New truck registrations have started the second half of the year following the same trends of the first six months, with the market still on track to achieve record numbers.

With 3,544 registrations year-to-date (Jan-July), the market is 331 units ahead of the same period last year. July 2023 monthly registrations of 496 are also up on the previous best June (2022) monthly figure of 486 registrations.

The YTD tally of 877 trailer registrations is down 13.7% on the 2018 year-to-date record of 1017 trailers but is 75 units ahead of the same period last year as the market continues to show steady growth.

July’s overall truck market (4.5-tonne GVM and above) sees Fuso regaining the market lead with 84 registrations – taking its YTD total to 727.

Isuzu (YTD 714/July 70) is now second for the year and well ahead of Hino (459/61). Scania (352/49) remains in fourth position while Volvo (186/36) moves just ahead of UD (185/29).

Iveco (182/52), DAF (151/26) and  Mercedes-Benz (129/23) all retain their positions month-on-month while a strong July sees Kenworth (98/22) edging ahead of Foton (95/7) to claim the tenth position.

The 3.5-4.5t crossover segment continues to be strong. Fiat (140/35) remains dominant while Iveco’s highest monthly sales total (87/47) lifts it to second position ahead of Mercedes-Benz (75/28), Ford (68/14), Volkswagen (35/4), and Ram (33/4).

In the 4.5-7.5t category, Fuso (378/40) continues to extend its lead YTD, ahead of Isuzu (213/20) and Iveco (105/33). Hino (79/12), Foton (41/3) and Hyundai (39/7) are next in the rankings.

Isuzu (320/33) is building its lead in the 7.5-15t segment ahead of Fuso (126/16), moving into second position just ahead of Hino (125/14). Foton (54/4), Iveco (19/2) and Hyundai (18/3) all retain their places.

In the 15-20.5t segment, Hino (56/8) continues to lead from UD (31/3), Fuso (25/2) and Isuzu (20/0).

With no new July registrations in the ever-shrinking 20.5-23t segment, the rankings are unchanged with Hino (15/0) leading YTD, followed by Fuso (2/0) and Isuzu (2/0).

In the premium 23t-maximum GVM division, Scania (336/48) stands firm as the market leader, building its margin over Fuso (196/26). Hino (184/27), Volvo (180/36), Isuzu (159/17), UD (149/25), DAF (143/26), Kenworth (98/22) Mercedes-Benz (98/22) and MAN (55/7) all continue to hold position to round out the top 10.

In the new trailer market Fruehauf (105/15) remains the clear leader YTD while Patchell (92/17) heads the July registration numbers.

Transport Trailers (64/11) retains third position ahead of Domett (62/14) who move ahead of Roadmaster (60/9) into fourth position. TMC (56/9) retains sixth place ahead of MTE (56/9), Transfleet (26/2), Freighter (23/0) and Fairfax (22/3) to round out the top 10.