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The van and truck sales sector has released yet more bad news for the motoring industry. June figures for truck registrations are still showing falling numbers, however, the amount of vans being registered is starting to level out.

The amount of truck registrations has been falling every month and the latest June figures show the largest month on month decline yet. With 2,761 trucks registered in June, this is a 47% decline in registrations from June last year.

On the other side of the sector, van registrations have seen some improvement. The amount of vans being registered reached 17,158 units. This amount of sales shows a 40.1% fall in registrations compared to the same time last year, however, the drop in sales from last month has actually been the smallest drop so far. These figures show that the number of vans being sold could be levelling out.

One manufacturer that did particularly well in June was Renault. They racked up a 78.5% increase in sales in June for their van and light trucks. One model that did well for Renault is their very popular Renault Trafic van. The Trafic van, which recently won the 2009 Security award, is Renault’s best selling van.

The general fall of van and truck sales can be put down to a number of reasons. A big reason is that many companies are choosing to wait and see if van and truck prices continue to fall before they buy. Although the amount of companies buying vans is falling, the amount of van leasing companies buying vans is on the rise, this is because the companies that aren’t buying vans are choosing to lease vans instead.

Many companies are finding that getting out a Renault van lease is working out cheaper in the long run rather than buying a brand new van. So if you are looking for a Renault Trafic lease, you will often get a better deal because you are only paying monthly for the van, rather than paying a bulk sum for a new van.

So although many companies are not buying new vans and trucks, the amount being bought by leasing companies is rising to keep up with demand.