The North American Class 8 truck market, forecasts to 2013

Published by	Automotive World
Published	March, 2008	Product code	68085
Content info	45 PAGES
Price	US $ 595 PDF By E-mail (Single User License)

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The North American Class 8 truck market, forecasts to 2013 published by Automotive World in March, 2008. This report consists of 45 PAGES and the price starts from US $ 595.

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Abstract

The North American market for Class 8 trucks faces major challenges over the next five years. With an economy likely to be sluggish at best, a major change in emissions legislation due in 2010 and the increasing demands of a globalised truck manufacturing industry, any business involved in either the manufacture or the use of trucks will need to be at the top of the game if profitability is to be maintained.

This report endeavours to project market developments over the next five years through to 2013, taking into account the next protocol change due on 1 January 2010. It brings together opinions from and conversations with both sides of the demand and supply equation within the North American truck market.

Three five year forecast sets are presented, based on three different market scenarios - ' benign' , ' optimistic' and ' severe' . In addition, the report examines the key legislative and related technical issues that will inevitably shape the market and dissects the strategies that the major truck OEMs and key engine suppliers are implementing to steer them through what could be difficult times.