Relative to the panic felt in other markets, domestic and global headwinds haven’t completely crimped Australian commercial vehicle sales just yet.
While February’s number of 2,448 is down nearly 400 on this time last year, it remains some 200 above 2017 levels (2,276), Truck Industry Council (TIC) T-Mark figures show.
The seasonal monthly uplift still remains consistent, with that number well above January’s 1,852.
And, even if year-to-date figures in the past two years had reached 5,000, combined sales after two months sit at 4,300 in 2020, also above 2017’s 4,196.
Market leader Isuzu’s year-to-date total of 1,074 remains close enough to 2018’s peak of 1,189, though it’s a pretty steady drop-off from there, with Hino on 582 after sitting in the 700s the past two years.
The numbers are…
