U.S. retail sales of 17,424 Class 8 trucks in October were up from the 15,937 sold in September and double the number sold a year ago, when only 8,714 Class 8 trucks were sold in October 2010.


However, the figures from Ward's Auto show that Class 7 truck sales were down slightly compared to a year earlier, with 3,545 Class 7 trucks sold last month compared to 3,842 in October 2010. Sales were up compared to the previous month, with 3,210 Class 7 trucks sold in September.

In Class 6, 3,408 trucks were sold in October, down from September's 3,921 but up significantly over the 2,216 sold in October a year ago.

Looking at combined Class 6-8 sales, Daimler led the pack with 8,329. International was second with 7,413, followed by Paccar at 4,948, Volvo Truck with 3,001, Hino at 368 and Ford with 316.