Sales of new trucks over 3500 kg rose 33.6% in April to 310 units, compared with 232 in the same month last year.
Hino topped the sales chart with 52 sales, up 73.3% from 30 in April 2012.
Consistent Isuzu sold 50 trucks in April, up 6.4% from 47 the previous year.
In third place was Mitsubishi with 36 registrations, up 24.1% from 29 in April 2012, followed by Volvo – one of only three brands to fall behind its April 2012 figure – on 23 sales, down 30.3% from 33 a year ago.
Biggest mover was Iveco in seventh place, with 14 trucks registered, up a spectacular 366.7% from only 3 sales the previous April.
Both DAF and Mercedes-Benz doubled their sales last month, DAF on 19 registrations (up from 9 the previous April) and MB on 15 sales, up from seven.
Importers of used trucks had another good month, but were not in the same league as the “new” boys. They managed 58 sales in April, v. 51 a year earlier
Toyota was the most popular brand of used import truck over 3500 kg, with l8 sales (up from eight in 2012), followed by Hino on 10 sales (up from seven a year earlier).
