North American Class 8 Truck Orders Fall To 16-Year Low In June; Bharat Forge, MM Forgings In Focus

ACT Research: Preliminary Classes 5-8 net orders declined in June

COLUMBUS, Ind. — June preliminary North America Classes 5-8 net orders of 21.3k units declined 39% y/y. “Publicly traded for-hire fleets ended Q1’25 with the weakest net income margins since Q1’10,” said Carter Vieth, research analyst at ACT Research. “Private fleets have spent the past two years adding fleet capacity and have little need for additional supply. On the vocational side, worsening housing and construction markets and regulation unc…

North American Class 8 Truck Orders Fall To 16-Year Low In June; Bharat Forge, MM Forgings In Focus

North American Class 8 truck orders fell to 8,900 units in June, marking a 36% year-on-year decline and the weakest monthly figure since 2009, according to preliminary data released by FTR. The downturn reflects reduced fleet activity in the United States and Canada amid ongoing economic uncertainty and tariff pressures.The Class 8 truck segment tracks new heavy-duty vehicle orders from commercial fleets and serves as a leading indicator for the…

Truck sales: Figures rise in June

Image: jakartatravel/stock.adobe.comThe Australian heavy vehicle industry finished off the financial year on a high, experiencing a strong increase from May sales to finish June with just under 5,000 truck sales. The latest Truck Industry Council (TIC) T-Mark truck sales indicate there were 4,888 sales made in June, rising from 3,921 in May. While it’s an upward trend for 2025, the June numbers are still down on the 5,160 new vehicles recorded i…

Top 10 Heavy-Duty Truck Brands By Sales In South Africa – June 2025

June 2025 continued to deliver strong results for South Africa’s truck market, although it came with a slight drop in heavy truck and bus sales compared to May. According to naamsa, the industry recorded 1,943 heavy commercial units sold, reflecting a 3.1% decrease from June 2024. Still, the domestic market stayed in high gear overall, thanks to strong consumer demand and lower interest rates. FAW Trucks once again came out swinging, topping the…