May Class 8 orders down 45% y/y
23 June 2025
Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 13k units in May, down 45% year over year (y/y), as published in ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report. The report provides a monthly look at the current production, sales and general state of the on-road heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicle markets in North America.
“Entering the weakest period seasonally for new business, Class 8 orders continued to decline in May, as weak fundamentals and broad uncertainty pressure demand,” according to Carter Vieth, research analyst at ACT Research. “Unsurprisingly, tractor orders fell 43% y/y, to 8,439 units. Vocational truck orders fell 48% y/y, totaling 4,584 units.”
Regarding medium duty, Vieth said, “Total Classes 5-7 orders fell 27% y/y to 14,264 units. Medium-duty orders have slowed across the past six months, as current bloated inventories and a weaker economic outlook weigh on new orders.”
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