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Sales down but on target
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• Registrations of new trucks in the UK fell by almost 4,000 last year, but the total still remains above the 50,000 total predicted.
While the number of trucks registered by MAN, Renault and Sc,ania fell, both the Paccar group (which includes DAF and Foden) and DaimlerChrysler increased their output.
In particular, MAN Group—MAN and ERF—registered just 6,095 trucks in 2002, almost 3,000 less than the year before; MAN's sales fell from 9,043 to 6,095 and ERF from 2,990 to 1,418.
Renault's registrations also fell, dropping by more than 1,800 to 1,936. Scania saw only a small fall in registrations, down from 5,141 in 2001 to 5,050.
However; the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' figures show DAF increased its output to 11,367 trucks— about 1,100 more than in 2001. DaimlerChrysler also increased registrations from 8,091 to 9,270; 230 of these registrations were attributed to the Mitsubishi Canter, which DaimlerChrysler took on this year.
Robin Dickeson, development manager for the SMMT, says: "If you look at the longterm average, it's generally around the 50,000 mark. This is still a very strong truck market, probably one of the strongest in Europe, after Germany."
Dickeson adds that although the market is incredibly competitive and manufacturers are fighting to increase their own market share, on the whole it is relatively stable.
• More Information on 2002 sales will be In next week's Commercial Motor.