Isuzu Commercial Division Continues Record Sales Pace
9 June 2000
CERRITOS, Calif. - American Isuzu Motors Inc. announced the second highest May commercial vehicle retail sales month in the company's history. The strong May sales performance includes a 27% increase in dealer deliveries and has AIMI's commercial vehicle division on target to reach its record 2000 sales forecast. Leading the way in the successful May retail sales figures was the Class-5 NQR with 272 trucks sold, a solid 25% increase over May 1999 year-to-date sales. Just as impressive was the performance of the FRR, which continues to grow in popularity in the high end of the Class-5 segment. With 138 trucks sold, the May 2000 FRR sales figure nearly doubles 1999's May retail sales number. The NPR EFI, the only gasoline powered low cab forward truck on the market, continued to capture an ever larger portion of the Class-3/4 segment with 375 May retail sales, a 36% increase over the 1999 figure. "We are very pleased with the performance of our commercial vehicle division and we are looking forward to the rest of the year providing a continuation of this success. A major portion of this success can be attributed to the cohesive relationship between Isuzu, our dealers and our customers," said Jim Underwood, Senior Vice President, COO, Commercial Vehicle. Isuzu commercial vehicles are distributed through a network of 205 commercial vehicle dealers across the U.S. Isuzu trucks have been the number one low cab forward trucks in the U.S. for 15 consecutive years. Over 230,000 Isuzu-designed Class 3-7 vehicles have been sold in the U.S. since 1984.