(Finance) – In October the truck sector maintained the volumes recorded a year ago, while towed vehicles and buses continued the negative trend, but reduced the decline. Analyzing the October 2024 market in detail, in the month 2,241 registration certificates were issued for new trucks (+0.2% compared to October 2023) and 1,203 registration certificates for new heavy trailers and semi-trailers, i.e. with a gross vehicle weight greater than 3,500 kg (-4.5%), divided into 140 trailers (+10.2%) and 1,063 semi-trailers (-6.2%). These i data released today by the National Automotive Industry Supply Chain Association (ANFIA).
In the first ten months of 2024 they will be counted 25,046 registration documents for new trucks2.7% more than in the first ten months of 2023, and 11,466 registration documents for new heavy trailers and semi-trailers (-13.5% compared to January-October 2023), so
broken down: 1,147 trailers (+1.1%) and 10,319 semi-trailers (-14.9%).
For the trucks, in the first ten months of 2024, all geographical areas of the country show a positive change: +6.7% in the North-East, +2.4% in the North-West and more contained increases in the South and Islands area (+0 .3%) and in the Central regions (+0.2%).
By weight classes, in January-October 2024 i vehicles over 3.5 and up to 5 tons still record the most significant growth (+127%), followed by vehicles over 12.5 and up to 16 tons (+15.4%) and heavy vehicles above 16 tons (+2.2%). On the other hand, i vehicles over 5 and up to 8 tons (-3.5%) ei vehicles above 8 and up to 12.5 tons (-1.7%).
In the first ten months of 2024, the rigid trucks are up by 7.4%, while i road tractors they close at -1.6%. In the same period, they maintain double-digit growth i construction vehicles (+25.1%), while the variation is almost stable for i road vehicles (+0.5%).
Analyzing the market for foodin the first ten months of 2024 the market share of gas-powered vehicles was 1.9% (same share as January-October 2023), for a total of 465 units, while electric and diesel/electric hybrid trucks represent 0.8% of the total (it was 1.4% in the first ten months of 2023).
“The sharp slowdown in the trend of commercial vehicle registrations recorded in October once again demonstrates the irreconcilability of discontinuous and uncertain policies for a sector called upon to face the challenge of the ecological transition – he comments Luca Sra, ANFIA delegate for goods transport –. The Executive’s choice to cut the funds already allocated and intended for the automotive sector is therefore incomprehensible, thus lacking support for small and medium-sized businesses that invest in latest generation commercial vehicles, the production of which in Italy represents European excellence. Similarly, disappointment is expressed at the failure to include an adequate allocation for road transport in the budget bill currently under discussion, as already requested by the main automotive and sector associations. In order to respond to the challenge of decarbonisation, it will be necessary to increase the resources available for the sector by allocating them to the structuring of a multi-year fund that supports companies in renewing their fleet with low and zero emission vehicles, starting with natural gas engines. compressed or liquefied or the latest generation diesel ones, both compatible with the respective biofuels – biomethane and HVO. At the same time, the invitation to evaluate the reintroduction of tax breaks for investments in sustainable vehicular capital goods is renewed”.
In reference to towed vehiclesin the first ten months of 2024 all geographical areas – except the South and Islands, which closed at +1.1% – recorded a decline: slighter in the Central regions (-5.6%), while they fell by double digits the North-West (-21.3%) and the North-East (-23.7%). The foreign brands they total 6,321 vehicle registration certificates in January-October 2024 (-21.1%); negative variation, albeit more contained, also for national brands (-1.9%), with 5,145 booklets.
“The month of October continues to record a decline in the Italian market of trailers and semi-trailers which, however, performed better than in other European countries – he states Massimo Menci, president of the ANFIA Trailer Section –. In light of these data, in addition to the total absence in the budget law of resources dedicated to the modernization of the circulating fleet and the consequent decarbonisation
of the sector, there is an urgent need to adopt the regulation implementing the Highway Code for the free movement of vehicles at 18m which, with a reduction in journeys, will guarantee greater road safety and a containment of environmental impacts. We also hope that the MIT will quickly define the directorial decree for the definition of the times and methods of booking the 25 million allocated by the Ministerial Decree
Investments of 2024″.
The bus market with gross vehicle weight greater than 3,500 kg totals 440 new units in October 2024, with a decrease of 2.9% compared to October 2023. In the tenth month of the year, with the exception of buses used for public transport, which recovered (+14.4%), the other sectors
they maintain a negative trend: tourist buses and midibuses (-59.7%) and school buses (-21.4%) fall by double digits, while minibuses show a more limited decline (-2.8%). In the first ten months of 2024, i 5,276 bus books issued (+19% compared to January-October 2023). Overall, all segments recorded a positive change: +98.8% for minibuses, +24.3% for tourist buses and midibuses, +10.1% for school buses and +6.4% for public transport buses.
According to nutrition, the bus market share fueled by gas is 23.9% in January-October 2024 (compared to 15.6% in the first ten months of 2023), while electric, diesel/electric hybrids and methane/electric hybrids represent 25.6% (20, 5% in January-October 2023). Finally, at a territorial level, in the first ten months of 2024, registrations continued to grow in two out of four geographical areas, with a double-digit increase in the Center (+58.3%) and in the South and islands (+38.4 %), while they fell by 3.1% in the North-West and 19.9% in the North-East.