Overall Australian commercial vehicle YTD sales, 2019

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Not vehicles we comment on."Overall Australian commercial vehicle YTD sales, 2019
Rank, Brand, 2018 YTD, 2019 YTD, % CHG
1. Isuzu, 10,027, 8621, -14.0
2. Hino, 5646, 5524, -2.2
3. Fuso, 4302, 3382, -21.4
4. Kenworth, 2946, 2350, -20.2
5. Volvo, 2175, 2279, +4.9
6. IVECO, 1950, 1661, -14.8
7. Mercedes-Benz, 1872, 1624, -13.2
8. Scania, 894, 1149, +28.5
9. Mack, 1134, 1047, -7.7
10. MAN, 1218, 1020, -16.3
11. UD Trucks, 1015, 678, -33.2
12. Fiat, 650, 600, -7.7
13. DAF, 525, 461, -12.2
14. Renault, 257, 322, +25.3
15. Freightliner, 413, 280, -32.2
16. Western Star, 349, 269, -22.9
17. Hyundai, 94, 104, +10.6
18. Ford, 78, 99, +26.9
19. Dennis Eagle, 59, 85, +44.1
20. International, 61, 54, -11.5

Heavy-duty
Sales in the heavy-duty segment also fell in December, with the 1116 units recorded representing a drop of 5.9% over the same month from the previous year, but the year-to-date figure was worse, the 12,733 units achieved representing a fall of 11.2%.

Once again it was Kenworth (2350 units) leading the charge from Volvo (2239), with Isuzu rounding out the podium (1518). Only three individual brands recorded sales growth in the heavy-duty segment in 2019: Volvo (up 4.7%), Scania (up 27.9%), and Dennis Eagle (up 49.1%).

In the big sellers, Isuzu (1518 units) took a major hit with a fall of 18.3%, while sales for brands such as IVECO, Fuso, MAN, Freightliner and Western Star all sustained significant contractions. Even the individual segment leader, Kenworth, suffered – its sales fell by 20.2%.

Australian heavy-duty YTD sales, 2019
Rank, Brand, 2018 YTD, 2019 YTD, % CHG
1. Kenworth, 2946, 2350, -20.2
2. Volvo, 2138, 2239, +4.7
3. Isuzu, 1858, 1518, -18.3
4. Scania, 891, 1140, +27.9
5. Mack, 1134, 1047, -7.7
6. Mercedes-Benz, 1097, 998, -9.0
7. Hino, 609, 580, -4.8
8. IVECO, 631, 457, -27.6
9. UD Trucks, 535, 451, -15.7
10. Fuso, 598, 447, -25.3
11. DAF, 492, 436, -11.4
12. MAN, 520, 380, -26.9
13. Freightliner, 412, 280, -32.0
14. Western Star, 349, 268, -23.2
15. Dennis Eagle, 57, 85, +49.1
16. International, 61, 54, -11.5
17. Hyundai, N/A, 3, N/A

Medium-duty
It was a slow end to the year for the medium-duty segment, the monthly total of 560 units down 19.2% from the same month the previous year. The segment recorded a total of 7411 units for the full calendar year, which is 9.7% down on the 2018 total.

The Japanese brands continue their domination of the segment and Isuzu continues as outright sales champion, but its year-end tally of 2896 units was down 12.4% from the previous year, while the 2339 units achieved by second-placed Hino represents growth of 7.0%. Among the high volume players, Hino was the only brand to record sales growth.

UD Trucks' sales effectively halved in 2019 compared to the previous year, the 227 units it achieved equating to a drop of 52.7%. Many eyes will be following its progress closely in 2020 following the recent announcement by Volvo Group that UD's ownership is to be transferred to Isuzu.

Australian medium-duty YTD sales, 2019
Rank, Brand, 2018 YTD, 2019 YTD, % CHG
1. Isuzu, 3307, 2896, -12.4
2. Hino, 2187, 2339, +7.0
3. Fuso, 1230, 1063, -13.6
4. MAN, 698, 640, -8.3
5. UD Trucks, 480, 227, -52.7
6. IVECO, 140, 113, -19.3
7. Mercedes-Benz, 92, 58, -37.0
8. Volvo, 37, 40, +8.1
9. DAF, 33, 25, -24.2
10. Scania, 3, 9, +200.0

Light-duty
The Australian light-duty truck market finished the year with a double-digit drop, both for the month of December (1044 units, down 12.1%) and for the year-end total (11,487, down 12.5%).

Among the volume sellers it was only Renault that posted growth, its 2019 total of 322 units representing 25.3% growth over the previous year.

Australian light-duty YTD sales, 2019
Rank, Brand, 2018 YTD, 2019 YTD, % CHG
1. Isuzu, 4862, 4207, -13.5
2. Hino, 2850, 2605, -8.6
3. Fuso, 2474, 1872, -24.3
4. IVECO, 1179, 1091, -7.5
5. Mercedes-Benz, 683, 568, -16.8
6. Fiat, 650, 600, -7.7
7. Renault, 257, 322, +25.3
8. Hyundai, 94, 101, +7.4
9. Ford, 78, 99, +26.9
10. Volkswagen, 2, 22, +1000.0

Light-duty van
While the light-duty van segment held steady in 2018, last year it posted some reasonable growth. A particularly strong performance in December (528 units, up 36.1%) helped the category to a year-end total of 6329 units, which represents growth of 6.5%.

Market-leader Mercedes-Benz continues with its stranglehold of this market and posted a solid gain (2781 units, up 9.2%) with its latest-generation Sprinter. Second-placed Renault conceded some ground (1128 sales, down 11.7%), while third-placed Ford achieved 864 units – that's growth of 18.8%.

Volkswagen had a particularly strong year in 2019, the 774 units it registered equating with impressive growth of 53.9%.

Australian light-duty van YTD sales, 2019
Rank, Brand, 2018 YTD, 2019 YTD, % CHG
1. Mercedes-Benz, 2547, 2781, +9.2
2. Renault, 1278, 1128, -11.7
3. Ford, 727, 864, +18.8
4. Fiat, 525, 444, -15.4
5. Volkswagen, 503, 774, +53.9
6. IVECO, 365, 338, -7.4

"It was pleasing to see that the final heavy vehicle sales numbers for 2019 were the third best on record and that van sales set a new Australian record," said the CEO of TIC, Tony McMullan.

"However, the news was not all good, with significant softening of the market in the second half of 2019 a concern as we head into a new year and a new decade in 2020. In particular, all truck segments saw fewer sales in 2019 compared with 2018.

"I was pleased to see that the December result was better than forecast, noting that this better-than-expected result was largely due to some spectacular heavy van and not truck sales. Hopefully we will see a resurgence of truck sales in 2020 and the potential for a strong result as we enter a new decade." https://www.trucksales.com.au/editor...-didnt-122323/