Class 8 Truck Sales Decrease 4.3% in December
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U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024 by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
Sales in December decreased 4.3% to 22,383 units from 23,390 during December 2023, but they did increase 13.9% on a month-to-month basis from 19,658 units sold in November.
Only two months in 2024 experienced year-over-year increases: November and July. Sales for 2024 were down 9.9% to 240,249 units, compared with 266,752 units in 2023.
Freightliner, a brand of Daimler Truck North America, claimed the largest market share with 6,845 trucks sold in December, accounting for 30.6% of all sales, but that was down 11.3% from the 7,718 reported in December 2023. Western Star, also a DTNA brand, experienced the largest year-over-year percentage increase in sales at 53% to 1,391 units from 909.
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Mack Trucks sales increased 14.5% to 2,110 from the 1,842 units reported during the year-ago period. Volvo Trucks North America sales rose 8.6% to 2,692 units from 2,478. Mack and VTNA are brands of Volvo Group.
International Motors sales jumped 4.5% to 2,552 units from 2,442.
Peterbilt Motors Co. sales fell 10.6% to 3,469 units from 3,881. Kenworth Truck Co. sales dropped 19.4% to 3,308 from 4,105. Peterbilt and Kenworth are Paccar Inc. brands.
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