DAF Trucks Deliver Record Performance in a Challenging Year

With a market share of 17.3% in the European heavy truck market and a total production of 68,000 units, DAF Trucks has set new records in 2022. These excellent achievements reflect the high demand for transport thanks to a strong economy as well as the impressive success of the New Generation DAF XD, XF, XG and XG+ series.

In 2022, DAF introduced its New Generation DAF XD series, representing a new generation of distribution and vocational vehicles. The versatile DAF XD sets new standards in safety, efficiency and driver comfort. As a result, the XD truck was awarded ‘International Truck of the Year 2023’ by an independent jury of leading European transportation journalists, succeeding the ‘International Truck of the Year 2022’ which was awarded to the long-haul DAF XF, XG and XG+ one year earlier.

At the IAA truck show, DAF unveiled a full new generation of battery-electric XD and XF trucks with ‘zero emission’ driving ranges of 500 kilometres and which will enter production in April 2023. A brand new Electric Truck Assembly plant has been completed in Eindhoven. Despite material shortages which impacted the entire automotive industry last year, DAF continued production and even increased build rates, which resulted in record production volumes last year. In 2022, some56,000 medium and heavy-duty CF, XF, XG and XG+ trucks came off the production line (49,000 in 2021) as well as some12,000 LF distribution trucks (11,000 in 2021), setting a new production record.

DAF increased its European market share in the 16+ tonne segment to a record 17.3% (2021: 15.9%) and achieved market leadership in the United Kingdom (31.1%), the Netherlands (32.5%), Belgium (23.6%),Poland (22.4%), Hungary (24.4%) and Bulgaria (26.4%).

DAF continued market leadership in the European heavy-duty tractor segment and is the leading import brand in Germany. In the light segment, DAF realised a market share of 9.7% (2021:10.1%) and continued its market leadership in the UK (37.5%). Sales outside Europe DAF sold over 7,500 trucks outside the European Union in 2022. In Taiwan, DAF remained the heavy-duty market leader among European manufacturers. Record truck sales were achieved in Israel, Colombia, Ecuador and Australia. In 2022, DAF shipped more than 2,700 PACCAR engines to leading manufacturers of coaches, buses