After a strong and higher-than-anticipated beginning to the 12 months in January 2019, a new truck and van income cooled drastically in February, according to the Truck Industry Council (TIC). A general of two 827 heavy trucks and vehicles had been sold across Australia in the second month of the yr, down almost six consistent with cent on February 2018 income. All segments recorded terrible growth for the month as compared to February 2018 sales. After January’s good beginning, the negative February result has pulled the sales common for 2019. At the cease of February, year-to-date income is now trailing the 2018 marketplace through three. Nine consistent with cent (-205 trucks). By evaluation, on the quiet of January, sales have been down by using just 31 cars; at the same time, the Heavy Duty phase turned into monitoring 1.7 in step with cent above 2018 ranges. While income did sluggish pretty in February, the result became the 1/3 fine for the month of the yr, most effectively beaten by February income in 2008 and 2018.
Fairing the first-class of all the segments in February, the Heavy Duty truck phase was turned down by using 1. Zero in keeping with cent (-10 vehicles) for the month with an overall income of 963. However, because of stable income in January, 12 months-to-date, the Heavy Duty section continues to be tracking in positive territory, simply 0.2 in keeping up on this time remaining 12 months. An overall of 1,732 Heavies was sold year-to-date; this is three vans more than the end of February’s ultimate year. Medium Duty phase sales had been down again in February, with 546 truck deliveries for the month; this compares to 589 gadgets in February 2018, a loss of 7.3 consistent with cent (-43 trucks). This bad February result has seen the Medium Duty section slip further behind inside the year-to-date tally of 2019, with 982 deliveries in 2019 compared to at least one,026 sales to the give up of February 2018, down three. Nine percent (-40 trucks).
The ‘little’ truck (and van) market has been off to an especially slow beginning to the year. Light Duty truck income had decreased in January, falling behind 2018 income in February. 874 Light Duty trucks were sold within February; this compares to 936 sales for the equal month in 2018. That represented a fall of 6.6 in line with a cent for the month, sixty-two fewer vans offered. Year-to-date, the Light Duty truck phase is performing even worse, down 7. Three percent, with an overall income for the first two months of 2019 of one,465 vans. That is 116 fewer deliveries than for the same period ultimate yr. February noticed Light Duty Van income keeps cutting back compared to 2018 outcomes. In February, total van sales were 444, down 11.7 in step with cent (-fifty-nine vehicles) for the month. On the again of a slow start in January, the bad February income has impacted the year-to-date numbers in the Van section, which is now five. Eight percent (-52 vehicles) at the back of the sales to the quit of February 2018. A general of 840 Light Duty Vans was brought in 2019; this compares to 892 grants to the stop of February 2018.
“The marketplace is beginning to normalize after higher than anticipated sales in January,” stated TIC CEO Tony McMullan. “The accurate January result changed probably due to the fulfilling of December 2018 orders that had been delayed because of automobile delivery troubles, bodybuilder backlogs, and the short working month due to the festive season. “After January’s income had been realized, I counseled approximately reading too much into those numbers. The January and February income aggregate shows the marketplace tracking down at the remaining year’s reported income. However, the result is 0.3,3 exceptional beginning to 12 months on the report. I agree with that due to the volatility visible inside the first months of this year, and we will have to wait every other month, or earlier than we can gain a feel of wherein the Australian heavy commercial car marketplace may additionally song in 2019,” he said.