fiat up 14.7% (39), Volvo up 176.9% (36), DAF up 66.7% (25) and UD Trucks down 7.4% (25). 

Hino was market leader for used trucks in September with 30 units registered and 22.6% market share. This was down 43.4% compared to the same period last year which saw 53 units registered for the brand. 

Mitsubishi was in second spot for used trucks, up 36.8% with 26 units registered and 19.5% market share.

Isuzu is third, down 57.4% with 23 units registered and 17.3% market share. 

Toyota follows, down 25.8% with 23 units; UD Trucks up 100% (10), Nissan down 64.7% (6), Mercedes-Benz up three units (4), Iveco unchanged (2), Kenworth up one unit (2) and DAF unchanged (1). 

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