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• The commercial vehicle sales boom shows no signs of slackening, with registrations up 11.5% in September to a record 32,009 units, according to this month's figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Truck registrations for the year so far have shot up by 18% to 51,898 units, of which a hefty 40% are accounted for by imports.
Iveco Ford is still just ahead of Leyland Daf in the neck-andneck battle of the truck giants. Both companies increased their market share, to 24.9% (12,908 units) and 22.4% (11,644 units) respectively — but lveco Ford is edging ahead.
Mercedes-Benz is heading Volvo in "Division Two", achieving a 25% jump in registration to 7,865 trucks. Volvo has turned in a more modest increase of 13.7% to reach 5,248 registrations.
Among the other players in the UK truck market, Renault has missed out on the boom.
The French company has suffered a 7.45% fall in registrations as a result of a sharp decline in midibus sales.
Britain's ERF has emerged as the year's star performe with a buoyant 66% leap to 2,816 units.
Scania is at number seve the truck charts with 2,392 vehicles registered; MAN Volkswagen is number eigh with 2,071, and Seddon Ad son is ninth at 1,666 units. Foden holds tenth position, will not stay there long, if i can capitalise on its 126% b in registrations, to reach 1, units. Dennis (UK) perform sluggishly in comparison: it 417 registrations represent increase of only 4.8% over same period last year.
Ford still dominates the medium-van sector with 41' of the market, but its increi of 9.2% over last year com pares badly with Nissan, 12( nault and Mercedes-Benz.
Bedford has done best in light vans, with an expansio 19.1% to 24,391 units, brin it closer to Ford's marketleading 28,024, which is onl up by 7.5%.
The Rover Group are thi in the light van league, havi registered 14,848 vehicles. long way behind comes Rer at 4,944, Peugeot/Talbot at 4,485 and Citroen at 2,694 38.6% from last year).