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'TOR SHOW month saw a slight recovery again in demand for v commercial vehicles in the United Kingdom, with goods icle registrations rising by 3.9 per cent over the same month last r.
,ccording to the Society of tor Manufacturers and Tradsales in the crucial over-3.5 ne sector increased from 32 to 4,079, although British nufacturers' sales fell from 36 to 2,800.
ord sales fell to 873 (1981: ), giving it a 21.4 per cent 31: 24.1 per cent) market re, but it remained ahead of competition. Leyland was end with 16.1 per cent (1981: 3 per cent), then Bedford with Der cent (1981: 13.1 per cent), rcedes-Benz with 9.2 per cent 31: 6.1 per cent), Volvo with per cent (1981: 7.6 per cent), I Karrier with 8.8 per cent 31: 9 per cent).
Medium van sales fell from 9,041 to 8,783, but Ford's sales (including South African P100 pick-ups) increased its leading share from 31.6 per cent to 47.9 per cent. Light van sales rose from 4,668 to 6,054, and light 4x4 sales fell from 1,215 to 925, with Land Rover's 62.4 per cent share comparing with 51 per cent in October 1981.