According to Russian Automotive Market Research, in the first three months of 2019 sales of new trailers and semi-trailers in Russia increased by 4% to 6.56 thousand.

In the first quarter of 2019, Russia registered 17,143 new trucks of gross vehicle weights exceeding 5 tons, according to statistics collated by LLC Avtostat Info.

In Q1 2019, Russia registered a total of 22,038 LCVs, which is 2.3% fewer than in the same period of last year, LLC Avtostat Info states.

Scania do Brasil Ltda has said it is forecasting continued market growth across all industrial areas in which it participates (trucks, buses, services and industrial, marine and power generation engines) in 2019.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to rebound in the fourth quarter of 2018, with sales rising by over 20% to 49,018 units from 40,669 units a year earlier, based on AsiaMotorBusiness analysis of industry data.

Vietnam’s commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw stabilised in the fourth quarter of 2018, with sales rising by just under 4% to 26,324 units from 25,334 units a year earlier, according to AsiaMotorBusiness analysis of data from the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.

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The Malaysian commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw declined by 10.6% to 16,687 units in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 18,656 units a year earlier, according to www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com analysis of industry wholesale data.

The Philippine market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw fell by 11% to 31,237 units in the fourth quarter of 2018 from strong year-earlier sales of 35,113 units, according to www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com analysis of data sourced from the industry.

The commercial vehicle (over 2 tons gvw) market in Japan in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018 expanded by 8.6% to 108,871 units from weak sales in the same period a year-earlier of 100,220 units, based on data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets (excluding China) strengthened significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018, with combined sales growing by 12% to 462,934 units from 419,290 in the same period of 2017, according to data compiled by www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com from numerous industry sources.

Temsa Germany has expanded its vehicle parc and aftersales network in Germany with deliveries to Tholen Reisen.