DTNA Truck, Bus Sales Dip 2.35% Year Over Year in 2024
European, Asian Weakness Drags on Daimler Truck FY Sales
Freightliner, which produces the Cascadia, sold 86,470 Class 8 trucks in 2024, down 11.2% from 97,370 in the year-ago period, according to Wards Intelligence data. (Daimler Truck North America)
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Daimler Truck North America sold 190,428 vehicles in 2024, down 2.35% from 195,014 in 2023, parent company Daimler Truck said Jan. 14.
DTNA, which is based in Portland, Ore., produces Class 8 trucks under the Freightliner and Western Star brands. Freightliner’s Cascadia tractor is North America’s best-selling Class 8 rig.
Freightliner sold 86,470 Class 8 trucks in 2024, down 11.2% from 97,370 in the year-ago period, according to the latest Wards Intelligence data, also released Jan. 14.
Western Star sold 11,612 trucks in 2024, up 39.5% compared with 8,326 purchases in 2023, the Wards data show.
Freightliner sales have been hurt by the weaker U.S. freight environment, while Western Star’s numb…
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