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Business, Equipment

Truck Retail Sales Outlook Cloudy for Rest of 2025

Uncertainty continues to cloud the retail sales and orders outlook for truck makers for the rest of 2025, according to observers.

May 27, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

April Class 8 Truck Sales Slip 8.7% as Market Slump Persists

U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed in on nearly two years of year-over-year declines in April, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

May 13, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Climb From February, Still Lag 2024

U.S. Class 8 sales continued to trend below year-ago levels but posted a sequential gain in March, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Tariff Variables Muddy Sales Outlook for Truck Makers

Executives at two of North Americas largest truck makers say questions over the impact of potential tariffs is muddying an already opaque outlook for U.S. Class 8 truck sales.

March 20, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Lose More Ground to Previous Year

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in February tallied below the year-ago level, continuing an early trend for 2025, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

March 14, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Begin New Year With 13% Drop

U.S. Class 8 retail sales started the year on a down slope, losing ground on both a monthly and year-over-year basis, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

February 13, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Truck Makers Gear Up for Second-Half Start to Pre-Buy

Class 8 orders were on the rise as 2024 ended, but an anticipated rush among fleets to pre-buy new trucks before stricter federal emissions standards are due to take effect has not taken hold.

January 21, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Decrease 4.3% in December

U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

January 14, 2025
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Sales Mark Second Year-Over-Year Increase of 2024

Sales increased 3.3% to 19,658 units from 19,027 during the same time last year. They decreased 5.8% from the 20,859 units reported in October.

December 12, 2024
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Once Again Below Year-Ago Levels

U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued the pattern of trending below year-ago levels in October, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

November 12, 2024