LAS VEGAS — Voicing renewed optimism in the heavy truck market, Michel Gigou, president of Mack Trucks, introduced a new, lightweight, day-cab version of the over-the-road Vision model.
The new truck was unveiled at a June 28 press conference at the International Truck Show, which ran through June 30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Gigou said orders for Class 8 trucks might create a year that mirrors 1998 — a year that set a record with more than 200,000 retail sales. That record was eradicated the following year, when 260,000 were sold in 1999.
Although Mack had recently announced it was reducing production because of flagging sales, Gigou said the company might have been too pessimistic. This year could end with a sales figure of 230,000 to 235,000 Class 8 trucks, he said.
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