Heavy-duty market conditions continue to deteriorate, ACT Research says
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, expectations for the Class 8 and trailer markets anticipate an immanent pullback in build rates, as market conditions continue to deteriorate, ACT says.
Key risk to N.A. CV market forecasts is trade war with China, ACT Research says
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the key risk to all commercial vehicle market forecasts remains the on-again trade war with China, but well-positioned consumers are keeping the U.S. economy out of the ditch.
Used truck prices fell 4% on flat sales in July
The average price of total used Class 8 trucks in July dipped 4% month-over-month, while rising against longer-term comparison, up 9% year-to-date, ACT Research reports.
U.S. trailer net orders up 22% month-over-month, but down 46% on a YTD basis
New U.S. trailer orders of 13,900 were up 22% month-over-month, and after accounting for cancellations, net orders of 10,300 hit their first sequential increase in nine months, rising 64% from June.
Class 8 truck engine demand trending to smaller displacements, ACT Research says
Engines over 10L are projected to account for more than 85% of the Class 8 production between 2020 and 2024, and the trend to smaller displacement engines is expected to continue.
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index shows anomalous spike in July
The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with July data, showed surprising improvement and trend reversal in every category.
ACT Research: Commercial vehicle markets heading toward correction in 2020
In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research noted that the heavy truck and trailer markets, and increasingly the medium-duty market, are heading for corrections in 2020, even as the slow growth U.S. economic outlook remains largely unchanged, aside from concerns about trade and tariffs.
ACT Research: U.S. trailer production robust, indications show component supply challenges easing
Trailer industry net orders continued the year-over-year slide that began at the end of 2018, now negative for seven consecutive months, with preliminary July data showing that trend continuing.
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ACT Research: Class 8 market-leading indicators continue to erode
According to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, Class 8 market-leading indicators continue to erode, in concert with deteriorating freight volumes and rates, even as mid and downstream data points remain robust, ACT says.
Trade war with China a key risk to N.A. commercial vehicle market forecasts
According to ACT Research’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the key risk to all commercial vehicle market forecasts remains the on-again trade war with China.
ACT Research: Heavy duty markets at the edge of the precipice
ACT Research’s (ACT) latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook shows the heavy duty vehicle markets are at the edge of the precipice, the company says.
