kscarbel2 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Wards Auto / April 13, 2016 Sales of medium and heavy trucks in the U.S. totaled 40,323 in March, 2.5% below year-ago on a daily sales basis. Class 8 posted sales of 20,034 units, down 10.1% from prior-year. Substantial losses by International (-29.1%), Peterbilt (-22.8%) and Volvo (-52.7%) led the decliners. Daimler’s Freightliner and Western Star outsold last year, leaving the parent company up 16.5%. Mack posted a small gain, growing 1.3%. Year-to-date, Class 8 sales were down 7.1%. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44818-us-medium-and-heavy-truck-sales-down-10-in-march/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Canada Big Truck Sales Down 26.7% in March Wards Auto / April 13, 2016 Big-truck deliveries in Canada were down 26.7% on a daily sales basis in March with 3,275 units, compared with 4,294 from prior-year. Sales in Class 8 fell 36.1% to 1,915 units. All manufacturers posted double-digit losses. Share leader Freightliner sales declined 26.1% on 752 units while still increasing share to 39.3%. The worst performers were Volvo, down 62.6%, and Kenworth, 44.9% below prior-year. Western Star showed the smallest drop at 19.6%. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/44818-us-medium-and-heavy-truck-sales-down-10-in-march/#findComment-330332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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