Mack, Scania regain big-rig sales after tricky August

Kenworth, Volvo and Isuzu have filled the heavy duty truck sales podium in September.

Leading the pack with 265 September sales, Kenworth sees a 22.2% windfall over last year.

Taking silver is Volvo on 188 units and a 15.7% jump over September 2017, with Isuzu close behind on 173 units.

Mack in fourth overall sold 81 trucks in September, a 7.9% gain over September 2017, while Scania managed 81 heavy sales for a 6.8% gain over September 2017 – pushing Mercedes-Benz back to sixth after 62 sales and a 5.2% improvement for the same month last year.

Kenworth holds a year-to-date sales lead of 2085, ahead of Volvo’s 1581 and Isuzu’s 1342.

In the light-duty truck segment, Isuzu is on 402, Hino on 273 and Fuso notching 195 sales for September.

Overall sales show Isuzu continuing its market dominance with 7263 sales this year and 869 in September – respectively, a 23.7% monthly and 24.8% annual improvement.

Toyota-owned Hino fills second spot overall with 502 sales this last month (up 14.3%) and 4136 sales year-to-date, ahead of Daimler-owned Fuso on 338 September sales (up 9.6%) and 3166 sales for the year so far.

In the vans segment, it’s the usual contenders, however the deck chairs have shuffled.

Mercedes-Benz, with Sprinter, Vito, Valante, V-Class and Marco Polo, keeps its tight grip on the sales race with a comfortable 1992 year-to-date sales backed by September’s 190 units sold according to registrations – a massive 40.3% increase over September 2017.

Fighting for second to sixth it’s Renault, knocking last month’s silver-medallist Volkswagen down to fourth. The French brand racked up 127 Trafic and Kangoo van sales (up 27% on September 2017), bringing its yearly total to 993 which holds Ford firmly in third place but only in year-to-date sales.

Third for September however was the Italian brand Iveco, a whisker ahead of VW with 45 Daily sales against the German’s 42 Transporter and Crafter sales. Fellow Italian brand Fiat achieved 40 Ducato sales, and Ford’s Transit range saw 27 units leave dealerships.