OldTechGuy

the points you make are quite interesting you are right about could the second hand market in North America be larger , and the fact that linde market share in Europe is 70% of there trucks produced. With the majority of trucks sold by European manufactures now using Electronic hydraulics and canbus systems which are more expensive to repair and need specialist computer programs that mean only authorized dealers can do the work would this put European manufactures at a disadvantage compared to others who use mechanical hydraulic systems. The chines manufactures all use mechanical systems in there trucks and with help from European design teams have made improvements in truck's. What will help bring the markets closer will be the environment issues will the North American government say trucks will have to be cleaner to this issue and then in turn any older diesel truck would have to be changed to meet the new regulation's. It is OK saying that all new truck's sold from new have to meet these new reg's but if there are so many older trucks in the market they won't make much difference. If areas of the US say we now have a clean air policy and trucks that are diesel then have to have a emissions test each year this would then see a change again in the markets.

This will not alter the fact that Linde , Junghienrich , and other European manufactures don't sell that well in North America i think it would benefit Asian manufactures more