In the first semester, MHS Truck&Bus sold 580 trucks on the local market, according to the forecasts of the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA), up 18% from the same period a year before, on a market accounting for a 35% growth.
In 2014, MHS Truck&Bus posted revenue of EUR86 million, up 34% from EUR64.2 million in 2013.
MHS Truck&Bus is majority owned by businessman Michael Schmidt and part of group Auto¬mobile Bava¬ria.
As a brand, MAN ranked second among the truck brands, with 955 new utility vehicles registered in Romania in 2014, while Mercedes-Benz was on the first position.
Registrations of new heavy trucks (over 16 tons) used in international freight transportation and on construction sites rose by 50% in the first half compared with the year-ago period, according to European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Romania saw the sixth highest growth in Europe in this department.
A number of almost 2,600 trucks were registered on the local market in the first semester. The rise in the new heavy truck registrations is because of the need to replace the old ones and expand the existing fleets, explains Sigurd Wandel, managing director of Volvo Group Trucks Romania, as the state of the economy supports business growth.
(English version by Manuela Panescu)