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Mack publicly revealed its new medium-duty MD Series of trucks for the first time on March 4 in Indianapolis at the 2020 Work Truck Show and said it's looking to work trucks for growth this year.
North American Class 8 orders for January are down month over month but up year over year, according to both FTR and ACT Research. Following a consistent trend over the last four months of averages of 19,000 trucks, January totals dropped to 17,700 units. ACT reports show a similar drop in medium-duty.
Nextran Truck Center of Tuscumbia, Alabama, has been honored as Mack's 2019 Dealer of the Year.
The Ram brand reported record sales of 703,023 vehicles for 2019. It is the highest level of full-year sales ever for the brand and an 18% increase over 2018.
ACT Research said North American used truck sales volumes fell 35% in November.
A structured, searchable marketplace for work-ready trucks just launched from Work Truck Solutions: Comvoy.
Class 8 truck orders hit a high point for 2019 in October; however, in what is traditionally a great month for truck orders, that performance marked the weakest level since 2016, according to preliminary reports.
Trucks have shown the most strength of any segment with full-size trucks up 3%, while Kelley Blue Book shows midsize pickups rose 6%, aided by new and redesigned models.
The Mitsubishi Fuso FE180 Gas truck begins shipment to Fuso dealerships Oct. 30.
