The NTEA’s unrivaled comprehensive compilation and interpretation of market data, trends and forecasts provide an in-depth look into the work truck industry and is available exclusively to members. For quick reference, click on U.S. Truck Retail Sales and Steel and Other Metals Prices.
Executive Summary and Looking Ahead
What does all of this information mean to the work truck industry? What do these numbers mean for your business? NTEA Market Data and Research Director Steve Latin-Kasper provides a monthly wrap-up summary and forward-looking perspective detailing the direct impacts to the future of your business.
R.L. Polk & Co. — Commercial Vehicle Market Intelligence Reports
R.L. Polk & Co., a leading provider of automotive information, releases Commercial Vehicle Market Intelligence Reports on a quarterly basis.
Through NTEA’s established relationship with R.L. Polk, these reports are accessible by members only as a valuable business resource.
WardsAuto.com – U.S. Truck Retail Sales
For several years, the NTEA and WardsAuto.com have maintained an ongoing relationship whereby WardsAuto.com provides detailed truck sales information. For more than 80 years, WardsAuto.com has been a well-known source for global auto industry news, statistics and analysis. Updates to the U.S. retail truck sales are available on a monthly basis.
IHS Global Insight — U.S. Commercial Truck Industry Forecast
NTEA members gain insight from this IHS Global Insight forecast for commercial truck sales through 2014.
IHS Global Insight — Global Commercial Truck Market Overview
To better understand the size and scope of the global truck industry, the NTEA provides members with this monthly report from IHS Global Insight, a world leader in economic and financial analysis, forecasting and market intelligence.
National Association for Business Economics — Housing Starts
The trends in housing starts can be a key trigger to the overall increased or decreased use of work trucks. Monthly housing starts data is provided by the National Association for Business Economics and U.S. Census Bureau.
Steel and Other Metals Prices — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The trend of steel and metal prices will always play a significant role in the work truck industry. Monthly steel and nonferrous metal prices are updated with information and data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S. Energy Information Administration — Oil/Diesel/Gasoline Prices
Petroleum prices drastically impact the work truck industry. The NTEA supplies members with this monthly report on oil, diesel and gasoline prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
NTEA — Monthly Box-Off Sales and Shipment Data
Each month, the NTEA compiles critical data designed to help manufacturers of truck chassis and bodies create and update their production plans.
Members with questions or who seek further clarification on any of the data and insight provided can contact NTEA Market Data and Research Director Steve Latin-Kasper. Steve has nearly 30 years experience as an economist in the transportation industry and was named one of the country’s top economists in 2008 by Bloomberg Networks.
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