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U.S. Class 8 retail sales in September were nearly 23,000 and reached the second-highest total this year, Wards Intelligence reported.
Sales rose 34.1% to 22,971 compared with 17,131 a year earlier. August produced the most sales so far, 23,581, according to Wards.
Five truck makers posted double-digit gains, with International up 85%, the largest sales increase, and Peterbilt Motors Co. up 73.7%, the next highest gain.
International is a brand of Navistar Inc.
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Peterbilt is a brand of Paccar Inc.
Only Western Star, down 26.6%, and Mack Trucks, down 8%, had fewer September sales compared with a year earlier.
Mack is a brand of Volvo Group.
Western Star is a brand of Daimler Truck North America.
Freightliner, also a DTNA brand, continued to hold the top spot with a 36.5% share and 8,395 sold.
International’s surge led to a 16.8% share with 3,848 sold, the second most.
Peterbilt sold 3,317, the third-highest, good for a 14.4% share.
Year-to-date sales increased 9.5% to 179,246 compared with 163,683 a year earlier.
Market shares in this period rose or fell by small increments except for Volvo Trucks North America, which increased its share to 11% from 8.8% compared with the 2021 period.
VTNA is a Volvo Group brand.
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