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February Used Class 8 Sales Down 20% Year-Over-Year

Used Class 8 truck sales in February decreased 19.6% year-over-year to 17,600 units from 21,900 units, ACT Research reported.

March 30, 2023
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Class 8 Truck Sales Reach 19,932 in January

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in January rose 34.2% year-over-year, Wards Intelligence reported.

February 13, 2023
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November Class 8 Sales Second-Highest of 2022

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November were the second-highest this year and continued the trend since May of monthly gains compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

December 13, 2022
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September US Class 8 Retail Sales Stay Strong

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in September were nearly 23,000 and reached the second-highest total this year, Wards Intelligence reported.

October 14, 2022
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Class 8 Sales in August Climb to Year’s Best

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in August reached their high point for the year, clearing 23,000 for a 29.7% increase compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

September 14, 2022
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June Class 8 Sales Highest of the Year

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in June were the highest of the year and improved 12.7% compared with the previous June, Wards Intelligence reported.

July 13, 2022
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Class 8 Sales Flat in April Compared With 2021

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in April were flat compared with a year earlier, coming in at just over 19,000, but continued the  improvement from the lows in the beginning of the year, Wards Intelligence reported.

May 12, 2022
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February Class 8 Orders Mirror Weak Production Levels

Preliminary North American Class 8 orders in February came in at 21,000, or essentially even with January’s volume, but were less than half of what fleets ordered a year earlier, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ initial data.

March 3, 2022
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January Class 8 Sales Drop

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in January slipped below 15,000, an 11.8% decline compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

February 10, 2022
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Class 8 Sales Falter in October

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in October fell nearly 10% compared with a year ago as three truck brands grew sales while four could not, WardsAuto .com reported.

November 10, 2021

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