There has been some more bad news released for the motoring industry, this time it’s in the van and truck sector. Figures for truck registrations in June show that the amount of registrations are still falling, however, the amount of van registrations is showing improvement.

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

On the other side of the sector, the amount of vans being registered has seen some improvment. In June there were 17,158 vans registered. This value shows a 40.1% drop in registrations on June last year, however, it’s actually the smallest month on month drop so far. This shows that the amount of van sales is starting to level out.

Renault was one of the manufacturers that did well in June. They managed a 78.5% rise in sales during June for their van and light truck models. The Renault Trafic van was one model that was very successful for Renault. The Trafic van, which is currently Renault’s best selling van, recently won the first 2009 Security Award.

The general fall of van and truck sales can be put down to a number of reasons. One is that a number of companies are waiting and watching van and truck prices to see if they continue to fall before they invest. 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.

Although a number of companies are holding off on buying their own vans and trucks causing a fall in overall sales of vehicles, the amount being bought by leasing companies is on the rise.