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New and used truck registrations down in February

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Commercial registrations have taken a steady dip in February with both new and used trucks down more than 20% year-on-year.

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Total registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits at 372 units for February

This is down 21.7% compared to the same period the year prior which saw 475 registrations of new commercials for the month.

A total of 842 new trucks and buses have hit the road in the year-to-date compared to 993 for the same period last year.

Isuzu is market leader for February with 84 units registered and a 22.6% market share. It was down 9.7% compared to the 93 units registered in the same period last year.

Fuso is in second spot for the month, down 17.6% with 84 units registered and a 16.4% market share.

Hino is third, down 25.5% with 38 units registered and a 10.2% market share.

Scania follows, up 145.5% with 27 units registered, Iveco unchanged with 22 units, Fiat up 5.6% with 19 units, Mercedes-Benz down 43.8% with 18 units, UD Trucks down 5.6% with 17 units, Kenworth down 46.4% with 15 units and Volvo down 33.3% with 14 units.

Total registrations of used trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits at 153 units for February.

This is down 24.3% compared to the same period the year prior which saw 202 registrations of used commercials for the month.

A total of 286 used trucks and buses have hit the road in the year-to-date compared to 386 for the same period last year.

Toyota is market leader for used trucks in February with 40 units registered and a 26.1% market share. It was down 2.6% compared to the 39 units registered in the same period last year.

Isuzu is second, down 2.8% with 35 units registered and a 22.9% market share.

Hino third, down 46.7% with 24 units registered and a 15.7% market share.

Mitsubishi follows, down 30.4% with 16 units registered, Nissan down 35.3% with 11 units, Fiat up 4.6% with seven units, Mazda down 50% with three units, Mercedes-Benz up 200% with three units, Volvo unchanged with three units and Ford down 75% with two units.

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