Trailers and semi-trailers sales grow, despite the heavy truck market fall

By Redação AutoIndústria | Translated by Jorge Meditsch

The truck market usually influences road implement sales. But the last numbers released by Anfir, the national road implements manufacturer’s association, show a dissociation between vehicle and cargo box sales, especially in the heavy segment.

In the first seven months of the year, 49.4 thousand trailers and semi-trailers were delivered, 4% more than one year ago (47.5 thousand ). Nonetheless, in the same period, sales of trucks over 16 ton, the main heavy implements users, fell by 13.6% to 45.4 thousand units.

According to José Carlos Spricigo, Anfir’s president, the segment growth is due to the agribusiness and construction sectors’ performance. “The record harvest and the civil construction growth pushed heavy implements sales”, he said.

The sector’s leader also mentioned the market’s great acceptance of four-axles trailers. “The equipment with more cargo capacity means more income for the transporter, resulting in a tendency to renew the fleet”, he ponders. This explains the increase in trailers and semi-trailers sales despite the reduction in truck deliveries.

In the opposite direction, body-on-chassis deliveries closed the first seven months of the year with a 14% fall and just 35.6 thousand units, compared to 41.4 thousand last year.

Therefore, the road implements market purchased slightly more than 85 thousand units from January through July, 4.4% less than last year (88.9 thousand).

Spricigo believes the 0.5 point reduction of the Selic rate, from 13.75% to 13.25%, and possible new reductions in the next months could be positive for the segment.

“Falling interests should push truck and road implement sales. Our expectation can be overcome, which would be very important to the whole market.”

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