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.

According to data released by Chilean National Automotive Association, which is based in Santiago de Chile, the Chilean market for commercial vehicles closed the 2018 year with sales of 17,038 units, an increase of 7.2% compared with 15,887 units in 2017.