U.S. trucks markets: February 2016 sales

U.S. trucks markets: February 2016 sales
Turin, March 12, 2016
Continues in February the descent of the US market for heavy trucks (Class 8).
U.S. heavy-duty trucks market (Class 8) - monthly valuest
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2016 15,95 15,88
2015 17,37 17,81 20,63 20,51 21,5 25,37 23,38
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20,97 19,25 19,23 20,77
2014 14,15 13,95 16,45 17,78 17,99 19,37 18,79 19,63 20,09 22,03 16,71 23,40
2013 13,16 12,55 13,20 15,65 15,46 15,93 15,34 15,30 16,10 18,00 14,51 19,70
2012 14,10 15,40 17,30 16,90 18,00 17,50 16,50 16,50 14,50 15,60 14,40 18,10
units, 9.5% less than
in the same period
last year.
Still down orders: 2% in February over
January, with 17,900
units,
-43%
on
February last year.
According
to
preliminary data of
Ward's
Automotive with
15,876 unit sales
of Class 8 trucks in
February
decreased
by
10.9% compared
to February of last
year and of 0,5%
from last month.
Cumulatively
in
the
first
two
months of the year
sales fell to 31,825
U.S. heavy-duty trucks market (Class 8) - monthly trend since2010
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Mack
7,4%
Volvo
6,8%
Peterbilt
13,3%
Kenworth
9,9%
Freightliner
43,4%
International
16,3%
W. Star
2,2%
Alongside the final
shares
of
the
various brands in
January.
A first estimate of
the
first
two
months
shows
Daimler down to
42.1% and Western
Star rising to 2.3%.
Mack rises to 7.7%
and to 9.3% Volvo.
International
is
estimated to fall to
11.5%. Up the shares of the other brands.
Unlike the heavies the medium market sector (classes 4 to 7) brilliantly rose in
February of 33.9% to 17,477 units. In the first two months of the year, sales
increased by 24.2%. Medium + heavy in the month totaled 33,353 units, 4.6%
more than in the same period last year. In the first two months the market of the
heavies + medium increased by 4.9% to 64,562 units.
Emilio di Camillo – www.centrostudisubalpino.it – February 2016
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