Buying at the right time could help avoid Euro-6 price rise

The added cost of purchasing first generation Euro-6 vehicles can be avoided, claim DAF trucks, by upgrading your fleet now, with Euro-5 vehicles. The new emissions control legislation becomes effective in September 2013, and a cunningly timed purchase will help operators to avoid the initial phase of introduction, and its associated costs.

Tony Pain, Marketing Director for renowned truck trader DAF, explained:

Historically there's been an upswing in sales in the run-up to a new Euro-standard, but the difference with the changeover from Euro-5 to Euro-6 will be the significant price increase on the trucks. This is due to the additional exhaust after-treatment systems needed to meet the strict legislation. So if operators renew their fleet now on a three-year lease and then upgrade again on a five-year lease just before September 2013, they will have missed the initial take-up, and added cost, of Euro-6.


The size of the investment that truck manufacturers have made in terms of the development of Euro-6 vehicles means that a price rise is inevitable. Renault UK's commercial director Nigel Butler said, For Euro-6 we are anticipating a pre-buy as operators look to capitalise on the run-out of Euro-5 vehicles in 2013. This surge in sales could mean longer lead times because manufacturers have to gear-up production cycles to meet the peak in demand.