When car buyers are looking closely at the fuel prices, truck sales, especially for freight transport over long distances or heavy loads are increasing.
This is because the output of these teams has its own cycle which is directly proportional to economic cycles, the higher the higher sales growth, irrespective of other factors including the cost of fuel. This will
following U.S. market figures, which show the former assertion.
sales of large trucks in the three years prior to 2004, were slow. The increase in sales since 2004, has been impressive.
first-quarter figures: Manufacturer
1st. 1st quarter 2005. Climb in% Quarter 2004 Freightliner
17.523 13.333 3.296 2.612 31
Sterling Western Star
26 37 603 439 Total
Freightliner 21 422 16.384 11.988 31
Paccar Volvo
6.279 8.865 35 4.382 43 3.569 57 5.603 Mack
Total Volvo 7.951 11.822 49
International
57 10.566 6.748 55.798 39.948 Grand Total 40
Source: Automotive News
In total 56,000 vehicles sold during the first three months of 2005 compared with 40,000 sold during the same period last year. If this continues, it could be a record year record, although much remains to be done. Look
figures, 2000 was a record sales cap for Class 8 trucks, vehicles
Year Total 2000 2001 140 000 212 000
2002 2003 142 000 146 000 203 000
2004 Source: Automotive News
As for smaller, medium trucks, those business units that we move around our cities, also are selling better this year, though not as large trucks. 58000 medium trucks were sold in the first quarter, a rise of 8%. Sales
EudeNA, fruition in Europe
Ironically, what appears to be an American vehicle business is now dominated by Europeans.
DaimlerChrysler of Germany owns Freightliner, which includes brands Sterling (formerly Ford) and Western Star Volvo is Swedish but is now unrelated to the operation Volvo car which was bought by Ford Motor few years ago. And Mack, the bulldog, was bought by Renault of France and then sold to Volvo of Sweden.
The two remaining companies are owned by American International, which is part of Navistar International, Illinois, and Paccar, including Kenworth and Peterbilt lines. The transportation business has endured some parts shortages, and even drivers, but not enough to cause serious problems for manufacturers.
problematic points
emission standards are going to walk again in 2007. All these vehicles have diesel engines, and the pressure comes from many sides to reduce emissions of these drivers. But this probably means another good year in 2006, as carriers purchased in advance to anticipate price increases that come with the cleanest engines in 2007. Such advance purchase, if they occur, could lead to a decline in sales later in 2007 or 2008.
Another point of interest is what you can do the business Freightliner motor. In Europe, manufacturers of trucks are like the automakers, they usually built their own engines. In the United States of NA., Customers choose the engines in their Class 8 equipment. Manufacturers typically offer diesel engines made by Caterpillar, Cummins or Detroit Diesel.
Detroit Diesel was once part of General Motors, but is now owned by DaimlerChrysler, like Freightliner, the dominant manufacturer in large teams. Although Daimler says nothing of this, there are rumors in the industry that your goal is to connect its drivers and trucks to eventually make Detroit diesel engines exclusively for Freightliners. That would be a serious attempt to change the way in which Americans buy their heavy trucks. International
, apparently anticipating the movement of DaimlerChrysler, stopped to offer their trucks to Detroit for diesel engines. Instead, it is installing the engines other independent producers and is also working with Mann, the German manufacturer of engines for an engine design.
The source of the motors can complicate the industry in the future.
But now, it looks like a boom year, and maybe even a record year for major equipment manufacturers.
Situation in Argentina
In this case if the theory has been given the spill. The rise
international trade, especially in the countries of Southeast Asia, is added the existence of a positive cycle in the high prices of agricultural commodities and livestock, the main domestic production, which has given rise to planting and harvest records.
And fulfilling the thesis mentioned above, or if you want the cycle of good times, this incident, although there are no reliable statistics on the increase in sales of medium and large teams for the transport of cargo.
But one of the main complaints of producers of raw materials and products, is that the high transport costs in their goods, meaning approximately 20% of the sales price, you add the lack of infrastructure, roads conditions, silos, and maintenance of existing routes.
Therefore, if not to take this cycle will probably fall in frustration that means not taking advantage of it to increase infrastructure facilities are always necessary for a country develops.
