Transport Topics (July 14, 2021)
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 vehicles in June topped 19,000, WardsAuto.com reported, and reached the second-highest volume this year. June improved 49.4% to 19,840 compared with a year earlier when sales were 13,276, according to Wards. Only March has been higher this year, when sales exceeded more than 22,000. Once again, sales cleared the generally accepted U.S. replacement level of 16,000 \u2014 as has happened in all but one month of this year. Sales through the first six months rose 35% to 111,552, compared with 82,648 a year earlier.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices