Commercial vehicle registrations were “strong in September”, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with sales up 12.4% year on year to 49,197 units.
UTD CV sales were up 8.1% to 239,356 units.
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Van sales rose 10.3% with 43,066 new ’63-plate’ registrations last month and rose 9.6% YTD to 205,004.
Truck demand grew 29.7% to 6,131 registrations.
SMMT said the “year to date recovery is on course, now stable, down just 0.1% on 2012 at 34,352 units”.
“Commercial vehicle registrations rose 12.4% in September, with greater confidence and impending Euro 6 legislation producing a strong recovery in truck volumes,” said SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes.
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By GlobalData“Encouragingly, van registration levels have stabilised, up around 10% in the month and year to date, after a variable year that reacted to model changes and changeable market conditions.
“Year to date truck demand is back to 2012 levels after a slow start to the year and we expect the last quarter to be very strong for the sector.”
