Retail sales of Class 3-8 trucks were off 27% in May, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications.
Truck dealers sold 46,078 Class 3-8 trucks for the month, compared with 62,888 a year earlier. Class 8 trucks led the decline, dropping 52% from May 2006 levels.
Despite reduced sales overall, some GVW classes posted gains during May. Class 3 trucks were up 3% for the month, and Class 4 models edged up 5%.
Through the first five months of 2007, dealers sold 231,289 Class 3-8 trucks, down 33% from the corresponding period of 2006.
Retail truck sales—May 2007
| Current month | Prior month | % Change | Year ago | % Change | YTD | YTD Prior Year | % Change | |
| Class 1 | 519,437 | 479,414 | 8% | 546,950 | -5% | 2,419,445 | 2,612,374 | -7% |
| Class 2 | 246,092 | 215,121 | 14% | 191,669 | 28% | 1,096,060 | 912,138 | 20% |
| Class 3 | 14,538 | 13,454 | 8% | 14,114 | 3% | 57,361 | 64,714 | -11% |
| Class 4 | 4,715 | 4,973 | -5% | 4,501 | 5% | 20,787 | 20,890 | 0% |
| Class 5 | 4,017 | 4,078 | -1% | 5,523 | -27% | 18,688 | 20,670 | -10% |
| Class 6 | 5,040 | 5,755 | -12% | 5,924 | -15% | 25,942 | 29,559 | -12% |
| Class 7 | 5,614 | 5,384 | 4% | 7,677 | -27% | 31,868 | 36,882 | -14% |
| Class 8 | 12,154 | 13,373 | -9% | 25,149 | -52% | 76,643 | 114,969 | -33% |
| Total | 811,607 | 741,552 | 9% | 801,507 | 1% | 3,746,794 | 3,812,196 | -2% |
| Over 10K | 46,078 | 47,017 | -2% | 62,888 | -27% | 231,289 | 287,684 | -20% |