Class 8 Sales Smash 1998 Record
With two months left in 1999, sales of Class 8 trucks have already topped last year’s record total by about 7,000.
Through October, sales totaled 216,461, according to Ward’s Communications, a Southfield, Mich., analysis firm that compiles automotive industry sales figures. Class 8 sales during October were 22,945, a 20.8% increase from the October 1998 total of 19,002
However, falling orders in October indicate that a third consecutive record year is unlikely.
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At the current pace, sales for 1999 would reach nearly 260,000, smashing the record set in 1999 by 50,000.
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