New heavy vehicle registrations show steady growth for the month of August with Toyota leading a jump in the used truck market.
Total new registrations of new trucks and buses over 3500kg GVM sits at 662 units for the month of June. This is up 11% compared to the 594 units registered in the same period last year.
A total of 4496 new trucks and buses have hit the road in the year to date compared with 4144 in the same period last year.
Isuzu remain overall market leader with 93 units registered and a 14% market share. However the brand is down 23% for the month compared to the same period last year where it registered 120 units.
Mercedes-Benz is in second spot for the month, up 29% with 75 units registered and an 11% market share.
Fuso come in third, down 27% year-on-year with 74 units registered.
Hino follow, up 11% with 72 units registered; Fiat up 3% with 36 units registered, Kenworth up 42% with 34 units registered, Scania up 230% with 33 units registered, Volvo up 11% with 30 units registered and DAF up 19% with 25 units registered.
Meanwhile, total used imported truck registrations were up by a solid 356% with 984 units compared with 216 in the same period last year.
This was led with boosted Toyota imports which saw a dramatic 1355% increase year-on-year with 553 used trucks registered for the month and a 56% market share.
Nissan come in second, up 561% with 152 units registered and a 15% market share.
Isuzu are in third spot, up 3% with 62 units registered.
This is followed by Hino with 38 units, Mitsubishi with 31 units, Mazda 30 units, Ford 27 units, Holden 17 units, Chevrolet 16 units and Fiat with seven units.
