[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] International Motors Q1 Sales Fall 21% Year Over Year European Demand Supports Traton’s Global Total Staff Reporter Key Takeaways: - International Motors sold 13,300 trucks and buses in the first quarter of 2026, down 21% from a year earlier, Traton said April 13. - Sales also fell 15.8% from the fourth quarter, extending a 30% decline in 2025 as U.S. demand has yet to lift unit sales. - Traton reports earnings April 29 as Class 8 orders surged in March and International cut 300 salaried jobs in February. International Motors sold 13,300 trucks and buses in the first quarter of 2026, a 21% decrease compared with 16,900 vehicles in the year-ago period. “Although the U.S. market has recently shown encouraging signs of an upturn in customer demand, this has not yet had an impact on unit sales,” parent company Traton said about the International brand’s performance in an April 13 news release. Sales also fell 15.8% compared with 15,800 trucks and buses in the fourth quarter of 2025. International is the parent company of school bus manufacturer IC Bus. Overall in 2025, International truck and bus sales fell 30% to 63,700 vehicles from 90,600 a year earlier. Despite the declines, there are signs that U.S. truck sales are poised for a rebound; Class 8 orders in March jumped more than 100% year over year for a second consecutive month, according to ACT Research data. Traton Q1 Sales Fall 6% On a global basis, all of Traton’s brands sold a combined 68,600 vehicles in the first three months of 2026, a 6% decline compared with 73,100 trucks and buses in the same period 12 months earlier, it said. Traton said it expected a slow start on a worldwide basis, with