Registrations of vehicles with a GVM of over 3500kg totalled 341 for the month, up 38.6% over 2012.
That was ahead of the annual trend – with truck sales up by 27.4% for the year to 4222 units, from 3313 in 2012.
For December, the biggest jump was from the light end of the market – Volkswagen recording 52 registrations, up from none in December 2012.
Mitsubishi Fuso was next on 51 units, down 27.1% from 70 last year for a 15% market share, followed in third by Isuzu on 50, up 56.3% from 32 the year before for a 14.7% share.
Hino in fourth recorded 36 registrations, down 7.7% to 36 units, for 10.6% of the market, while in fifth was Mercedes Benz on 30 vehicles – up 25% for an 8.8% share.
MAN was next on 23, followed by Fiat and UD Trucks on 18, DAF on nine and Scania on eight.
The market for used tricks was up by a half, by 47.6% to 93 trucks.
Toyota was the leading brand on 29 units, up 61.1% for a 31.2% market share.
Isuzu was second on 19 units, up 72.7% from 11 for a 20.4% share, followed in third by Hino on eight, up 60% for an 8.6% stake.
