Truck sales still strong
THE NEW ZEALAND NEW TRUCK MARKET CONTINUES to run ahead of record levels with July registrations of 486 units being two units ahead of the previous best July market in 2018.
With 3,213 registrations year-to-date in the 4.5-tonne GVM and above category, the new truck market is now 412 units ahead of 2021 registrations in the same period and 117 units ahead of the 2019 record for the first seven months of the year.
In contrast the trailer market remains subdued with a YTD tally of 802 registrations being down 21.1% on 2018 year-to-date total of 1017 trailers. It’s also 53 units behind the same period last year.
Fuso was New Zealand’s top-selling truck brand (4.5-tonne GVM and above) in July with 110 registrations, boosting its YTD total to
687 and a 21.4% share of the market.
Isuzu (570 YTD/85 July) retains second for the year, ahead of
Hino (536/67). Scania (258/61) holds fourth position ahead of Iveco (165/22), UD (163/20) with Mercedes-benz (143/15), Foton (143/21), Kenworth (142/16) and Volvo (92/23) completing the top-10 brands.
In the 3.5-4.5t crossover segment, Fiat (210/51) remains dominant ahead of Mercedes-benz (53/5) followed by Volkswagen (47/0), Chevrolet (35/10) and Ford (28/0).
In the 4.5-7.5t class, Fuso (327/52) is extending its lead YTD, ahead of Isuzu (183/35) and Hino (109/9). Next are Iveco (96/11), Foton (92/13) and Mercedes-benz (84/8).
The 7.5-15t category saw Isuzu (221/30) building its lead over Hino (175/30). Fuso (139/25), Foton (51/8), and Iveco (21/2), all retain their places.
In the 15-20.5t segment, Hino (70/10) continues as the leader ahead of Fuso (37/5), UD (32/3), Isuzu (18/3), Scania (15/2), and Iveco (15/2) who remain tied for fifth.
There were no surprises in the ever-shrinking 20.5-23t segment, which was led by Hino (10/0), followed by Fuso (4/3) and Sinotruk (2/0) while Iveco and Isuzu have each registered one truck in this segment YTD.
In the premium 23t-maximum GVM division, Scania (243/59) extends its leadership ahead of Fuso (180/25). Hino (172/18), Isuzu (147/17), Kenworth (142/16) and UD (124/16) all maintain their positions while Volvo (89/20) enjoyed a strong month moving ahead of DAF (81/10). Mercedes-benz (52/5) and MAN (41/3) both retain their spots to round out the top 10.
The July trailer market was tied with Patchell and Fruehauf both achieving 16 registrations. With 86 registrations YTD, Patchell leads the market ahead of Fruehauf with 74.
Roadmaster (64/13) moved ahead of MTE (61/8) while Domett (57/13) in fifth place, also matching the 13 monthly registrations of Roadmaster. Transport Trailers (47/7) and TMC (46/7) also had a match up for the month with 7 registrations each, taking out sixth and seventh position respectively. Fairfax (22/3) and Freighter (22/4) are now tied in ninth to round out the top-10.
T&D
Higgins Family Holdings in Palmerston North have a new DAF FAT CF tipper working in its Hirock fleet to cart aggregate to concrete plants in the lower North Island. The 6x4 Day Cab is powered by the 530hp Euro 6 PACCAR MX-13 with a 16-speed Traxon AMT and DAF SR1364T tandem drive axles with dual axle locks. DAF ECAS 8-bag air suspension is fitted and there is a 5-metre Jackson Enterprises alloy tipper bin with flywheel driven Hotshift PTO drive unit for the hydraulics and hoist gear. Alloy wheels, Central Tyre Inflation system and full DAF safety package, handsfree phone kit, stoneguard, sunvisor and DAF grill badge lighting are other highlights.