Retail truck sales post strong gains
Nov 12, 2009 3:48 PM
Retail sales of medium and heavy duty trucks were up sharply in October, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications.
Truck dealers sold 426,591 trucks during the month, up 18% from September. Of those, 30,459 had gross vehicle ratings above 10,000 pounds, 11% more than were posted during September.
Despite the strong performance relative to the previous month, truck sales in October remained below year-earlier levels. While light-duty trucks were off only 1% from October 2008, those above 10,000 pounds GVWR finished the month down 11% when compared with October 2008.
Retail truck sales
October 2009
|
Oct 2009 |
Sept 2009 |
Change |
Oct 2008 |
Change |
First 10 months 2009 |
First 10 months 2008 |
Change |
|
|
Class 1 |
276,785 |
234,650 |
18% |
266,899 |
4% |
2,898,130 |
3,795,290 |
-24% |
|
Class 2 |
119,347 |
100,661 |
19% |
128,476 |
-7% |
1,074,342 |
1,618,122 |
-34% |
|
Class 3 |
12,208 |
10,493 |
16% |
9,770 |
25% |
89,489 |
115,524 |
-23% |
|
Class 4 |
1,574 |
1,411 |
12% |
2,380 |
-34% |
16,047 |
31,590 |
-49% |
|
Class 5 |
2,088 |
1,813 |
15% |
2,925 |
-29% |
19,054 |
34,679 |
-45% |
|
Class 6 |
2,296 |
2,000 |
15% |
2,701 |
-15% |
18,353 |
34,240 |
-46% |
|
Class 7 |
3,793 |
3,428 |
11% |
4,355 |
-13% |
32,542 |
42,658 |
-24% |
|
Class 8 |
8,500 |
7,769 |
9% |
12,073 |
-30% |
74,380 |
110,128 |
-32% |
|
Total |
426,591 |
362,225 |
18% |
429,579 |
-1% |
4,222,337 |
5,782,231 |
-27% |
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