Transport Topics reported U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks kicked off this year with the same vigor they used to plow through 2014, surging 22.8% in January to 17,373 units, citing WardsAuto.com.
According to Transport Topics, that was the highest total for the first month of a year since 2007, when OEMs sold just over 18,500 units. However, that strong figure was attributed to purchases recorded in January, even though they were actually 2006 “pre-buy” models manufactured before new federal emissions standards kicked in.
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