Australian market August truck sales encouraging

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Prime Mover Magazine  /  September 6, 2016

Truck sales in Australia for August 2016 are slightly higher from the same period last year, according to the latest Truck Industry Council (TIC) figures.

TIC results showed that August total cab chassis and prime mover results of 2,408 trucks were 148 units (6.5 per cent) more than for August 2015, and 241 trucks (11.1 per cent) over July this year. 

The year-to-date total of 17,449 is four per cent above the corresponding first eight months of 2015 and the TIC said that the industry’s raw unit growth is set to exceed the three per cent predicted growth in the overall economy for the total year.

Isuzu continues to sell one in four of Australia’s new trucks, with its annual year-to-date growth rate of 15.4 per cent far exceeding the industry average. 

Western Star’s August sales showed that the Penske brand was 159 units (40.1 per cent) down on 2015, while its European brand, MAN, moved into some positive territory delivering 59 trucks in August, with its 2016 total so far to 186 (up 7.5 per cent).

Hino was slightly down (minus 1.6 per cent), but improving on a monthly basis, and remains on track to match its 2015 full year result, while Fuso was 238 trucks up so far this year and the 2,339 units sold at end of August was 11.3 per cent up.