Tag: ACT Research

Used Class 8 Market Down 5% M/M, Demand Steady

Used Class 8 Market Down 5% M/M, Demand Steady

| May 26, 2013

According to ACT Research, the used truck market was unable to book a third month of sequential improvement in April, due to a 33%+ contraction in the auction segment of the market. The retail and wholesale segments rose 2% and 19%, respectively, month over month. The update on the used market was reported in the […]

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ACT Research:  Class 8 Net Orders Up 36% Y/Y in April

ACT Research: Class 8 Net Orders Up 36% Y/Y in April

| May 22, 2013

According to ACT Research, Class 8 orders remained above 20,000 units for a seventh consecutive month in April, rising to their second highest volume in sixteen months. April Class 8 net orders totaled just over 23,200 units. Medium duty net orders totaled 16,740 units, the best order volume in six months and the second best […]

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Class 5-8 April Preliminary Net Orders Point to Another Month on Trend

Class 5-8 April Preliminary Net Orders Point to Another Month on Trend

| May 15, 2013

According to news from Act Research, North American Class 8 preliminary net orders of 23,300 represent a continuation of the narrow order trend that has been in place since last October. Over those seven months, orders have fallen no lower than 20,100 units and no higher than April’s expected 23,300 units. In similar fashion, Classes […]

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