Truck sales grow in July

The truck market showed good growth in July – new registrations for heavy trucks up 12.7%.

The haul for the month – covering vehicles over 3500KG – was 400 units against 355 a year ago. Year-to-date, the tally has reached 2720 compared with 2191 in the first seven months of 2013.

Used truck registrations made a comparatively far-bigger jump in July, up 51.2% to 130 for the month, against 86 a year earlier.

For the year, new registrations of trucks are up to 798 from 649 units in the first seven months of 2013.

Isuzu took the lead in the new truck market by just one unit last month, with 71 units registered, up 61.4% for a 17.8% share.

Close behind on 70 was Hino, up 40% for a 17.5% market share, followed in third by Mitsubishi Fuso on 48, up 2.1% for 12% of the market.

Mercedes was fourth with 27 sales – and MAN was in fifth on 25.

In the used market in July, Isuzu was just ahead on 29 trucks, up 123% from 13 in July 2013, for 22.3% of the market.

Toyota was second on 23 units, down 28.1% from 32 units, followed in third by Hino on 18, up 80% from 10.