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Isuzu Reports Record June Sales

13 July 1999

Isuzu Reports Record June Sales; First-Half Sales Performance 43 Percent Above 1998

    CERRITOS, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--July 12, 1999--American Isuzu Motors Inc. announced its strongest June commercial vehicle retail sales performance in the company's history.
    The results represent a 79-percent monthly gain over last June's sales numbers. The strong June figures contributed to a 43-percent year-to-date improvement over last year's record-breaking pace and represents the best first-half year-to-date performance in the company's commercial-vehicle division's 15-year history.
    The industry-leading Class-3/4 NPR Diesel led the June sales numbers with 1,429 units sold, pushing the year-to-date total to 7,172. Those numbers represent a 73-percent gain for the month over last year's June figures and a 32-percent improvement over the figures for the first half of '98. The NPR Gas continued its leadership as the only gas-powered low cab forward truck posting 446 sales, a 76-percent increase over last year's June sales figures. The Class-5 NQR continued its strong sales with 226 trucks sold, pushing the year-to- date total to 1,133 trucks.
    The Class 5-6-7 F-Series trucks also continued their strong sales lead by the Class-6 FTR with 179 sales. The new Class-5 FRR continued its impressive maiden year by selling 151 trucks in June.
    "We are obviously very excited about our continued sales success. With the record June sales figures contributing to the best first-half performance in our company's history, our forecast for the remainder of the year is very optimistic," said Jim Underwood, senior vice president, COO, Commercial Vehicle.
    Isuzu's commercial vehicles are distributed through a network of 206 commercial vehicle dealers across the United States. Isuzu trucks have been the No. 1 low cab forward truck in the United States for 14 consecutive years. More than 200,000 Isuzu-designed Class 3-7 vehicles have been sold in the United States since 1984. For information, call 800/785-5445 or contact www.isuzucv.com on the World Wide Web.