“We’ll have to wait for April’s sales results, as the market decline will be even more evident there, because uncertainty is significantly slowing fleet renewal and growth projects,” the general manager of a heavy-duty vehicle distributor shared last April, anticipating a decline in unit sales.
The forecast was not wrong. Last April saw the lowest level of tractor-trailer sales in the first four months of the year, which, while challenged by the presence of Holy Week during this period, also saw a slowdown in unit sales , both wholesale and retail.
The monthly report generated by the National Association of Bus, Truck, and Tractor-Trailer Producers (ANPACT) identifies that wholesale sales of tractor-trailers reached a total of 865 units in April 2025, the first month in which sales fell below the 1,000 mark in this category.
Thus, tractor-trailer sales last April represented a 57% drop compared to the same month in 2024.
As for total sales in the cargo segment, they stood at 1,634 units , which also represented a 57% decrease compared to the previous month.
Retail sales did not offer a different path for tractor-trailers, as 1,310 units were sold last April, a 32% drop compared to the same month last year, according to ANPACT figures.
Retail sales in the cargo segment reached 2,347 vehicles in April, down 36% compared to April 2024.
Regarding cumulative sales in the cargo segment for the January-April cycle, wholesale sales totaled 8,117 units, a 44.2% drop compared to the same period in 2024.
Cumulative retail sales were 11,725 units, a 20.5% decrease compared to the same period in 2024, ANPACT reported.
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