New truck sales slowed during June with 437 registrations recorded in the 4.5 tonnes and above GVM categories.

The year-to-date (January-June) total is now 2830 units – compared to 3048 at the same time last year, a 7.15% drop year-on-year (YOY).

However the January-June half-year registration total is still the second-best on record and is 103 units ahead of the January-June 2022 period.

The trailer market, with 116 June registrations, was also down on the same month last year of 152 and the record June total of 164 units achieved in 2018.

But year-to-date new trailer registrations are 22 units ahead of the same period last year and the market is stronger than any other year apart from the 2018 peak (866 units Jan-June).

The overall truck market in June saw Isuzu building its leadership with 111 registrations for the month, boosting its YTD total to 612 units.

Second placed Fuso (513/83) achieved 83 registrations, while Scania (325/51) remains in third place.

Hino (277/44) continues in fourth, with Volvo (169/27) moving ahead of DAF (163/14). Kenworth (148/16) retains seventh followed by Mercedes-Benz (123/26), Iveco (117/11) while UD (114/10) rounded out the top 10.

In the 3.5-4.5t GVM crossover segment, Fiat reached 150 registrations YTD by adding 24 units for the month, followed by LDV (121/11) and Ford (102/13).

In the 4.5-7.5t category, Isuzu (211/44) continues to strengthen its lead, ahead of Fuso (186/32), Iveco (62/3), Hino (56/8), Mercedes-Benz (55/19), Foton (45/1), Hyundai (34/6), Volkswagen (27/4) and Chevrolet (26/6).

Isuzu (240/43) continues to dominate the 7.5-15t segment, with Fuso (170/24) a long way behind in second and Hino (82/11) third.

In the 15-20.5t segment, Isuzu (45/0) holds onto the top spot, one registration ahead of Hino (44/8) and Fuso.

In the very small 20.5-23t segment, Scania (4/1) remains at the top ahead of Fuso (3/1) and Isuzu (2/0).

In the 23t to maximum GVM premium segment, Scania continues to dominate with an impressive 50 registrations for the month of June, retaining the number 1 spot with 317 registrations YTD. Volvo (167/27) has moved ahead of DAF (161/14) with Kenworth (148/16) retaining fourth ahead of Fuso (120/18).

Hino (94/16) moved ahead of UD (91/9) with its June numbers while rest of the top-10 remains unchanged with Mercedes-Benz (60/7) and Iveco (37/4) remaining in the ninth and tenth rankings.

In the trailer market, Fruehauf (112/22) continues to lead the market the June registrations and the yearly totals. Domett (88/15) retains second ahead of Roadmaster (70/10) while Transport Trailers (51/4) holds fourth place.

Patchell (48/4) retains fifth while TMC (45/11) moves ahead of M.T.E (40/6). Fairfax (30/4), Transfleet (28/5) retain their positions while Jackson (21/4) moves into tenth to complete the YTD top-10.