[Sales of heavy trucks and excavators in August fell 52% and 21% year-on-year] According to statistics, in August 2021, China's heavy-duty truck market is expected to sell about 62,000 vehicles of various types (invoicing caliber), a decrease of 19% month-on-month and 52% year-on-year, and sales volume decreased by nearly 70,000 from the same period last year. The latest data from CME Construction Machinery Network shows that in August 2021, the sales volume of excavators was about 17,200 units, a year-on-year growth rate of about -21%. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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