U.S. Class 8 retail sales in December reached an all-time monthly high, Wards Intelligence reported.
Sales rose 18.2% to 29,214 compared with 24,716 a year earlier, according to Wards.
The numbers surpassed the previous peak for the year, 23,581 in August.
They also were the highest since data started being collected in 1998. Full-year sales rose 14.6% to 254,206 compared with 221,889 in the 2021 period.
Kenworth sales increased 23% year-over-year. (Truck PR via Flickr)
Freightliner, a brand of Daimler Truck North America, has the biggest market share with 10,660 trucks sold, accounting for 36.5% of all sales for the month. International experienced the largest year-over-year gain in market share at 69.5% to 3,612 sales. Data showed that of the major truck manufacturers, five saw an increase in sales over the year and two saw a decrease.
Kenworth Truck Co.’s sales increased 23% year-over-year to 4,528 from 3,680. Peterbilt Motors Co. sales rose 35.8% to 4,624 from 3,405. Both are brands of Paccar Inc.
Mack Trucks’ sales declined 16.7% to 2,436 from 2,926, and Volvo Trucks North America’s sales slipped 29.2% year-over-year to 2,590 from 3,657. Mack and VTNA are brands of Volvo Group.
Western Star, a Daimler brand, experienced a 26.9% increase in sales to 764 from 602.
