Ivecowasbyfarthemost-searched
andenquired-uponlightcommercial
vehicle(LCV)brandontheBauer
MediaGrouptruckandmachinery
classifiedsnetworkintheperiod
January1–July23,2019,exclusive
newdatareveals.
Almost 250 second-handLCVsare
currentlyadvertisedforsaleacrossthe
networkcomprisingFullyloaded.com.
au,OwnerDriver.com.au,TradeTrucks.
com.au,TradeEarthmovers.com.
au,TradeFarmMachinery.comand
TradePlantEquipment.com.au– reaching
anaverageofalmost500,000‘unique’
in-marketbuyerseachandeverymonth.
LCVs– includingutes,vansandcab-
chassis– accountedforjust0.66per
centofsearchesintheperiod.
Ofthekeybrands,Iveco– which
comprisesmorethanhalfoftotal
stockforsale– dominatedbuyer
interest,accountingfor91.5percent
oftotalsearches.TheItalianmakealso
monopolisedenquiries,withmorethan
one-thirdheadingitsway.
Withclosetohalftheavailablestockfor
sale,fellowEuropeanmarqueMercedes-
Benzwasthesecondmost-searched
brand,accountingfor3.1percentof
searchesanda littlemorethan 10 per
centofenquiries.
Ford– comprising4.1percentofstock
- wasthesubjectofalmost2 percent
ofsearchesandjustover 13 percentof
enquiries.
Roundingoutthetop6 wereFiat(1.
percentofsearches;1.64percentof
enquiries),Volkswagen(0.5percentof
searches;2 percentofenquiries)and
Toyota(0.7percentofsearches;10.7per
centofenquiries).
Trucks were also among the
most-searched product types on
Bauer Media Group’s earthmoving
and farm machinery classifieds
network in the period January 1–
July 23, 2019.
Almost 18,000 trucks, trailers,
and parts and accessories for sale
on Bauer’s Transport Network –
Fullyloaded.com.au, OwnerDriver.
com.au and TradeTrucks.com.au – are
also syndicated across its Machinery
Network comprising TradeEarthmovers.
com.au, TradeFarmMachinery.com and
TradePlantEquipment.com.au.
Tractors (24.3 percent) and excavators
(11.1 per cent) were the two most-
searched product types on these sites,
followed by tillage and seeders (9.2 per
cent), loaders (8.1 per cent) and dozers
(6 per cent).
Trucks ranked the sixth most-searched
product type in the period, accounting
for 5 per cent of all searches.
Europeans dominate
LCV search activity
BRAND STOCK SEARCH ENQUIRY
%* %** %**
Iveco 53 91.5 33.
Mercedes-Benz 41 3.1 10.
Ford 4.1 1.9 13.
Fiat 6.6 1.4 1.
Volkswagen 4.5 0.5 2.
Toyota 4.1 0.7 10.
MostsearchedLCVs
European light commercial vehicle marques Iveco and Mercedes-
Benz monopolised search and enquiries activity across the Bauer
Media Group classifieds network in the first seven months of 2019
* Stock items for sale on Bauer Media Group network as at July 23, 2019
** Based on total searches and enquries January 1, 2019 to July 23, 2019
MAKE SEARCH%†
Tractors 24.
Excavators 11.
Tillage& seeders 9.
Loaders 8.
Dozers 6.
Tr u c k s 5. 0
Attachments 4.
Engineering& fabrication 3.
Haytools 3.
Transportablebuildings 2.
† Based on total searches January 1-July 23, 2019
Most searched
product types
Bauer Machinery Network
Diesel, dirt and dust
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