The market for trailers and semi-trailers has increased over the seven months to 36%
Alexander Klimov, photo by the author
According RAMR in July 2018 in the Russian market a new trailer units sold 2645 new trailer (+17.3 per cent from the same period of 2017).
For seven months of 2018 and the sale of trailers in Russia amounted to 16 809 units, 36.1% more than in the same period last year.
The market leader in trailers in the first seven months of 2018 speaks German brand SCHMITZ. Although the brand still shows the sales growth of 4.4%, but in July the dynamics of the realization of his semi had gone in deep enough minus (-11,1%) compared to July 2017. Second place goes to the brand KRONE with growth of 2.1% to 1522 units In the black, even closing the Top 10 brand Novtrak (an increase of 3% to 334 units). The only producer, left in a minus in the Top 10 brands on the market of new trailers were just NEFAZ showed a negative trend of sales in July (-50,4%) and in the first seven months of 2018 (negative 10.7%), while retaining the bronze. However, staying in fourth place brand TONAR (growth in 2,1 times to 1269 units) only slightly fallen short to third place. Rounded out the Top 5 brands of trailers – German KOEGEL (growth of 2.1% to 793 units). 6th place German brand KAESSBOHRER (an increase of 2.05% to 667 units). 7th place – Russian "SESPEL '" (+32% to 619 units), at the 8th – WIELTON (+33.9% to 581 units) and 9-m – GRUNWALD (+61.4% to 544 units).
For July, by the way, the leader of growth (in 22.3 times!) was brand TTM CENTER of Ryazan, implemented this month, 89 units, and the negative (half from last year) showed already the above mentioned NEFAZ.
In terms of specialization of trailers in the Russian market significantly increased the number of trailers. Their share in the first seven months of 2018 amounted to 20.2% against the 16.4% for the same period last year.
behind them are tipper trailers (about 19% of the market compared to 17% a year earlier).
But completing the three most popular types of trailers cargo trailers (16,5% against 15% the previous year).
Next are: tankers, insulated and refrigerated trucks, short loggers, heavy goods vehicles, container trucks (by the way, have shown good growth), vans, General purpose and platform.