Preliminary Classes 5-8 data for February indicate industry net orders rose to a fourteen-month high, 45,900 units. That aggregate volume represents a 12% improvement compared to February 2016. Complete industry data for February, including final order numbers, will be published in mid-March. North American Class 8 net orders hit a fourteen-month high at 23,200 units […]
Preliminary Classes 5-8 data for January indicate industry net orders rose to a thirteen-month high, 45,300 units. That aggregate volume represents a 27% improvement compared to January, 2016. North American Class 8 net orders hit a fourteen-month high at 22,200 units in January, rising above both the prevailing order trend and expectations. “This is the […]
North American Class 8 retail sales firmed into the end of 2016 in seasonal fashion, rising to a six-month high 21,281 units sold, and bringing the full-year sales total to 249,952 units. Set against strengthening orders, noted ACT Research, “seasonal production weakness reduced December build to 14,145 units, leaving the full-year NA Class 8 production tally […]
