CVWorld: China's heavy truck sales surge 17% YoY in March

After February’s sales had slid due to the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday break, sales of heavy-duty trucks in China from makers direct to dealers including for export closed the first quarter on a bright note in March, with volume that month surpassing 130,000 units, higher by nearly 17% on year and 80% on month.

This is according to a preliminary estimate released by the Beijing-headquartered Commercial Vehicle World (CVWorld), a well-recognized market intelligence provider on China's truck manufacturing sector. If the estimate proves accurate, combined heavy truck sales in the first three months of 2026 will total 309,000 units, also up 17% on year. CVWorld gave three reasons