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kik sales tall by 20%
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by Kevin Swallow
tic sales fell 20% in February, :cording to the latest figures om the Society of Motor anufacturers and Traders. rerall HCV sales also fell, by
but two-axle rigid sales Ise by 41% to close the gap. Year-to-date figures reveal at with 7,019 units sold, the aavy sector is on a par with le first two months of 2001. IICV manufacturers feeling le pinch include MAN Group, mn 281 units to 344, with 2002 year-to-date sales falling by 376 units to 754. ERF has also struggled in 2002, with 220 sales—down 296 from 2001.
However. the overall trend is still upward, with the CV market as a whole up 12.9% in January,/ February to 40,744 units.
The light CV market had its best February since 1998 with 14,469 new registrations, a rise of 29.8%. Citroen, with 3,497 sales this year, has overtaken GM-Vauxhall 13,2921 to take runner-up spot behind Ford.